After Paprec-Virbac 2 was safely aboard a cargo vessel on her way back to France, Jean-Pierre Dick went sailing in Auckland aboard a Class America boat this week. Invited by the French K-Challenge team, Jean-Pierre sailed with a crew of 17 and was able to take part in a training session.

JP Dick. “It was great sailing with K-Challenge in Auckland Bay. We had 17 knots of wind, calm seas, and had two races against Oracle with one in which Russell Coutts was at the helm of their boat. It was amazing to see 17 people aboard a boat and everything worked like clockwork. I went from one extreme to another: sailing alone for 2 months aboard Paprec-Virbac 2 and then nothing and then sailing alongside 17 others.”

Paprec-Virbac 2 is due back in Le Havre at the end of February and then she will be transported by road to Lorient. As for Jean-Pierre, he is planning to return to France in early February.