Hervé
discovered sailing at the age of 26. He found this sport absolutely
fascinating. He began sailing on multihuls (Hobie Cat and Ventilo
F20) on the Geneva Lake and on a monohull in Brittany and in
the Solent (south coast of England).
Hervé
usually likes to use his stamina. He practiced cross country
skiing during 10 years at an international level, beeing twice
qualified for the World Univerity Championship and participating
among others to the Transjurassienne (76 km) or the Marathon
de l'Engadine (42 km) ( two legs of the long distance World
Championship).
Finally,
the sea is only melted snow!
Hervé
ran also numerous triathlons and did an Ironman in 1996 ( 4km
of swimming, 180 km of biking and 42 km running in 11H45!).
This demonstrates his willingnes and his resistance capacity,
which are essentials aptitudes for an adventure such as the
Mini-Transat.
During
all his carrier, Hervé managed to marry performance and
studies or work with a great passion for the sport achievements.
He is now ready for this new adventure and will push his own
limits again ( this make his sisters and mother crazy!)
At 31 , he is the legal counsel of
Lombard Odier & Cie in London. He takes advantage to
be near the sea to complete his training in solo or with a crew
(consisting of his wife and 2 childrens) or by running the London
Flora Marathon 2000 (in 3h45).
His
favorite meal :
a plate of PASTA with possibly a mountain of PARMESAN and some
OLIVE OIL....
You
can bet that his boat will contain quite a lot of thoses...
His
nautical curriculum follows. It seems thin but in an adventure
like the Mini, willingness, endurence and determination are
as much important aas nautical experience. And Hervé
has a lot of that to sell....
RACES
SKIPPER
1998 : catamaran Ventilo F20 on the Geneva Lake, including the
European Championship
1999 : X-99 in the Solent
- RORC Races (Cowes-Guernsey, Cowes-Cherbourg, Cowes-Dartmouth)
- Round the Island of Wight
- Cowes Week
Saison 2000 : Mini :
- Mini-Barcelona : Barcelone-Minorque-Barcelone, 300 miles,
3rd place, serial series
- Solo Chrono à Lorient (Round the Ile of Groix against
the clock during 3 days), 7th place serial series
- Qualification course for the Mini-Transat of 1000 miles solo
“la Rochelle- Irlande and back without stop.
- Week of training at the Ecole Nationale de Voile of Quiberon
on First Class 8 (Performance Solo).
CREW
Bol d’Or of the Geneva Lake1997, 1998, 1999 (Aphrodite
101, 8m one design, Toucan)
Genève-Rolle 2000 (3eme Toucan)
