▁Oliv ier ▁de ▁K ers aus on ▁was ▁to ▁break ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁family . ▁Without ▁being ▁in att ent ive , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁sett le ▁in ▁well ▁to ▁school ▁life ▁with ▁the ▁pri ests ▁at ▁board ing ▁school . ▁He ▁passed ▁through ▁eleven ▁schools ▁altogether . ▁After ▁his ▁final ▁school ▁ex ams ▁and ▁getting ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁things , ▁always ▁on ▁the ▁coast , ▁he ▁began ▁studying ▁econom ics . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - two , ▁he ▁met ▁Eric ▁Tab ar ly ▁in ▁Saint ▁Mal o . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Eric ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁do ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁on ▁board . ▁This ▁opportunity ▁stretch ed ▁into ▁eight ▁years ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁Tab ar ly ’ s ▁mate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 - 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁crew member ▁on ▁the ▁y acht ▁Pen ▁Du ick ▁VI ▁in ▁the ▁Whit b read ▁Round ▁the ▁World ▁Y acht ▁Race . ▁▁ ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁put ▁on ▁their ▁bo ots ▁and ▁water proof s , ▁sw allow ing ▁up ▁the ▁miles ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Pen ▁Du icks . ▁Very ▁quickly , ▁Oliv ier ▁de ▁K ers aus on ▁developed ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁multi h ull s ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁pione er . ▁He ▁was , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁multi h ull ▁of ▁composite ▁material , ▁Rib ou rel , ▁then ▁a ▁trim aran ▁with ▁long ▁float ers