1. 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 !

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 11/ Storm in the
Wadden Sea. Scientists
with the dinghy near
musselseed collectors
nets.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 24/ A little lecture on
marine wildlife for
the boys from the
Foyer de Chevrens.

8. 25/ Conference by
Ronald Menzel and
Jacques Mezger within
the project «7 Islas
Conscientes»
26/ The
Mediterranean Sea in
November