A SAILING LEGEND

Considered by most the father of modern short handed sailing. In 1964 he won the OSTAR, single-handed transatlantic race from Plymouth UK to Newport, RI beating the next competitor by a wide margin. I remember seeing him sail into the harbor after the finish. He sailed many fully crewed races and introduced many of the following generations of french sailors to the sport.His legacy is in full bloom today.Our paths crossed a number of times after that in various parts of the world. Many years later his nephew spend the summer with our family.