When he had just crossed the equator in second position in the trimaran round-the-world trip, Thomas Coville had the pleasant surprise of seeing a little surprise guest appear on his boat.
A seabird has landed on the bow of its 32 meter sea giant Sodebo.
The skipper was quick to start a dialogue with the animal but it only stayed for a few moments before flying off into a magnificent sky.
“Well then!
Do you have your ticket?
Young people today take transport without wanting to pay
,” said the amused sailor stuck in the Doldrums.
Encountering animals during a solo round-the-world trip is always a special moment for sailors cut off from the world even if communications with land are frequent, particularly with the recent use of Starlink, Elon's satellite network. Musk who now equips all the boats.
Coville and the albatross that followed him for eleven days
“Seeing an animal is always moving, especially encounters with whales…
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