One might think that Clara Dumard is simply the daughter of Christian Dumard. That's right! That's right! But if Father Christian has distinguished himself as a weather referent by routing the greatest sailors, his daughter Clara is not content to follow him in his wake.
She is the one who is carrying this new project. The idea came from her when, at the end of her internship in Pharmacy, she suggested to her father that he should sail the North West passage only.
It must be said that since she was a little girl she has been immersed in her father's sailing and that she has always been attracted by the wilderness. Finding a project that doesn't take too long, but is strong enough, that's his idea.
Christian has already crossed this Northwest Passage "virtually" by guiding navigators. The latest, and not the least, Yvan Bourgnon on his sports catamaran in the summer of 2017. When we talk about weather or opening the passage through the ice, this router knows what it's talking about.
This time the father and daughter would like to establish a reference time only for sailing. Certainly Yvan Bourgnon did not have an engine, and even if his achievement is enormous, he made a stopover and received assistance. Clara and her dad would like to connect Greenland to Canada without touching the engine or making a stopover.
For this reason, the father and daughter are looking for a sailboat. Ideally 10-11 m, simple to facilitate maintenance. In the idea, a Sun Fast 36 would be perfect. On the preparation side, it will be necessary to reinforce the bow to protect it from shocks, because even if the boat does not have to break the ice to move forward (without a motor it is impossible), it may encounter ice cubes. In addition, a heater will be installed on board to dry out the cabin, the atmosphere is very humid up there.
To carry out this crossing, the crew has about 5 weeks to complete. He would have to be in Greenland in Disco Bay before the 1st ERYD - Emanuele Rossi Yacht Design - is an Italian naval architecture firm that also builds its own daysailers under the brand name ERYD Yachts. In 2006, the Eryd 30 - a very elegant 9m sailboat with sleek lines - was launched before being joined in 2010 by the Eryd Open - an innovative 8.70m design. august to sail all month of August depending on the weather and ice conditions.
But how do you do the routing when the router is on board? To this question Clara laughs her head off: "We have planned a family organization. My two little brothers who stay ashore will be in charge of sending us the files on board. Dad will then process the data on site."
Budgets and partnerships are being put in place. The search phase of the boat can be set up. The date of the delivery can be set...
