Chronology of the major events of the project

22 December 2023: Mooring in the port of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria – Start of work to make Menyr a circumnavigation boat
17 October 2023: Landing in Lanzarote, Canary Islands
4 August 2023: Menyr is dry-docked in the port of Portimão for initial engine and refit maintenance.
14 July 2023: Menyr passes Cape Sao Vicente cruising toward Lagos (Portugal) to pick up Øya’s belongings.
23 June 2023: Ocean medical training at La Grande Motte while Menyr remains in the port of Sada in Galicia
27 May 2023: Ceremony to change Menyr’s name on leaving the port of Anglet (France, 64)
29 April 2023: Move aboard Blue Jack, now called MENYR
6 April 2023: Inspection of Blue Jack by the expert and signature of the purchase of Blue Jack in Anglet in the Basque country
17 March 2023: Visiting the boat “Blue Jack” in La Coruña, Spain
Februrary the 15th, 2023: rental of a 7m³ storage box to empty Øya from our personal belongings

November the 29th, 2022: Publication of the sale post of Øya.
October the 30th, 2022: Arrival in Lagos, Portugal
October the 29th, 2022: Launch from Cadiz toward Lagos, where we will spend the winter and (hopefully) sell Øya
October the 16th, 2022: Arrivale in Cadiz, where Raquel will join me 5 days later
October the 11th, 2022: A member of my family join me to convey Øya to Cadiz, and finally exit the Mediterranean sea
October the 8th, 2022: Launch form Valencia toward Cartagena as singlehanded
July the 29th, 2022: End of the season for us, we leave Øya at Valencia Mar to spend time with family and to build the plans for the rest of the year
April the 27th, 2022: Departure from Palma de Mallorca to spend the season at the anchorage in the balearics
April the 11th, 2022: Raquels moves in onboard Øya, launched scheduled for the 27th of April.

The video of the fall
November the 14th, 2021: Construction of a new well for Øya that marks the beginning of a long series of works.
October the 16th, 2021: After a short visit to Cabrera, I make a “pit stop” for supplies at the port of Palma, where I will change my own program to spend the winter there.
October the 10th, 2021: Pauline changed her mind and left the boat in Menorca, I sail singlehanded toward Mallorca
October the 3rd, 2021: Crossing from Corsica to Menorca with Pauline as crewmember, we aim for the Canaries
September 23rd, 2021: Crossing to Corsica with my cousin Arnaud
August the 26th, 2021: Arrival to Martigues’ yard to clean the hull and change the vindvane. Here is the video
August the 1st, 2021: Crash against Menorca’s rocks at the anchorage during a storm. The vindvane got destroyed.
June the 7th, 2021: Launched my Youtube channel.
June the 1st, 2021: Departure from Portimão to the Balearic Islands.

January the 17th, 2021: Signature of the first proper contract with a customer as freelancer. This millestone mark the end of this professional launching. The vilain project is now fully developed.
December the 9th, 2020: Mooring at Portimão’s marina after some adventures at the anchorage.
October the 11th, 2020: Arrival in Algarve, Portugal.
August the 28th, 2020: Departure from Saint-Jean-De-Luz to Algarve, Portugal.
July the 18th, 2020: Arrival at Capbreton for a week.
July the 5th, 2020: Departure for good!
June 24th, 2020: Back on land with few things to fix.
June 2nd, 2020: End of the coronacrisis, departure from the Kernével habour for a month of test.
March 17th, 2020: Beginning of the confinement due to Coronavirus covid-19, at Kernével harbor. A lot of work in the boat happened, in the keel and the electrical panel.
March 4th, 2020: Started a new job to fill the boardcash up
February 21st, 2020: First sailing with Øya
January 27th, 2020: Launching of Øya
January 6th, 2020: starting the maintenance work in order to put Øya back in service.

December 14th, 2019: moving into Øya, and performing the general inspection of the boat.
November 14th, 2019: reception of the last administrative papers marking the end of the purchase transaction.
October 11th, 2019: visit of a “Goëland”, an Elie Poinsot plan built at the L. Landry shipyard – visit to Hennebont (56) accompanied by a maritime expert. Big crush, and decision to purchase. Read the article about it.
October 10th, 2019: Opening this blog, read the first article
August 28th, 2019: start the renovation of the workshop of the family home due to lack of activity and with a view to training in welding and handling stratified materials
August 16th, 2019: First expertise before purchase of a Vulcain V. The purchase does not take place
August 2nd, 2019: validation of the latest additional skills units, validation of the CQP initiator veil
June 1, 2019: End of instructor training
February 16th, 2019: Instructor training begins
February 8th, 2019: last day of work, flight back to France

September 2018: I resign
July 2018: Registration for the continuing training of the Glénans school to become sail instructor
June 2nd, 2018: Norwegian boat licence
May 6th, 2018: acquisition and move into my first sailboat, at the harbour of Killingen, Oslo
April 6th, 2018: intensive level 3 internship at les Glénans, Concarneau base
March 3rd, 2018: Level 2 training course on board at les Glénans, Vannes base
October 24th, 2017: Level 1 internship at the Coz Castel des Glénans site in Paimpol
February 26th, 2016: move to Oslo, Norway.