Stage Three: Tristan Da Cunha/Mayotte
Alizé, César, Lisa and Max are accompanying their Captain - Alizé’s father - on a great adventure: they are delivering Maitai, a Lagoon 450 Sportop, from Les Sables d’Olonne, in France, to Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. Five months at sea, lots of adventures, and above all, lots of laughs - with Alizé on board, it’s impossible to get bored!
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Publié le
24/03/2021
Par
Alizé Waban
Numéro :
177
Parution :
May.
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2021
After her trip halfway around the world, Maitai is now being used for day charters in Mayotte. March 12 and we had just come through our second storm system. I can assure you that it was pretty hard going once again! I can still see my father facing up to each squall one by one without even thinking, but still stressed to the core because we had just spent a night without sleeping with 45/50 knots of established wind and a swell with 25- to 35-foot (8-to 10-meter) waves. To make matters worse, a huge squall came along at daybreak. When we saw this monster advancing towards us, while we were al…
