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The September 2026 qualifier: 1,200 miles singlehanded out of Le Havre and back. Every image is Amaury’s own or was taken by the people who went with him those days.

Tagaroa moored at the pontoon in Le Havre, morning light on the hull, the breakwater behind her
Amaury working on deck beneath the Belgian flag, the Route du Rhum sticker on the sail
Video 30 s
Amaury alone on deck offshore, wearing a beanie, in low light
The chart plotter shows an AIS fishing vessel crossing ahead at 04:28 in the morning
Tagaroa under full sail beneath heavy cloud
Tagaroa from astern under sail, her name on the transom
Amaury gives a thumbs up, the city behind him
Tagaroa alongside the old harbour wall, her name on the transom
The sun drops towards the horizon, the light catching the wet deck and the wake alongside the hull
Video 32 s
Tagaroa heeling over, sail number BEL 711 on the mainsail and the coast behind
Dusk at sea, the boom black against an orange band on the horizon
On deck aboard Tagaroa in harbour: the wheel, the winches and the coiled halyards, ready to leave
Tagaroa backlit, the sun behind her sails
Amaury at the helm, seen over the bow, the Belgian flag beside him
The coast of Le Havre comes back into sight under a grey sky
The instrument display at night: 1.8 knots of true wind and a heading of 115 degrees
Video 21 s
Tagaroa under full sail, the coastline behind her
Tagaroa hanging in the travel lift at the yard, keel and rudder clear of the ground
Tagaroa leaves harbour behind a small workboat
Tagaroa under sail from astern, her wake in the swell
A tanker on the horizon, seen between the shrouds
Tagaroa under sail beneath an open blue sky