Around them, talented people, at the service of the French project engaged in the 37th edition of the America's Cup. Later I started going to sailing school in the summer on Lake Annecy, which I really enjoyed. In parallel, Antoine was passionate about skiing. I continued to do it as a hobby, but competing at an elite standard is very demanding. It doesn't leave much time to do anything else on the side.
With the title of French Team Champion in the bag, he moved on to other disciplines, including the and keelboats. Antoine competed at home and abroad. Despite all the sport, he did not neglect his studies. Antoine, who had been immersed in the world of sailing since he was a child, was determined to shape a career in yachting.
I've always wanted to work in sailing, but I wasn't sure I'd be able to do it. I chose not to go to a naval architecture school but rather a general engineering school. Places were very hard to secure and it wasn't easy to get in. He was able to combine shore-based work with sailing, mainly on the D35 and the MOD70, while continuing to match race.
It gave me my foot in the door. During this period he did a lot of sailing on the Maxi trimaran. The Maxi had already been built and the other boats were one-design, so I sailed a lot and learned to better understand the boats at sea. That helps with the design work. I managed the technical side from start to finish, from design through construction to operation over four years. It was a great experience. I did less sailing, but it was a more global project. We had to build the boat, test it and run it.
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I'd always worked in ocean racing in France. I started my career during the 32ndAmerica's Cup and, apart from Groupama, there hasn't been another French campaign since. This kind of opportunity doesn't come along very often in this country. And obviously when you have a background in inshore sailing and you're a technician and a sailor, it's a very attractive prospect! I'd thought about it in the past, but just had to find the right opportunity to go for it.
