Commenting on the type of sailors found in Le Marin (south Martinique), Marie and Hervé Nieutin have this short description (Histoire de partir, page 105, own translation):
“Looking at sailors, the fauna is quite diverse. Many crews renting or charting, but as well a sizable amount of bluewater boats. One can find a French retired couple with poodle on a pristine Supermaramu, the single handed round-the-world sailor on his rusty amateur-built on a technical stop since five years, a group of young Italians on daddy’s splendid teck-decked monohull, a large Swiss family on a ketch full of flags, or a young guy refurbishing a 70’s schooner with a large grinder.”
Failing to have a rich Italian dad, and provided there’s no poodle, I could be the French retired couple.
And you, who would you be?
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