The last of the giants?
As second in command to Eric Tabarly for more than 10 years, and a pioneer of the foils on Pen Duick IV in 1979, Olivier de Kersauson is one of the last of the giants of multihull ocean racing and the era of the great epics when GPS was in its infancy and modern cartography methods did not yet exist. A record-hunter on all the world’s seas before he finally hung up his oilskins in 2008, settling on a coral atoll in the Tuamotus, “a thousand leagues from all the noise“. The sailor has also published numerous books. In his latest opus, Veritas tantam potentiam habet ut non subverti possit (Truth is so powerful that it cannot be destroyed), OdK, who knows the world so well, constantly questions our society. And he is always amazed by the technological evolution of multihulls. Olivier de Kersauson joined the Académie de Marine last October. A recognition that he considers «a truly wonderful surprise». Our collaborator Patrick Jean, once a crew member on Vendredi 13, met Olivier 50 years ago. He spoke with him for us.
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30/03/2023
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Patrick Jean
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MW - To begin with, tell us about your new book...OdK: Veritas Tantam is the result of the observations of an older man - me - about the world in which he has lived and how he perceives it today. I am also interested in how this world is perceived by the new generation. Our society is in constant mutation, and the important thing is to keep a steady course in the midst of the storms, to try to remain free in a society that is increasingly constrained, and above all not to sink into ideology and one-track thinking. I have always been suspicious of the statements of those who want to change the …
