The Olympic Games are just around the corner. In a month, the flame will set foot in France. And in addition to touring France, she will also visit the West Indies. To make the journey, the flame will be transported by skipper Armel Le Cléac’h from June 7 aboard his maxi trimaran Banque Populaire.
And he will be able to count on a crew of stars for support. Among them, Olympic champion Marie-José Pérec. So enthusiastic about taking the flame to her island, she wrote to Armel Le Cléac’h herself. “It’s really a beautiful symbol. I am the first Olympic champion of Guadeloupe. I thought there was a beautiful story to write, a beautiful recognition for Overseas, for Guadeloupe. Be careful, I don’t Don’t say that I’m not afraid, I’m nervous, on the contrary”, she quips at the microphone of Europe 1.
Stars who will be actors in navigation
Also with her on board, the starred chef Hugo Roellinger and the Miss France, Marine Loiseau, also a doctor. Enough to reassure actor Alexis Michalik, the last sailor. “It’s always good to have a doctor on board, especially when I start to get seasick… After 10 minutes I think,” he jokes.
To manage this joyful troop, Armel Le Cléac’h, an inevitably proud but above all demanding captain. “We didn’t take them for a cruise,” warns the sailor. “They are not going to be in their cabins watching the sea go by… No, they are going to be actors. We are going to do shifts. There will be 2 shifts of 3 (two teams of three, editor’s note) since in any case, there will be no “There are only 3 beds in the boat so we will have no choice. The other 3 will be on deck managing the maneuvers, safety and then driving the boat”, he continues.
The great adventure will begin on June 7, with departure from the port of Brest. But first, all these little people will meet in Lorient for training at real speed.