Designers are trained on the replica of Hermione, the frigate on which the Marquis de Lafayette embarked in 1780 to announce to the American insurgents arrival of French reinforcements. The ship leaves this Saturday night Aix Island near La Rochelle, with a crew of about 80 people. With a long experience in the Navy, and three years at the helm of another three masts, Yann Cariou was the commander need for "Hermione".
"Currently, we can say that this ship is the most complex in the world to operate, control because we have a rig on the one hand (the) 18th century and more, a warship that was very powerful, has said Yann Cariou. This is the equivalent of today's racing yachts. But to 1000 tons. "
56 young are activated to operate the 2200 m2 of sail. They were recruited as topmen. They had no sailing experience. "We must follow a serious training because it's still dangerous what we do, stressed Nicolas Chambon, 26 years. It can quickly turn into a disaster. We are very attentive to what we are taught. After it is not more complicated than anything. It just should not be afraid of heights, be serious and rigorous about what we do. "
Alongside the Minister of Ecology Ségolène Royal, the French president was here Saturday afternoon frigate and wished good luck to the crew. François Hollande said in view of the ship reconstruction work that lasted 17 years, a symbol of the will and the ability to dream.
Except headwinds, the "Hermione" Account dock early June in the United States at Yorktown, the first of its eleven stops on the US east coast.
Joël Chatreau and agencies
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