{"id":18582,"date":"2024-05-31T16:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karver-systems.com\/?p=18582"},"modified":"2024-05-31T16:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:18:25","slug":"18years-jp-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karver-systems.com\/en\/18years-jp-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean-Philippe Connan and Karver \u2013 &#8220;This is only a goodbye&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18582\" class=\"elementor elementor-18582\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-175e1185 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"175e1185\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad33082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad33082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jean-Philippe Connan and Karver \u2013 &#8220;This is only a goodbye&#8221;<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478acc89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"478acc89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Having spent 18 years at Karver, he knows the entire history. All the stories, big and small, stressful or exhilarating, because a lot has happened in two decades of relentless development. On the eve of taking over as General Manager of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des R\u00e9gates du Havre, his lifelong city, the man who was hired as a junior design office technician and became Deputy General Manager looks back on his shared history with one of the greatest success stories in yachting.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65f09a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65f09a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57b94134\" data-id=\"57b94134\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd78eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cd78eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Connans have been from Le Havre for generations. Even though his mother is from Granville, it is still Normandy. Jean-Philippe grew up and studied in Le Havre, eventually earning a DESS in Composite Materials. Not bad for someone who claims not to be &#8220;a big fan of school.&#8221; Of course, he also sailed in Le Havre, and at quite a high level, winning the Spi Ouest-France in 2005 in First Class 8, before moving on to IRC and competing in the Atlantic and Channel Trophies aboard the Sun Fast 36 Pen Ru.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76208dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76208dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><b>How did you come to join Karver ? <\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\"><\/span><\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ff318f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38ff318f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of my studies, I was ready to look for a first job anywhere in France, but it was Karver who called me first. In Honfleur, no less, just across the Normandy bridge! I got along very well with Marin Clausin right away. I work a lot based on feeling and human connection. Marin is a very endearing and fundamentally honest person. And in the office, I remember, there were posters of Alinghi and ABN Amro, which were competing in the Volvo Ocean Race at the time, using Karver blocks. For a sailing enthusiast like me, it was inevitably appealing. Initially, I worked on small design and improvement projects, drafting plans. I was a bit of a jack-of-all-trades in the company, in a good way, because it shaped me and allowed me to understand all the ins and outs, progressing as the company evolved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367c3780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"367c3780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><b>What makes someone stay in the same company for 18 years ? <\/b><\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d6d78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d6d78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I loved seeing the company grow every year, and even every month at the beginning, and you always want to see where it will take you. It&#8217;s a passion job, one where you can spend your entire career. Passion is what has always driven me and will continue to guide me. My departure is an opportunity, the desire for a new challenge, and that charming city of Le Havre called to me again. I have Le Havre in my blood! (Laughs) It&#8217;s a city in full development, and there is probably a parallel with Karver.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-574cab96\" data-id=\"574cab96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a473a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a473a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/karver-197c6.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1750.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karver-197c6.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1750.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/karver-197c6.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1750-600x462.jpg 600w, https:\/\/karver-197c6.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1750-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c28ac25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c28ac25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><b>What memorable moments will you keep from these 18 years ?  <\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\"><\/span><\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e0632f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52e0632f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My first trip. I had never traveled very far. So, my first major airport, first passenger plane, and I found myself in Spain, in Barcelona, to fix an Imoca, having studied English as my first language and German as my second at school! But it&#8217;s especially the encounters with the skippers that will stay with me forever. When I arrived, our flagship in offshore racing was Tanguy de Lamotte, who was sailing with Thomas Coville on Sodebo. He knew a lot of people, and he introduced us to skippers like Jean Le Cam and Vincent Riou. The Imoca class has grown a lot, but it&#8217;s still a small world, and word of mouth worked very well. Beyond having their names and phone numbers in my phone, it\u2019s incredible stories when you meet personalities like Yves Parlier or Michel Desjoyeaux. I never got tired of it. At every race start, I\u2019m in awe and aware of the privilege I have to meet them, almost surprised they recognize me, call me by my first name! Even better, there are the race finishes, in Brazil or Martinique. There&#8217;s no more stress, no more demands, it&#8217;s sunny and warm. You&#8217;re in shorts and flip-flops, but you&#8217;re working, debriefing the race, and over time you talk about other things, forming closer relationships in both directions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-556c3e6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"556c3e6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2159f668\" data-id=\"2159f668\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bbfd06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49bbfd06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><b>Are there any sailings that particularly marked you ?<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\"><\/span><\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f6c4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f6c4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although I haven\u2019t had the chance to sail on the current Ultims, I have sailed on the previous Sodebo. And when you come from a First Class 8, sailing at an average of 20 knots&#8230; After a few minutes you get used to sailing at 25 knots, with your hair blowing back and eyelashes poking into your eyes. But when the boat catches a small gust and goes up to 30 knots on one hull, it\u2019s something else entirely, you enter a new world. Then there was my first sail on an Imoca, on Vincent Riou\u2019s PRB. It hit so hard I thought I was going to die! The boats are so stiff. At first, you sit at the bottom of the boat, then when you feel a bit more comfortable, you kneel, and then stand up, holding on with both hands&#8230; The speed, the tension, the size, it\u2019s another scale, impressive. Back at the office, you want to make the parts a bit thicker! (Laughs) And today\u2019s Imocas are even worse, just unbearable. But what struck me is that even though they are professionals on huge boats with big sponsors, they remain passionate sailors, like us. They do their outings, eat their chocolate bars, love taking the helm to negotiate the surfs, keeping the same pleasure of sailing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eba2e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eba2e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><b>What major changes have you observed ?<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\"><\/span><\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a9a142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a9a142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I started, on Alinghi they removed the block stickers to save weight! The TP52s always bought the smallest block from us, and when it broke, they moved up a model, ensuring they were never oversized! Today, at least in Imoca, it\u2019s somewhat the opposite. They are willing to add a bit more weight for reliability. Because the boats have converged in terms of architecture and have become very similar in performance. They are therefore forced to push them to the maximum. For example, where in the previous generation we saw peak loads on the main forestay at 8-9 tonnes for a few seconds before dropping to 5-6T, now they are at 9T for hours! Everything has become so stiff, sails, forestays, ropes, there\u2019s no cushion anywhere. Seeing the numerous injuries on the Return to Base, I wonder if the skipper has become the fuse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41b79595\" data-id=\"41b79595\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63aee24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63aee24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/karver-197c6.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1747.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18539\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karver-197c6.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1747.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/karver-197c6.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1747-600x441.jpg 600w, https:\/\/karver-197c6.kxcdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_1747-768x565.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665a03c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"665a03c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><b>If you had to define Karver in three words ?  <\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\"><\/span><\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccff735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ccff735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I had to choose just one, it would be <strong>INNOVATION<\/strong>! Sailing evolves little compared to other sectors like the automobile, for example. It\u2019s not easy to propose real innovations as Karver does. After that, I would say <strong>DESIGN<\/strong>. I\u2019ve always admired Marin\u2019s artistic and intuitive side. He used to say he imagines the forces like water flows over a part. He always finds the right balance between technique and design, strength and aesthetics. He has the genius to start from a blank sheet and invent a system, in record time no less. There\u2019s no one else like him. Even our competitors admire him, and they only see what we produce! And third, it\u2019s <strong>RACING<\/strong>. It\u2019s our brand image, unshakeable, even though it has sometimes worked against us because some recreational sailors thought, \u201cKarver is for racing, it\u2019s not for me.\u201d But gradually, we communicated and integrated this recreational sailing part, making medium series that also allowed us to become more competitive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-272d9e48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"272d9e48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637d434c\" data-id=\"637d434c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74312e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74312e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><b>A little heartache when turning the page ?<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\"><\/span><\/div><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e3807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38e3807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While I have no regrets, there\u2019s certainly some nostalgia. I\u2019ve loved everything over these 18 years. I never got tired of it. I loved the privilege at Karver of direct contact with skippers, and I will continue to visit the docks at race starts to keep that connection. But I also enjoyed meeting people who have sold everything and are off for a world tour sailing trip for 4-5 years, or light sailing enthusiasts, all with different challenges and expectations, different compromises between comfort and speed. We also had the chance to work on non-nautical projects, for the French Navy with hook systems to connect barges, cable blockers for EDF, pulleys for Skycams on cables in football stadiums&#8230; It\u2019s not easy to turn the page after so long. Especially since objectively, I had no reason to leave. Deep down, I don\u2019t rule out the idea of coming back someday. And I remain a shareholder, so I keep a foot, and an eye, in the company. It\u2019s a bit like my baby, even though it has grown a lot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4605ec81 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4605ec81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fdb2b68\" data-id=\"7fdb2b68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203ab357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"203ab357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Merci <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having spent 18 years at Karver, he knows the entire history. 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