How to prepare for an Atlantic crossing
Regular readers will have been following the catamaran Piment Rouge and her crew, led by Pierre, a captain who’s also a bit of a music fan... In this article, Vincent shares details about how they prepared the Outremer 51 before embarking on the ocean as part of the ARC+. Let’s specify from the start that the objective wasn’t just to cross the Atlantic in the best safety conditions, but also to have fun and to sail as fast as possible in the process!
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Crew of Piment Rouge
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For Piment Rouge, their preparation for the ARC+ began with a trip to the Outremer Yachting shipyard. Our Outremer 51 is still very new - she was launched in June 2021 - but she’s already logged two Atlantic crossings. Once back at the yard at La Grande-Motte, in the South of France, a thorough check of the engines was undertaken - touching up any oxidation, changing the oils and filters, and a general mechanical inspection. The next step involved swapping out worn lines (halyards, sheets and reefing lines). Then came a 10-day passage from La Grande-Motte to Las Palmas, in Gran Canaria, which …
