Yves Parlier is a French sailor. He is very well known in the offshore sailing world and generally in France, where he was elected France’s top sports personality in 2002. Nicknamed “The extra-terrestrial” for his amazing exploits and capabilities.Yves Parlier is in the same mould as Eric Tabarly, a visionary skipper who plays an active role in the development of top level sailing. He is behind many new and effective solutions in fields as varied as naval architecture, the use of composite materials or the perfecting of systems to aid navigation. In 2014 he launched Beyond the Sea to develop ways of using very large kites for marine propulsion. The aim, of course, is to save energy.
Posts tagged luxe
Nov 14
Fondation Louis Vuitton
Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France 48º52’35″N 2º15’48″E
Frank Gehry has designed a building that, through its strength and singularity, represents the first artistic step on the part of the Fondation Louis Vuitton. This large vessel covered in twelve glass sails, set on a water garden created for the occasion, blends into the natural environment, amidst the wood and the garden, playing with light and mirror effects.
Sep 14
ONBOARD SHAMROCK V
Cannes, France 43º32’22″N 6º59’32″E
Onboard Shamrock V (JK3) during the Regates Royales in Cannes, France.
Oct 13
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, 香港, 22º17’59″N 114º12’23″E
No other city is quite like this. Hong Kong is perpetually on the go, between the present and the future, it is hyperactive, like the world itself in the early years of the 21st century. Founded by Europeans, developed by Asians, governed by Chinese, designed and run by entrepreneurs, architects, economists, and adventurers from the four corners of the world, in its streets and waterways you may sense the turning of the Earth itself.
Mar 13
Sport & Style Mercedes Benz
Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France 49º14’27″N 4º03’07″E
Models presented:
Mercedes AMG SL 63
Mercedes CLS Break 350 cdi
Oct 10
Elena
Saint Tropez, France 43º13’70″N 6º42’42″E
Oct 10