Ocean racers tell their stories... - 30 extraordinary sea stories

OCEAN RACERS TELL... - 30 EXTRAORDINARY STORIES

"The boat talks to me, I can feel its heart beating."

"I caught a bolt of lightning between my feet."

"Trapped on Gough Island, I wouldn't have wanted to go anywhere else.

"There's a gigantic bird circling around me, it's like something out of a Hitchcock film, I'm scared to death..."

Their names are Erwan Le Roux, Michel Desjoyeaux, Clarisse Crémer or Louis Burton... Thirty sailors reveal, with emotion, generosity and sometimes a dose of humor, the adventure at sea that has most marked them during their ocean racing career. Their stories tell of fear, hardship, surpassing oneself, courage, exhaustion, pleasure, victory or failure, and always that powerful, irresistible desire to cast off again.

This is their story.

With testimonials from Romain Attanasio, Alexia Barrier, Yannick Bestaven, Jérémie Beyou, Pascal Bidégorry, Arnaud Boissières, Louis Burton, Franck Cammas, Thomas Coville, Clarisse Crémer, Charlie Dalin, Samantha Davies, Michel Desjoyeaux, Violette Dorange, Yann Eliès, Kevin Escoffier, François Gabart, Pip Hare, Isabelle Joschke, Sébastien Josse, Roland Jourdain, Tom Laperche, Yves Le Blevec, Jean Le Cam, Erwan Le Roux, Éric Péron, Marie Riou, Alan Roura, Thomas Ruyant, Armel Tripon.

Olivia Maincent, Anne Millet and Vanessa Lambert are journalists and sailing specialists. They are the creators and hosts of the podcast Les Dessous de la Voile.