As I am writing, I am finding myself lock downed in a Genovese hotel waiting for that the Ligurian region will be transferred back in to an "orange" zone after the government decided to lock down the whole country for the Easter weekend. Some days of preparation lie ahead to prepare my first race of the season that will lead from Genoa down south, circumnavigating the island of Corsica and heading back north via the Tuscan islands of Elba, Giglio, Montecristo. I am really glad to have managed to be here safe and sound and with no material damage to the boat. The whole logistics from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean sea was kind of a tough nut to crack. It involved solving week long administrative hurdles to get my trailer papers right for the boat transportation including unexpected technical issues that had to be resolved in a short matter of time. Those complications forced me to back off from my initial plan to participate in an earlier race that took place in mid-march.
In short, getting to Genoa: 20 hours drive from Brittany to the French Riviera (one péage was pretty tight), gambling on the right département (that has not been red-zoned) for hauling the boat, a broken down crane postponing my departure by 36hours, 6 scale wind in the nose for 24 hours and a deep cut in my finger tip caused with my swiss army knife.
For those who might wonder why I did not simply drive the whole way by road down to Genoa. This would have been to easy. Italian authorities are a bit less flexible when it comes to special convoys. Only professionals are allowed to handle those kind of transports. So the only solution: bring in the boat via the sea.
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