{"id":2634,"date":"2023-01-03T16:17:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/?page_id=2634"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:45:43","slug":"notre-histoire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/en\/notre-histoire\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid bloclassic kuen histoire vc_custom_1672753398018 vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1672759414607 kuen\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 28px;\">LE DON DU VENT, A STORY FROM MARSEILLE<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Le Don du Vent was born in post-war Germany.<br \/>\nLe Don du Vent found his purpose through the travelers and sweet dreamers of the Mediterranean.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>Here is its unique story.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-60 my-auto max-md:flex-col vc_custom_1688748836062 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right  wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeIn fadeIn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4.png 350w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-4-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Construction of the steel frame, deck and frames<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lignejaune\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"md:pb-10 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">1940-1945: THE BIRTH OF A WARSHIP<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Europe was at war. Germany needed ships to dominate the seas against the Allied forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In 1941, the Navy of the Third Reich ordered the construction of several hundred cutters adapted to fishing as well as combat : the Kriegsfischkutter, or KFK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The order was won by Ernst Burmester, the owner of a large shipyard in northern Germany. Work began in 1942 at Swinem\u00fcnde, a Baltic Sea port in what is now Poland, based on plans supplied by the army.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Don du Vent (which is then far from bearing this name!) was one of 400 Kriegsfischkutters built at the yard.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-60 my-auto vc_custom_1688740097129 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"md:pb-10 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">1945-1954: FISHING AND YACHTING IN THE NORTH SEA<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">During the final months of the war, the port of Swinem\u00fcnde was bombed by Red Army aircraft. A few KFKs escaped destruction and were transported to Bremerhaven on the North Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In 1947, Ernst Burmester, the owner of the yard responsible for the KFK, created a fishing company with the dozen ships that remained. The number 8 of this series was the Nordstrand, which will become Le Don du Vent. This boat left the shipyard too late to participate in the war: it is therefore the very first time it sails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A few years later, the progress of German reconstruction led to the emergence of a demand for pleasure boats. Burmeister transformed his fishing boats into luxury yachts and made them available to wealthy Germans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Although they had been designed for war, the KFK proved very suitable for yachting, due to their solidity\u0301 and great seaworthiness\u0301.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-3.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-3.png 600w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-3-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Transformation of remaining hulls into fishing vessels<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lignejaune\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-60 my-auto max-md:flex-col vc_custom_1688748893877 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"mr-auto wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-3-557x412.jpg\" width=\"557\" height=\"412\" alt=\"Le Fatima, yatch de plaisance\" title=\"3\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">The Fatima, pleasure yacht<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lignejaune\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"md:pb-10 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">1954 - 1957: A NEW NAME, A NEW DESTINY<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In 1954, the Nordstrand was bought by Friedrich Wilhelm Sellschopp and his wife Ursula, a wealthy couple from L\u00fcbeck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The new owners renamed her Fatima, after the Queen of Libya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">They intended to use the ship for cruises and charters in the Baltic Sea. But the low demand and the bad weather conditions lead them to consider a new activity in the Mediterranean.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-60 my-auto vc_custom_1688740085825 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"md:pb-10 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">IN 1957, THE FATIMA LEFT GERMANY BOUND FOR CANNES.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The crossing was a difficult one, with a violent storm in the Bay of Biscay which requires  a stopover in Toulon to patch up a few breaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">However, the ship made it safely to port and moored at the Quai Laubeuf in Cannes' old port.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Sellschopps entrusted its operation to a charter agency: the famous Gl\u00e9mot company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-490x482.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"482\" alt=\"Arrive\u0301e du Fatima en Me\u0301diterrane\u0301e\" title=\"4\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Arrival of the Fatima in the Mediterranean\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lignejaune\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-60 my-auto max-md:flex-col vc_custom_1688748901840 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"mr-auto wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2128\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.jpeg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.jpeg 2128w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-1515x1024.jpeg 1515w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-768x519.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-1536x1038.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-700x473.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-1776x1200.jpeg 1776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2128px) 100vw, 2128px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Loewe on the Fatima in 1965\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lignejaune\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-3.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-3.jpg 844w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-3-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-3-700x526.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"md:pb-10 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">THE 1960S-70S: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE FATIMA<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By a happy coincidence, the wife of the captain of the Fatima happened to be a concierge at the H\u00f4tel Majestic, a popular holiday destination for the stars who were frequenting the Riviera at the time. Many illustrious passengers boarded the ship, including Charles Chaplin, Cary Grant, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton on their honeymoon in Europe, as well as Walt Disney, Audrey Hepburn, Juliette Greco and Aristotle Onassis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The American composer Frederick Loewe (who wrote the arias for My Fair Lady) often spent several months a year on board. He says he appreciates \"all the German comforts\" offered by the boat. To combine business with pleasure, he had a grand piano installed on deck and composed facing out to sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In July 1965, the American magazine TIME-LIFE published a report on the Fatima, showing Loewe and his guests enjoying a beautiful Mediterranean day. In March 1971, LUI magazine took up the subject, reporting that \"...on the Fatima, the menus are varied, the food simple but very good\".<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">However, the ship required constant maintenance. Trucks often arrive from Germany with loads of spare parts, ropes and furniture to keep the Fatima elegant and seaworthy. This maintenance was complex and costly: from the mid-1970s onwards, the Sellschopp family stopped looking after her and the condition of the ship deteriorated rapidly.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-60 my-auto vc_custom_1688740732325 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"md:pb-10 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">THE 1980S: A RENAISSANCE IN MARSEILLES<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In 1979, Philippe and Margo Derain, a couple from Marseilles with a passion for old sailing ships, bought the Fatima and set about restoring it. At the time, the boat was in very poor condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To simplify the work, the couple decided to keep only the original steel structure. The rest (deck, superstructure, rigging, etc.) was the subject of extremely long and meticulous work based on plans drawn by Philippe Derain. The work lasted no less than thirteen years!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In 1992, the ship, renamed le Don du Vent and moored in the Old Port of Marseille, was finally ready to set sail again. Its new vocation was to showcase the splendours of the Mediterranean to passengers, companies, film crews and others. It criss-crosses the coasts around Marseille, from the calanques to Corsica, during both the good and bad seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Le Don du Vent has become an integral part of life in Marseille: in 1999, the city of Marseille chartered the Don du Vent to celebrate the city's 2600th anniversary, in 2000 it was the Don du Vent that was chosen by the Red Cross for the \"Mediterranean - a boat for Peace\" operation, in 2007 the yacht became of Heritage interest and in 2013 it was on board that the closing ceremony for Marseille's year as European Capital of Culture MP2013 was celebrated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 30px\" ><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1.png 525w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-1-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Une restauration dans la pure tradition des dundees des mers du Nord\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lignejaune\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-60 my-auto max-md:flex-col vc_custom_1688748907415 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"mr-auto wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"1224\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/couplebateau.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/couplebateau.png 925w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/couplebateau-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/couplebateau-774x1024.png 774w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/couplebateau-768x1016.png 768w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/couplebateau-700x926.png 700w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/couplebateau-907x1200.png 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">New story to follow for Le Don du Vent ...<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lignejaune\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"md:pb-10 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">SINCE 2020 : A NEW SPIRIT, BETWEEN DEMANDING STANDARDS AND HEDONISM<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In 2020, Philippe and Margo handed over Le Don du Vent to new owners who loved the sea: Fanny and Beno\u00eet Bouchet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Fanny is a painter from the C\u00f4te Bleue. Beno\u00eet, who was born in Martigues, became a captain in 2009 after training as a mechanic, and is passionate about the elegance and power of the ship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If their project is integrated into the Derain project's continuity, it will be characterized by a new dynamism and a desire to make the Don du Vent a place for life and gatherings. This bold purchase for the young couple represents both their professional ambition and their longing for a family life in Marseille.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">After all, it was in Marseille that their little daughter Constance, moss emeritus and happy pirate of the Don du Vent was born.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1672756846435\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>All you need to know about Le Don du Vent ...<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\" ><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-35 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"max-md:mx-auto wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"2121\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1-652x1024.jpg 652w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1-768x1207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1-978x1536.jpg 978w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1-1304x2048.jpg 1304w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1-636x1000.jpg 636w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-1-764x1200.jpg 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Name<\/td>\n<td>LE DON DU VENT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Former names<\/td>\n<td>NORSTRAND, FATIMA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Registration number<\/td>\n<td>328969A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Registration district<\/td>\n<td>MARSEILLE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Type, series or local name<\/td>\n<td>KETCH AURIQUE, ocean-going sailing yacht<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Architect<\/td>\n<td>Henry GRUBER WERFT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Builder<\/td>\n<td>BURMESTER \u00e0 BREMERHAVEN (n.2898)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Built in<\/td>\n<td>1947<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Type originally<\/td>\n<td>Fischkutter type KFK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length overall<\/td>\n<td>30 m (with bowsprit)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length hull<\/td>\n<td>23,60 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length waterline<\/td>\n<td>22,45 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Master beam width<\/td>\n<td>6,32 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Draught<\/td>\n<td>2,70m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Air draught<\/td>\n<td>24 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Displacement (in tonnes)<\/td>\n<td>100 t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Admin. tonnage (in barrels)<\/td>\n<td>65,82 tx<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\" ><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid max-md:flex-col vc_custom_1688749207153 vc_column-gap-35 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  blochistoirenew\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Hull<\/td>\n<td>composite construction - steel frames, oak planking (changed with iroko) - oak keel - cast iron sow ballast (30t.) inside the hull - straight stem, transom stern, long keel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Decks &amp; superstructures<\/td>\n<td>deck battened in Oregon pine plus wear deck in iroko - wheelhouse and roofs (mahogany) - flat niangon edges and rails in iroko - companionway, clerestory, companionway roof and wheelhouse in mahogany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rigging<\/td>\n<td>type, mast, running rigging, standing rigging, materials - ketch with boom mast - wooden spars - stainless steel standing rigging - synthetic running rigging (braided and stranded)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canopy<\/td>\n<td>mizzen, main sail, main jib, staysail, jib, clin jib - all sails in dacron total upwind area, approx. 350m2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moving in<\/td>\n<td>three watertight compartments - forward with 6 berths plus 2 cabins with 2 berths, companionway with sail locker - central compartment - saloon with two lounge and dining areas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>More<\/td>\n<td>galley-bar area, mahogany panelling and white plywood - aft compartment - passageway with WC and bathroom\/WC, engine room, main companionway and 4 double cabins - raised wheelhouse, chart table and navigation instruments - 2 quarter berths - hold in the vaulted ceiling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"emptytd\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engine<\/td>\n<td>Bodouin 6R 120, 240 hp, from 2001, bow thruster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"max-md:mx-auto wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1607\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-scaled.jpg 1607w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-643x1024.jpg 643w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-768x1223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-964x1536.jpg 964w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-1286x2048.jpg 1286w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-628x1000.jpg 628w, https:\/\/ledonduvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-1-753x1200.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1607px) 100vw, 1607px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LE DON DU VENT, UNE HISTOIRE MARSEILLAISE Le Don du Vent est ne\u0301 dans l\u2019Allemagne de l\u2019apr\u00e8s-guerre. 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