Professional Yacht Delivery Captain
Alain began his career in the French Navy with specialist knowledge in meteorology and oceanography. He has since sailed across the world to places as far-reaching as Greenland, Brazil and Tahiti. Alain also has hospitality experience, running a charter base in Spain.
NAUTICAL CV
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE
Moniteur de voile, Licence de Plongeur.
Permis Mer, Qualif RTT.
1975-2008 French Navy – Engineer Meteorology and Oceanography
1998-2007 Co-manager of yachting shipyard
2008-2012 Design Office Manager, specialising in defence
2017 Head of Charter Base, Dream Yacht Charter, Spain.
TYPES OF YACHTS
Classics, Monohulls, Catamarans, Multihulls, Vessels over 20m
OCEANS AND SEAS
Mediterranean, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Labrador Sea, Greenland Sea, North Sea, The Antilles, South Pacific, Indian Ocean
OTHER CROSSINGS
France to Greenland; Brazil to France; France to Norway; South Pacific (multiple locations); the Indian Ocean to the North Sea.
LANGUAGE
French
English
Spanish
NAUTICAL EXPERIENCE (after 2016)
2022 Catspace 76 – Tunis to Fort Lauderdale
2021 Sun Odyssey 40DS – La Rochelle to A Coruña
2021 Stefini 60 – Ravignano to Antibes
2021 Catamaran 40′ (x2) – La Spezia to Palma de Mallorca
2021 Lagoon 52 – Les Sables d’Olonne to Ibiza
2021 Catspace – Tunisia – Genoa
2021 Openspace 41 – Tunisia – Olbia
2021 Isla 40 – La Rochelle to Southampton
2021 Catspace – Tunis – Guadeloupe
2020 Catamaran 52′ – Martinique to Naples
2020 Monohull 10m – Naples to PPR
2020 Monohull 9m – Rosas to PPR
2020 Monohull 12m – Port Napoleon – Dubrovnik
2020 Catamaran 40′ – Trogir to Ajaccio to La Spezia
2019 Dufour 50 – La Rochelle to St. Martin
2019 Catamaran 14m – Les Sables d’Olonne to Trogir
2019 Dufour 10-12m (x3) – Port Napoleon to Greece
2018 Catamaran 16m – La Rochelle to Lefkas
2018 Catamaran 14m – Les Sables d’Olonne to Athens
2017 (x8) Transfers – Balearics to Rosas; Toulon to Balearics.
2016 Martinique to Canet en Roussillon
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