Jean-François loves sailing. He alternates chartering in far-flung parts of the world with more sporty sailing on his own cat, like his trip to the Faroe Islands which he tells us about here…
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Publié le
22/01/2018
Par
Jean-François Desmars
Numéro :
158
Parution :
Mar.
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Apr.
2018
After spending comfortable vacations on some very nice cats, I wanted to find the sensations of pure, fast sailing and go to original destinations within the time limited by my professional obligations. This is how I came to choose Casa Marisss, a Petter 50 by Erik Lerouge; a beautiful epoxy sandwich construction, with Kevlar and carbon reinforcement where needed: very powerful beams, boom and wing mast held by 3 wires (a forestay and two capshrouds). Add 2 daggerboards for upwind work and a pair of Volvos for the doldrums and you get a very efficient cruising boat. The only problem was …
