I am not a hero.
I'm not chasing records.

I am setting off alone around the world to understand what it means to endure.
To navigate with clarity, respect, and joy.
To show that adventure can be undertaken without being austere.

I choose a boat that is both sturdy and humane.
a ship that forgives,
Because humans sometimes need to be forgiven.

I doubt, I smile, I get tired, I am amazed.
And I'm telling all this, without a mask.

This project is not a quest for victory,
but a sincere crossing.
A link between the sea, words, and music
and those who are following the journey.

If people remember me,
I would like it to be for this reason:
the outsider who went to the ends of the earth
and who came back with something to share.