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De la Suède à la Méditerranée.
En solitaire.

Navire
S/Y Gabriel
Marieholm 32E · 1974
Traversée
Suède → Méditerranée
via Kiel + mer du Nord
Distance
≈ 3 000 NM
Majoritairement au large
Équipage
Solitaire
Une seule paire de mains
La route

Six étapes. Une seule paire de mains.

De Fagervik au Port Lympia, en solitaire sur la saison. Chaque point de passage : un refit, une réparation ou un essai en mer.

Distance
≈ 3 000 NM
Datum
WGS-84
Équipage
Solitaire
60°N54°N48°N42°N5°W8°E16°ENFagervik · Sweden60°N 17°EKiel Canal54°N 9°ENorth Sea · Borkum53°N 7°EAtlantic France48°N 4°WGibraltar36°N 5°WNice · Port Lympia43°N 7°E0≈ 1500 nm
Le bateau

In April 2023 the boat was bought in Fagervik. Three weeks to strip the hull to gelcoat, three layers of epoxy primer, two of silicone antifouling. The mast was installed twice — the first attempt taught the second. Then the passage began.

S/Y Gabriel hauled on a cradle in Fagervik, hull stripped to gelcoat for refit
S/Y Gabriel on the cradle with new antifouling paint
Mast and rigging prepared on the ground before installation
S/Y Gabriel's main sail with Swedish registration SWE 259
Une seule paire de mains. Trois mille milles de mer ouverte.
La traversée

Sweden → North Sea → Atlantic France → Mediterranean

  1. Sweden — the Gulf of Bothnia & the archipelagos

    Out of Fagervik, down the Swedish coast through the islands of the Stockholm and Gothenburg archipelagos. Slightly salty water, long daylight, learning the boat under sail.

  2. Denmark & the Kiel Canal

    Through Danish waters and onto the Kiel Canal. Different waters, different traffic, the boat's first commercial-canal locks.

  3. The North Sea & Holland

    From Brunsbüttel into the North Sea, single-handed to Borkum in Germany, then into the Dutch canals. Cold-water passage, saltier water, the autopilot earning its keep.

  4. France & the Mediterranean

    Down the Atlantic coast of France, into the Med — aggressive water and a different sea state again. The journey continues toward Greece, with Port Lympia as the working base.

Installé & testé en mer

Spécifié par les mains qui en répondent.

The work she carries was specified, fitted, wired and sea-tested by the same hands now working on the Riviera. The journey isn't a hobby — it is the credential.

  • Raymarine Axiom 12 multifunction display
  • Raymarine Evolution Tiller P70 autopilot
  • Raymarine AIS 700
  • Italwinch 1500 W electric anchor winch + 50 m × 8 mm chain
S/Y Gabriel under sail at sunset on the North Sea
Amenez-le sur votre yacht

Les mêmes mains. Sur votre bateau. Cette semaine.

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