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 stop over
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Jul 17
Jul 17
Arcachon Bay
Bassin D'Arcachon, Gironde, France 44º40'48″N 01º08'19″W
Photo assignment for Voiles et Voiliers.
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Jun 17
Jun 17
Damen Shiprepair
Dunkerque, Nord, France 51º03'05″N 02º21'38″E
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, part of Damen Shipyards Group since 2012, is the only major ship repair yard on the north-east coast of France.
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has decades of experience in repair, conversion, maintenance, refit and harbour & voyage projects, completing more than 1,500 jobs annually for all types of vessels and platforms. In addition, Damen Shipyards Group delivers up to 180 vessels each year.
Photo assignment for the GICAN. http://www.gican.asso.fr
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Jan 17
Jan 17
Chantier Naval de Marseille
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France 43º20'36″N 5º20'28″E
Ferry / Passenger Ship Paglia Orba at the Chantier Naval de Marseille.
Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNdM) is a ship repair yard with modern and well equipped facilities, a highly skilled workforce, a wide network of specialists and strong teamwork ethic.
Photo assignment for the GICAN. http://www.gican.asso.fr
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Mar 16
Mar 16
Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie
Cherbourg-Octeville, Manche, Normandy, France 49º38’28″N 01º36'27″W
Photo assignment for the GICAN. http://www.gican.asso.fr
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Jun 15
Jun 15
VOLVO OCEAN RACE STOPOVER IN LORIENT
Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France 47º43’27″N 03º21'28″W
My week during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Lorient.
Photo assignment for Sail Corporate.
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Feb 10
Feb 10
South Island, New Zealand
43º54’10″S 170º39’94″E
When all at once I find myself in the unexpected presence of beauty, I am totally unprepared for this beauty, without memory or sentiment, floating free for an instant from he mind’s inevitable attachments.
