Cote d'Azur - Corse

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Cote d'Azur

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Check out Denis through a detailed interview

The skipper

Come aboard with Denis - Destination Méditerranée for a sailboat cruise

What is your motto ?

Sharing a moment in life, simply, together.

How did you come to do this job?

Now retired, I'm pursuing my active life in a different way: by doing what I enjoy, sharing and passing on.
As an educator all my life, I have taught, trained, designed programs and accompanied a wide variety of audiences, in the nautical industry as elsewhere. I've also set up and managed companies, worked for the State, advised, built and renovated boats.
A competitor since the age of 11, I continue to sail more freely today. After a career that started out as a scientist, then turned to human relations and management, I like to pass on this experience as I sail.

To know about you, apart from your job?

I love jazz, song lyrics and social dancing, from swing to tango. Curious and close to nature, I like to get back to my barnyard and my bees, and share these simple moments with my grandchildren.

Life on a journey

Your best memory ?

It's hard to choose just one. Between encounters with cetaceans, a transatlantic crossing, an anchorage under Stromboli, the Ionian Islands or the currents of the Strait of Gibraltar, each navigation has left me with a strong image and a memory of its own.

For you, what is a successful sea trip?

It's simple: everyone leaves with a smile on their face... and a desire to get back on board.

Your style of practice?

I'm a regatta sailor, but I always adapt my approach to the context. Here, I give priority to sharing, group life and immersion in the natural and cultural settings encountered along the way.