Embark with Pascal - Skipper The West Indies
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The skipper
Meet skipper Pascal who offers cruises around the Channel or to the Caribbean. Pascal has been a skipper for over 20 years and is still as passionate about his job as ever. He is a true nature lover and takes great delight in sharing his secret haunts, nautical know-how and sailing tales. If the weather gets rough, worry not, Pascal is used to it and even has a fondness for trickier conditions! Put yourself in the capable hands of Pascal and set sail for the Virgin Islands, the Channel Islands, the Scilly Isles or Ireland and Fastnet!
The ocean bring a total 360° panorama of the self and the world.
I started by career in insurance. Then, 20 years ago, I took a huge leap and became a professional skipper. I really love my job. I'm always ready to hop on an airplane and take up the tiller on a cruise on the other side of the world, or set sail across oceans. I have already crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean and back several times for conveyance purposes or with passengers.
Life on a journey
Mon meilleur souvenir, c'est dur à dire. Ce n'est pas pour moi une croisière en particulier mais des moments précis, presque sacrés. Par exemple, j'ai un très beau souvenir d'un matin, après une traversée de la Manche très difficile. Le jour se lève, on arrive sur les côtes anglaises et le temps se calme... Le calme après la tempête, le calme qu'on apprécie d'autant plus ! Ces beaux moments, c'est aussi des conditions de lumières assez magnifiques, qu'on retrouve souvent en Manche.Je suis très actif sur le bateau. J'aime beaucoup les hauturières, par exemple destination les Scilly, l'Irlande, l'Ecosse... Mais aussi les transatlantiques. J'aime aussi mon métier pour le contact humain, les rencontres et les échanges à bord. Je suis un amoureux de la nature. Je préfère de loin un beau mouillage forain à une grande marina, même si l'accès aux douches est plus simple dans le second cas.
It's a subjective idea. A successful cruise depends on several factors - the crew, the weather, the stopovers. If people leave with a smile on their face and want to come back then it's mission accomplished.
I love keeping active on the boat. I also love high-seas, and the thrill of the swell on journeys to Ireland or the Scilly Isles. I also love my job for the human contact, meeting people and exchanges on board. I'm a nature lover too. I prefer anchoring down in a secluded bay rather than a huge marina, even if marinas do have better shower facilities.