{"id":22835,"date":"2025-08-08T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/loela-une-sacree-aventure-en-famille\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:22:46","slug":"loela-one-epic-family-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/en\/loela-one-epic-family-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Loela: Where Love Lives\u2026 and One Epic Family Adventure on an Outremer 45!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-4 text-center\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">This <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">month<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">we\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> setting <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">sail<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> on a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">heartwarming<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> story of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">family<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">, love, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">ocean<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">crossings<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">Climb<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">aboard<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> Antoine, Magali, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">their<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> four <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">children<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> \u2013 Arthur, Alice, Martin, and Mathilde \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">who<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">cast<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> off on a life-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">changing<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">journey<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">aboard<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">their<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> Outremer 45, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">Loela<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">from<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">Mediterranean<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\"> to New York, via the Atlantic and the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71811956 BCX0\">Caribbean!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW71811956 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Loela: A Love Story<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The name of their boat wasn\u2019t chosen by chance. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loela<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is an acronym for \u201cL\u00e0 O\u00f9 Est L\u2019Amour\u201d \u2013 \u201cWhere Love Lives.\u201d That says a lot about their way of traveling: as a family, with deep respect for nature, a thirst for discovery, a love of simple sailing\u2026 and a desire to share it all.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">From the Mediterranean to the Caribbean\u2026 and All the Way to New York<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It all began with a summer spent covering 3,000 nautical miles in the Mediterranean. Then in December 2024, they headed west across the Atlantic to the Caribbean! <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Their journey continued north: the British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas\u2026 before sailing all the way up the East Coast of the U.S. to reach New York.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> A true dream come true!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Memories to Last a Lifetime<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We asked them to share their favorite memories\u2026 and everyone had their own highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mathilde:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The magic of glowing plankton in the boat\u2019s wake, starry skies during the crossing to Horta, and a natural pool at Jost Van Dyke (British Virgin Islands).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Martin:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Climbing Mount Etna in Sicily and treasure hunts with fellow kid sailors in the Bahamas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alice:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Canyoning in Guadeloupe and watching the 4th of July fireworks in New York.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arthur:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Swimming with a nurse shark near Rudder Cut Cay, and watching rocket launches from Cape Canaveral.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Magali:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The serene, turquoise anchorages in the Exumas \u2013 Rudder Cut Cay, Shroud Cay, Musha Cay \u2013 a must when the sea is calm.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Antoine:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Making landfall in Bequia (Grenadines) after the Atlantic crossing\u2026 and above all, that magical moment sailing into New York Bay under the Verrazzano Bridge. Unforgettable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Why New York?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Antoine and Magali first visited New York 16 years ago by plane, with baby Arthur in tow. Back then, Antoine made himself a promise: one day, he\u2019d return\u2026 by boat.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Arriving by sea, passing the Statue of Liberty \u2013 that was the dream.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> As their two eldest children needed to sit exams at the end of the year, they made it happen from the U.S. With a friend in New York helping with the logistics, it was the perfect excuse to sail up the coast and fulfill that old promise.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\" aria-level=\"3\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW176229062 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW176229062 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">Want<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176229062 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"> to Know <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW176229062 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">More?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On their blog, you can dive into how they prepared for this great crossing: training with the Outremer and EFT teams, onboard energy management, their choice of stopovers, the highs, the challenges, the symbolic arrival in New York \u2013 and of course, their adventures through the Caribbean and the Bahamas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As you read this, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loela<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is crossing the Atlantic once more \u2013 heading back to La Grande-Motte.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The adventure is nearly over\u2026 but the memories will last a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sailingloela.fr\/le-bateau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our boat \u2013 Loela journey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"slider-wrap bg-light-gray\">\n  <div class=\"slick-container slider-indented\">\n    <div class=\"slick-wrapper\">\n       \n      <div class=\"slick-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/article-loela-1.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n       \n      <div class=\"slick-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/article-loela-3.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n       \n      <div class=\"slick-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/article-loela-2.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n       \n      <div class=\"slick-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/article-loela-4.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n       \n      <div class=\"slick-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/article-loela-5.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n       \n      <div class=\"slick-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/article-loela-6.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n       \n      <div class=\"slick-slide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/catamaran-outremer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/article-loela-7.webp\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n      <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n    <div class=\"slick-nav-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"slick-progress\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"5\" aria-valuemax=\"100\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"slick-nav-btn\">\n        <div class=\"slick-button-prev\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slick-button-next\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, we\u2019re setting sail on a heartwarming story of family, love, and ocean crossings. 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