News from the beginning of the year The winter break is over, minds and bodies rested, Pacifique is starting a new year with new projects on the horizon. We would like to extend our very best wishes to all of you who follow our maritime peregrinations. Over [...]
text written by the Que Sera crew Logbook from July 6 to 12, 2024 "We're continuing to sail in dense mist, the boat is quite damp and fatigue is setting in. After our episode with the genoa "cocotté", we have to wait a few days before [...]
text written by the Que Sera crew Logbook from June 30 to July 6, 2024 "Kodiak is shrouded in fog, making it hard for some of the crew: Fanny, Tom and Marion, us joining Que Sera in Alaska. By the second attempt, the fog has lifted [...]
Incredible landscapes The Que Sera team continues to sail down the Alaskan Peninsula. Candy, second in command, reports on the last few days of sailing: "Back to Kodiak, the "city", after the 10-day tour of the island. Fewer bears than expected, but still a few. Some good weather, some rain and we ended [...]
Fleur de Passion news in brief After a fine ascent to the Azores with two youngsters on board, the crew set off for mainland Europe. Conditions were difficult, and it was necessary to work against the wind. The decision was made to continue a few nautical miles further north, to crosswind to the [...]
Back aboard Fleur In 2017, Manon stepped onto the deck of Fleur de Passion for the first time as part of the "Jeunes en mer" program. It was her first experience at sea that triggered a true vocation. In 2024, she was hired by Pacifique as a sailor aboard the sailboat. These images [...]
Between Senegal and Gambia The "Jeunes en mer" adventure continues for our two young mousses. After a descent along the West African coast, the Fleur de Passion sailboat reaches Ziguinchor in Senegal. The atmosphere on arrival is tense, contrasting with the tranquility of the navigation. Back to the mangroves. A few phases of [...]
Two young people on Fleur de PassionAt the end of January, the scientific mission comes to an end. Jade and Jayson join the Fleur de Passion sailboat as part of the "Jeunes en mer" socio-educational program.They come aboard on the calm waters of the Bintang Bolong. After a few zodiac outings in the meandering [...]
Last post of the year on the "Jeunes en mer" program Well arrived in Banjul, Fleur de Passion is spending the holidays under the Gambian sun. Well done to the young people and crews on board, who have successfully taken Fleur on her next scientific mission on the Gambia River to study mangroves. [...]
We've come full circle (well, almost...) Last sail and end of stay for our three young people aboard the Mauritius. The sailing boat leaves Halifax for the island of Newfoundland. "The place where the fog is born". The chapter in Farley Mowat's book* is aptly named. The crew is sailing in a fog [...]
