{"id":1206,"date":"2026-08-21T14:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/charpentiers\/genesis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:08:14","slug":"genesis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/en\/charpentiers\/genesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/genesis-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mise \u00e0 l\u2019eau de Genesis sur la plage de Windward\" class=\"wp-image-1174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/genesis-1.jpg 578w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/genesis-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Mise \u00e0 l\u2019eau de Genesis sur la plage de Windward \u2014 tout le village pousse la coque vers la mer. Photo : \u00a9 2006 Charles Hambleton \/ IndianCreekBooks.com, via classicsailboats.org<\/figcaption><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Type<\/strong> \u2014 sloop de Carriacou, coque bois<\/li><li><strong>Mise \u00e0 l\u2019eau<\/strong> \u2014 mars 2005 \u2014 chantier d\u2019environ 18 mois<\/li><li><strong>Longueur<\/strong> \u2014 42 pieds \u2014 env. 12,8 m<\/li><li><strong>Constructeur<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/alwyn-enoe\/\">Alwyn Enoe<\/a> et ses fils Callistus et Chris<\/li><li><strong>Lieu<\/strong> \u2014 plage de Windward, Carriacou<\/li><li><strong>Quille<\/strong> \u2014 greenheart, avec quille de plomb coul\u00e9e \u00e0 Antigua<\/li><li><strong>Membrures<\/strong> \u2014 c\u00e8dre blanc des Antilles, s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 en Grenade<\/li><li><strong>Bord\u00e9<\/strong> \u2014 wana et silverballi du Suriname<\/li><li><strong>Port d\u2019immatriculation<\/strong> \u2014 Antigua<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le bateau qui a tout d\u00e9clench\u00e9<\/h2><p>Genesis a \u00e9t\u00e9 command\u00e9 par le photographe Alexis Andrews apr\u00e8s huit ann\u00e9es pass\u00e9es \u00e0 naviguer sur un pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent sloop de Carriacou. Le chantier a d\u00e9but\u00e9 par la s\u00e9lection \u00e0 la main d\u2019arbres de c\u00e8dre blanc en Grenade, puis par la pose d\u2019une quille en greenheart \u00e0 m\u00eame la plage.<\/p><p>Il n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 de tout repos : d\u00e9g\u00e2ts de termites li\u00e9s \u00e0 une saison exceptionnellement humide, passage d\u00e9vastateur de l\u2019ouragan Ivan \u00e0 proximit\u00e9, difficult\u00e9 \u00e0 trouver un m\u00e2t convenable dans la for\u00eat du Grand \u00c9tang. Le bateau a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis \u00e0 l\u2019eau un dimanche de mars 2005, apr\u00e8s une b\u00e9n\u00e9diction et les pr\u00e9paratifs traditionnels \u2014 la mise \u00e0 l\u2019eau mobilisant tout le village.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/genesis-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Andrews, propri\u00e9taire de Genesis\" class=\"wp-image-1175\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Alexis Andrews, propri\u00e9taire de Genesis, photographe et r\u00e9alisateur de Vanishing Sail. Photo : vanishingsail.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>C\u2019est de ce chantier que d\u00e9coule tout le reste. Alexis Andrews fonde en 2009 la West Indies Regatta avec des amis, dans l\u2019id\u00e9e de faire survivre ces bateaux, puis r\u00e9alise <em>Vanishing Sail<\/em> en 2015. Le projet Genesis a suscit\u00e9 la construction de cinq voiliers de 42 pieds et la cr\u00e9ation du festival de Saint-Barth\u00e9lemy.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Elle est dans son \u00e9l\u00e9ment, et elle fait partie des \u00e9l\u00e9ments car elle est n\u00e9e ici.<\/p><cite>Alexis Andrews, \u00e0 propos de Genesis<\/cite><\/blockquote><p>Genesis figure sur la <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/alwyn-enoe\/\">plaque d\u2019hommage<\/a> d\u00e9cern\u00e9e \u00e0 Alwyn Enoe en 2019.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Site<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/vanishingsail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">vanishingsail.com<\/a><\/li><li><strong>E-mail<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"mailto:images@alexisandrews.com\">images@alexisandrews.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type \u2014 sloop de Carriacou, coque bois Mise \u00e0 l\u2019eau \u2014 mars 2005 \u2014 chantier d\u2019environ 18 mois Longueur \u2014 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