FONDATION ANTINÉA – JOURNAL DU LARGE

Text : Sabina Foeth Pictures : Sabina Foeth, Giulio Genoni, Jacques Mezger

1/ In the Baltic Sea

the crew of Fleur de Passion gets a chance to experience how much seals love to play.

2/ Léo is following a pilotwhale in the Gibraltar Straight. Quite an achievement !

3/ There is always something to get busy with on a sailing boat.

4 / Fleur de Passion has left the warm waters of the Mediterranean and is now navigating in the Atlantic Ocean.

5/ No, this is not an invasive species! We visit our partner Oceanopolis in Brest and benefit of a tour around their great aquariums.

6 / Fleur de Passion spends the week in Kiel for one of the largest regattas in the world. We are not competing but simply enjoying the view of so many great tallships.

7 / A group from Cargill, our sponsor, on board for a day in Brest

8 / Over 2000 miles of navigation, largely under sail, to get from the Mediterranean to the Baltic Sea

9 / The group from Trajet smiling again after 3 very uncomfortable days against wind and the swell of the Channel

10 / We have the immense joy of seeing orcas in the Gibraltar Straight

11/ Storm in the Wadden Sea. Scientists with the dinghy near musselseed collectors nets.

12/ Amsterdam atmosphere during the SAIL 2010

13/ Event with our sponsor Cargill in London

14/ Our skipper Sébastien helming at the parade in Amsterdam

15/ Erica and Marleen our great liaison officiers during the SAIL Amsterdam

16/ A TV on board which brings us live pictures of the underwater camera. We are looking for crepidula !

17/ A great gannet following Fleur de Passion

18/ Near the Isle of Wight. Launching the camera to film crepidula

19/ Sailing back towards France

20 - 21/ And more work, Yffig and Stéphane reparing pulleys

22/ We meet the beautiful « Recouvrance » sailing towards St Malo

23/ Fleur de Passion under the famous Tower Bridge waiting to pass the docks to St Katherines.

24/ A little lecture on marine wildlife for the boys from the Foyer de Chevrens.

26/ The Mediterranean Sea in November

25/ Conference by Ronald Menzel and Jacques Mezger within the project «7 Islas Conscientes»