1983
from 1983 to 1993 Sailing school
Creator & Director of Sailing School (private, without subsidies or aid) in Brittany. From 9 to 45 boats in 11 years, and thousands of children, young people and adults trained.
Dozens of assistants and instructors employed and trained.
1988
from 1988 to 1991 1st Children's Cruising School
Founder & Skipper of the 1st Children's Cruise School aboard CIRRUS III (15m racing sailboat, which I had completely rebuilt).
400 children & young people, on board, discovered navigation, life on board and stopovers… Channel Islands, England, Ireland and Brittany.
CIRRUS III during a return convoy from the Antilles was shipwrecked then sank off Bermuda in March 1992.
1994
From1994 to 1997 The Captain Marck Game
Board game that I imagined, created to finance my 1st Vendée Globe.
This game was then distributed to 60 copies throughout France.
A giant Captain Marck game has crisscrossed the major cities of the country.
The Captain Marck Game was the basis of educational projects for dozens of schools throughout France.
During the race a "children's race PC" was installed at the Musée de la Marine in Paris; a first !
2004
from 2004 to 2006 Knowledge exchange
Initiator & Skipper- Facilitator of a program for "Knowledge Exchange" during the preparation and my participation in my 3rd Vendée Globe 2004/2005.
Knowledge exchange for 20 technical high schools and 697 students from the Poitiers and La Rochelle academies. Knowledge exchange for companies supplying the boat in order to open up a concrete professional future for students.
1 film has been made. Race PC installed at the media library in La Rochelle and run by students.
2007
from 2007 to 2010 DCNS and Marc Thiercelin share their experience
Program built on two streams in parallel
The Skills Sector
open to 1000 young people aged 15/17, accessing a mini-internship, then training in the DCNS industry. The objective at the end of their training, 50% minimum hiring on permanent contracts. Each year I met managers, tutors and their apprentices at the 8 industrial sites of DCNS.
The Race Track,
20 young skippers will participate in a selection based on their files on land and in sea racing, during the eliminatory rounds in the first year. I will accompany the winner - Ch. Pratt - in the second and third years to allow him to train and sail alone with a view to participating in the Route du Rhum 1, aboard the DCNS 2 boat. The program, objective and communication were successful, and the entire program will have reached more than 3 young people and resulted in more than a thousand permanent contracts and the launch of Ch. Pratt's professional career.
2010
from 2010 to 2011 Reconvert
DCNS asks me to find a sportsman (friend), who has already accomplished a successful retraining, in order to offer him to embark with me to train him towards a new retraining ... sailing!
The idea is to show that in a large company - DCNS - one can evolve and retrain and have several stages of professional life.
It will be L. Alphand, who has successfully converted skiing to rallying.
I will take her on board for more than a year, Transat Guadeloupe-Bretagne, training sessions, Giraglia, Fasnet Race, Transat Jacques Vabre,… 120 days by my side on board and offshore. From neophyte he will reach the level of professional team member. !
Successful program, objective and communication
2013