The Blog ECCO #TRIP

En 1895, Joshua Slocum quitte Boston à bord de son voilier restauré pour entreprendre seul un voyage autour du monde. Après trois ans et 46 000 milles parcourus, il devient le premier homme à réaliser un tour du monde en solitaire. Son exploit exceptionnel, sa détermination, son courage face à la solitude et son attitude positive font de lui une figure emblématique de la navigation. Son récit est depuis devenu un grand classique de la littérature maritime.

Marcel Bardiaux recounts his long solo voyage aboard his cutter, Les 4 Vents, or at least the first part of his journey, the part that took him to Tahiti, for the immense voyage, which began in Le Havre in February 1950, provides ample material for adventures. When one knows that the author designed and built his boat himself, that he rounded Cape Horn in the dead of winter, that he explored the Patagonian channels, that he navigated treacherous passes with a frozen leg, it's easy to imagine...