Having the Robinson Crusoe spirit Once, I was about 10, we were invited by some friends to their country house for the day. As I lived in town, and I had just finished reading the story of Robinson Crusoe, I wanted to built a hut. As I asked to the parent's friends this, they gave me a small axe and a roll of string for binding and showed me a spot in a corner of the garden where I could put in place my hut. Their daughter was supposed to help me but she didn't like this project and would prefered to stay in house with the adults. It was so easy to cut trees, and I really wanted a big strong hut ... So some hours later, when It was time for my family to come back, they discovered the garden with most of the trees cut down. I understood after why their daughter was smilling when I went on to cut trees as she tried to reduce my eagerness, without success ... In some way she was happy of this bad surprise giving to her parents. My parents were embarrassed for the cutting of all these trees and very angry with me.

Don't let children play with everything It's one of my oldest memory of my childhood. My parents were very proud of their new television set. It was in the middle of the sixties, not everyone had the luck to own one ... I remind that I was sitting on the ground near it and I found a pin. I played with it and ... the electrical outlets ! Inserting the pin inside the holes to explore them. My parents were too much fascinated by the TV, they didn't notice what I was doing ... Until there was a big explosion in the television and a flash between the two brass electrical plug-in that I had linked with my pin. Everybody was so scared ...that I was not punished, but no more Tv after this feat.

Stupid things done in childhood (I don't know if there is a better translation of "bêtises d'enfance" ?) When I was about 5 years old, my father worked as a saleperson in a car compagny. One day, he had taken a new model for coming to lunch, and as he was coming into our house I was staying in the car at the driver place, and playing to drive the car parking in front of our house. Of course he didn't let the key to start the car, but while I was faking drive the car, unfortunately I loosed the hand brake and as there was a slope ... the car begun to run and fortunately hit an electric pole which stopped it. But it was dammaged and that was very bad news for my father who should brought back this car for a show room in the evening where many customers were invitated.

Golden globe Challenge anniversary This year will start a new race around the world, alone on a sailing boat for about fifty competitors, in memory of the first edition which occurred in 1968, so, fifty years ago. The rules are the same, and the boats and gear as well, eleven meters long, same shape of hull with a long keel, not electronic equipment. In the same time, another event will occurred, "la longue route". About thirty sailors will also round around the world, but not in race and with less rules, free to choose their starting date, the harbor, the components. So, most of them have a bigger boat. Basically they will use one they are already owned, and have less financial way to prepare it. But for all of them it means height or ten months of loneliness, in the spirit of the first one and like have done before, the famous former competitors, Bernard Moitessier, Robin Knox-Johnston … whom there are all admirers, read their books and maybe initiated them to pleasure of being on sea.

One typical session Yoga / First step : Opening relaxation One typical session Yoga 5 steps could be practice for doing a typical session Yoga : 1- Opening relaxation 2- warming up body (from head to feet) 3- Asanas Practice 4- Breathe work 5- Ending relaxation First step : Opening relaxation As you have been stressed by our day at work or even if you just wake up, you need to prepare your mind, your body and introduce yourself in a concentration state, fitting to be mostly aware. Be aware is one aim of the practice. On a yoga mats lie straight, arms and legs slightly open. Eyes closed, breathe by nose ... if possible. Then during about 2 mn, try to hear around like a radar each noise, from the farthest to the nearest, with practice you could hear some sound of your body like your heart. Next (same duration), feel your body, begin by your left foot, and all the left leg until the pelvis, feel your skin, your attention get around it as your cover leg with bandage. after left leg, do the same for right leg, left arm, body, head. principle : from outside to inside. Next feel your breath, don't change it (not so easy).Think that when you breathe out, all your sorrows get out, when you breathe in, calm get in you. Next say in your head :" I'm here to take care of me, to take this time for me, i'll do this to become myself"