Benjamin Ferré (34 years old) chose to extend his dreams, to put on the costume of the heroes who made him dream, then a teenager from Rennes not necessarily attracted by the sea. A 4L Trophy between Spain and Morocco at 18, a tour hitchhiking around the world at 22, an initiatory crossing of the Atlantic on a sextant at 25 with two friends as inexperienced as him.
The 2019 Mini Transat will be decisive for the skipper of Monnoyeur – Duo for a Job. “It’s not over, the adventure won’t stop there, he will do something bigger and why not go around the world”his mother predicted at the end of the race. Since then, salt water has been flowing through the sailor-entrepreneur’s veins. It was then Jean Le Cam, his mentor, who encouraged him to jump into the deep end and around the globe: “If it’s Zidane who tells you that you can make the World Cup, that has another value”.
In Lorient in the spring, on the Port Olona pontoon in mid-October the day after the arrival of his Imoca in Les Sables-d’Olonne, Benjamin Ferré took the time to tell his story and share. His credo. With patience, modesty and with refreshing sincerity.
“The feeling of tidying my room before leaving”
Benjamin Ferré, three weeks before departure, are you impatient to set sail?
When I embarked on this project I thought it was possible but there was obviously a risk. I’m happy to be here because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to do it. So I want to have fun in this village, to exchange with others, it all seems so lunar to me. This is how I want to live the three weeks I have left on land. It’s really important to savor it because there will only ever be one first time, and it always has a special flavor. I don’t want to miss this opportunity. I’m not eager to leave but I don’t…
Morocco
