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Embark with Yann - Skipper France


France

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Check out Yann through a detailed interview

The skipper

Yann, a skipper in Brest takes you aboard his sailboat for cruises in the Iroise Sea. Discover the magical and wild landscapes of the islands of Finistère and Cornwall.

What is your motto ?

It is by listening to the wind and the sea, and by keeping alive a spirit of discovery and opportunity that transforms a simple cruise into a unique adventure, which slips out like a musical note

How did you come to do this job?

Having spent my childhood in sailing and rowing in Roscoff and on the North Finistère coast, I naturally became a cruising instructor, then a professional skipper in parallel with my studies as early as 18 years old. Even though I liked it enrichening myself with other professional experiences, in marine biology and at the Cirque du Soleil, it was a no-brainer for me to come back to my first love. Successively Captain of the Recouvrance, Biche and of the three masts Trinakria, I'm so happy today to be the owner of my own sailboat. "

What people say about you?

Cool, calm and collected in navigation, inspiring confidence. Good at providing information on countries visited and on maritime domain in general.

Life on a journey

Your best memory ?

There are so many of them. For example, after moving up Iceland by the west, along the bare and rocky coasts, arriving in the early morning just off Horn Island. Less than a mile from the Arctic Circle, a setting of lush greens, emerging under the cast iron snow. Five sparkling waterfalls throw themselves into the cirque that makes up the shelter. An Arctic fox and two seals watch us get soaked from the foreshore ...

Your style of practice?

On board, everyone participates in manoeuvres and life on board. How you learn is adaptable, according to the everyone's desires.