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2025 Retrospective: How to Safely Ride a Wave by OLM

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

A Cool Retrospective

Olivier Consorti, leads the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée.

He personally guides participants through intensive training sessions designed to elevate their skills to an exceptional standard.

No other program in France offers such a deeply immersive, hands-on approach.

In this retrospective video he looks back with us on the courses of 2025 worth sharing.

I appreciate Olivier’s trainings a lot, and that’s why I’ve posted many more videos here on RIBsONLY.com: Training videos in agitated and rough seas.

This video was published on the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée YouTube channel.

How is a rough sea named? Check out my article on this matter: Wind, Waves, Swell: Beaufort vs Douglas Sea Scale.

Rough Sea Training by Olivier Consorti of OLM

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

Challenged by a Rough Sea

Olivier Consorti, leads the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée and provides training sessions out on the sea in Mercury powered RIBCRAFT.

Mastery comes with time and practice and you don’t learn seamanship from a book or in flat waters.

This time Olivier took his trainee from the Vieille lighthouse towards Armen. They traveled via the Sein causeway (France) in very agitated seas.

I highly value Olivier’s training videos.

It should come as no surprise that I’ve posted many more of them here on RIBsONLY.com.

You can enjoy them here and it’s absolutely worth it:: Training videos in agitated and rough seas.

This video was published on the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée YouTube channel.

What is the rough sea? Check out my article on this matter: Wind, Waves, Swell: Beaufort vs Douglas Sea Scale

Tackle 5 BFT Storm Waves with OLM Training

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

5 BFT Stands for 17 to 21 Knots Winds

Olivier Consorti, leads the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée.

He personally guides participants through intensive sessions. These are designed to elevate their skills to an exceptional level.

No other program in France offers such an immersive, practice-driven approach. This 5 BFT video is just one of them.

If you’re interested I wrote an article about the wind and sea conditions: Wind, Waves, Swell: Beaufort vs Douglas Sea Scale

This video was published on the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée YouTube channel.

I appreciate Olivier’s trainings a lot, and that’s why I’ve posted many more videos here on RIBsONLY.com: Training videos in agitated and rough seas.

Riding the Waves of the Raz in a 200 hp V8 RIB

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

Chasing Waves

Olivier Consorti, owner of OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée, leads these training sessions, pushing the limits of mastery of his clients.

This type of hands-on training is unique in France.

Operating RIBs safely and efficiently demands practical technical skills that cannot be learned from books.

It must be carried out in real conditions, at an appropriate location, with proper equipment, and under a qualified instructor.

Weather can shift quickly, and facing higher waves, stronger currents, rougher seas on the return journey than at departure can be highly challenging and stressful.

After all, the skipper holds responsibility for all aboard, safety requirements and for the vessel, and for making crucial decisions in difficult seas.

This video was published on the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée YouTube channel.

Because I appreciate Olivier’s sessions a lot, I’ve posted many more videos here on RIBsONLY.com: Training videos in agitated and rough seas.

Wave Crossing: Curve-speed-wave With Olivier

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

Wave Crossing Training by OLM

Olivier Consorti, owner of OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée, leads these training sessions, pushing the limits of mastery of his clients.

Olivier could have rushed straight into the Raz de Sein (France) like so many others chasing the thrill. Instead, he took a step back.

A thinker by nature, he knew that theory alone wouldn’t keep him steady in a rough sea.

In the calm, open waters of the Glénan islands, he learned the language of waves.

During this wave crossing he also felt how trim changes the boat’s mood. And most of all he discovered what real power means when a V8 answers your hand on the throttle.

This video was published on the OLM Perfectionnement Mer Formée YouTube channel.

If you like these kind of trainings and want to learn more, I’ve posted plenty more videos, mostly rough sea trainings.

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