Olivier de Kersauson

Olivier de Kersauson, also Viscount Olivier de Kersauson de Pennendreff ( born July 20, 1944 in Bonnétable in the department of Sarthe ) is a French sailor and writer.

Life

Olivier de Kersauson is the seventh child of a noble family with 8 children, his ancestors are among the most important families of old French naval history since Louis IX. (France). His brother Florent de Kersauson has launched together with Bernard hate the Route du Rhum in life. Olivier de Kersauson started early to sail along the coast of Morlaix, then changed the station to La Trinité where he is the helmsman on the Cambronne by Jean -Marie Le Pen. In 1967, he completed his military service in the Navy, but he is used to the schooner Pen Duick III. This boat is run by Éric Tabarly which is his role model. TABARLY sets it as the preferred helmsman on several Pen Duick for its " Herculean strength, his commitment and his humor " one. Until 1974, he remains closely associated with TABARLY, then it starts with a successful independent career.

Beginning of 1980 he starts first sailing trials with multihulls, 1986, he leaves his first 23 -meter trimaran Poulain build, it follows 1992 Charal, a trimaran of 27 meters, with whom he under the boat name Lyonnaise des Eaux- Dumez 1994 at the Jules Verne Trophy participates. In 1997, he snatches with the now vice baptized in the name of Sport Elec Peter Blake 's record and holds it for five years. With Géronimo, a 34 -meter trimaran, which is left in 2001 to water, he wins after three attempts again in 2004, the Jules Verne Trophy.

His sharp and cynical language and culture, and talent for improvisation cause Philippe Bouvard, include it in the 1980s in the famous French radio program Les Grosses Tetes, in which he assumes the role of a bad-tempered, sensitive and misogynistic Admirals that the audience immediately selects his favorite. In 1995 he participates with Patrick Sébastien at the known scandals broadcast Osons (TF1 ).

In 2008 his book Ocean's songs will chronicle his life and essay maritime landscape.

Win

Writings

  • Atlas des îles abandonnées, Flammarion, 2010
  • Brittany, regards partagés, La Martinière, 2010
  • Ocean's songs, Le Cherche Midi, 2008
  • La Bretagne vue de la mer, along with Michel Bellion (Illustrator), Le Cherche Midi, 2003
  • Retour au port, éd. Michel Lafon, 2002
  • Les ports du monde, éd. Flammarion, 1999
  • Les Côtes bretonnes vues du ciel avec Paire, éd. Glénat, 1998
  • Tous les Océans du monde: 71j, 14h, 22 ', 8'', Le Cherche Midi, 1997
  • Vieil Océan, Flammarion, 1997
  • Macho corn accro, with Georges Wolinski (Illustrator), Le Grand livre du mois, 1996
  • T'as pas honte? , With Georges Wolinski (Illustrator), Le Cherche -midi, 1995
  • Éd Dresseurs de métal, with Dominique Leroux, Henri Brisson and Catherine Cornic, Dialogues. , 1995
  • Homme libre ... toujours tu chériras la mer! , Jean Noli, éd. Fixot, 1994
  • Mémoires salées, Le Grand livre du mois, 1985
  • Fortune de Mer with Jean Noli, Presses de la Cité, 1979

Honors

  • Prix ​​André de Saint- Sauveur de l' Académie des sports en 1989.
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