THE FOUNDERS
The crew
Our crew will be hired through permanent employment contracts on vessels flying the French flag. Graduated from the French School of Marine Marchande (merchant navy) and trained by VELA in the inner workings of commercial sailing.
Our ships will be under the French flag.
We also have in the team:
- Experts in finance and maritime law
- A merchant navy commander and shipbuilding expert
- Two weather routing experts
- One energy expert (thrust and on-board)
- Naval architects
- Rigging experts
- A sailing vessel operations manager
Partners
Key partners supporting VELA since its inception