{"id":14997,"date":"2025-02-11T16:25:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/?p=14997"},"modified":"2025-02-11T16:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:25:59","slug":"a-trade-winds-start-to-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/en\/a-trade-winds-start-to-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"A trade winds start to the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:5%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + );margin-left: calc(- \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(- \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" 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src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Transat-2025-Fleur-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Transat-2025-Fleur-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-14985\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272048%27%20height%3D%271366%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202048%201366%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272048%27%20height%3D%271366%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Transat-2025-Fleur-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Transat-2025-Fleur-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Transat-2025-Fleur-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Transat-2025-Fleur-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Transat-2025-Fleur-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pacifique.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Transat-2025-Fleur-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:8%;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:5%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + );margin-left: calc(- \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(- \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>News from the beginning of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 5 years, all our teams have worked together to make the Arctic expedition a success. In the background, the \u201cJeunes en mer\u201d (Young people at sea) program, a social commitment. In 2024, some twenty young people spent a break on one of our sailboats.<\/p>\n<p>Since last October, Fleur de Passion has been sailing down to the Cape Verde archipelago to cross the Atlantic once again. The departure is imminent, and the team of sailors, young people and educators are already provisioning the boat for the next three weeks of sailing to the West Indies.<\/p>\n<p>As for Le Mauritius, the schooner is still enjoying the Breton air in Lorient before setting off again shortly for Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>On the mainland, it&#8217;s time to make the most of the Arctic expedition. Gathering, analyzing and valorizing all the stories and scientific data collected \u201cup there\u201d. The recent publication of the 4th opus of Sillages is already a magnificent fragment of this polar expedition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1280px + );margin-left: calc(- \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(- \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:2%;\"><p>The first images of the start of this Atlantic crossing<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Pacifique &#8211; Mathieu Lecellier<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-slider-sc\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\" data-slideshow_autoplay=\"1\" data-slideshow_smooth_height=\"0\" data-slideshow_speed=\"7000\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:100%;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"lazyload fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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