LOGBOOK 2017

It is with great emotion that we leave Ste Marie Island yesterday at the end of the afternoon. We see her slowly walk...

It’s the day of departure and we headed into town to do some final shopping and collect the aryari to pay departure...

There is no wind today and we are getting the boat ready for the start. We do the shopping for the crossing. It is...

The day promises to be rainy. It’s a downpour that wakes us up. Very quickly, it gives way to a radiant sun and...

The sunrise over Ile aux Mattes is incredible. At dawn we see the boatmen heading out to sea in their frail skiffs....

At dawn, we take care of the maintenance of the boat again. This done, we decide to go and shoot our images. Raymond...

The day is spent maintaining the boat and repairing the tender, a small inflatable motorized boat used to dock....

The weather is beautiful. This afternoon, we have an appointment at 3:30 p.m. with the chief engineer of the Société...

This morning we rented off-road motorcycles to go to the bay of Ampanihy located 35 km on the east coast of Sainte...

We go to Ile aux Nattes to meet Raymond Botoubé. First we have an appointment with the students of the Collège du...

After a good night's well-deserved rest, the captain goes ashore to complete the arrival formalities on Malagasy...

It's a quiet day at sea but the crew can't wait to reach their destination after three days at sea without seeing the...

The night was peaceful, the boat is moving slowly but we are still blessed with the weather, the sea is incredibly...

A few moments later, the good weather returns. The wind weakens, then returns, and ends up orienting itself perfectly...

After long weeks of preparations, we weigh anchor on November 30 at 5:45 am and leave the West Port of Pointe des...