Nathalie knows nothing about sailing, but she has a taste for the open sea, the desire to break her daily routine and take to the sea. After a stay in France, this Canadian decides to return to her country by sea. Armed with a lot of nerve and a good star, she applies for crew offers via the VogAvecMoi website.
Its first captain will be a Bi-Loup owner who wants to transport his sailboat to Polynesia. On board, she will leave Camargue to join the Balearics and descend the Spanish coast before landing in the Canaries. The cruise turns into an express delivery. Not too much time to wander around and discover, except for technical problems that impose and lengthen the stops. But it is the discovery of the first sunsets and nights at sea.
The atmosphere on board was not very good, as the captain fell in love with our Canadian woman who did not see him that way. The story reveals the problem of life on board with a crew when you don't know each other. Despite the clearly stated bases before the start, things do not always go so smoothly.
Finally Nathalie found another boarding in the Canaries before disembarking in the West Indies and finally a third sailboat that would take her to her country. From this easy-to-read and easy-to-read story, it will be remembered that life in a confined space between adults is not always easy. Cobaturage is undoubtedly a good solution to share your navigation experience, but always remains the relational difficulty. Introducing herself as a novice, Nathalie was "naturally" in charge of the kitchen on board. A task that will sometimes be difficult to assume in the face of the desires and tastes of the crews.
With this strong experience, Nathalie's testimony is more than credible. After 280 days at sea, a transatlantic race and more than 10,000 miles under the keel, Nathalie has become a fan of conavigation. It was on a new start, with a new skipper, on a new boat that she found the time to write this book. As a true boat enthusiast, she tells us about her adventure with her very communicative words and joie de vivre.
The girl on board - Nathalie Deraspe
- Self-publishing
- 14 x 17.7 cm
- 314 pages
- 20.00 euros
