After the barrel, the oars. In 2019, Jean-Jacques Savin crossed the Atlantic in more than four months in a barrel-shaped boat 3 m long and 2.10 m in diameter. Next Wednesday, this 74-year-old Girondin, soon to be 75 on January 14, will set off from Portugal for a crossing of the Atlantic by oar.
This former soldier must leave this Friday the Arcachon basin where he resides for Sagres. “Monday will be the launch of the canoe, Tuesday the final adjustments and Wednesday I weigh anchor! “, He added, stressing that he would then have a” favorable weather window “.
He loaded foie gras and champagne
Jean-Jacques Savin plans a crossing of a hundred days aboard theBold, his canoe, with an arrival in the French Antilles, if possible in Martinique, where his previous journey had ended. This time, his canoe, orange like the “barrel”, measures 8 m long, 1.70 m wide and is equipped with two cabins at the front and at the rear and a rowing station at the bottom. environment.
He will carry 300 kg of equipment, including freeze-dried food, a heating point, a harpoon gun for fishing, an electric desalinator and a manual, his mandolin as well as champagne, Sauternes and foie gras to celebrate Christmas, New year and his birthday. He will be 75 on January 14.