Vanikoro’s mysterious skeleton (2)
We mentioned earlier the surprising discovery of a skeleton admirably preserved more than 200 years after the sinking of La Boussole in the Vanikoro fault. The objects found in the vicinity are …
Vanikoro’s mysterious skeleton (1)
It is now twenty years since teams discovered a skeleton in its entirety off the coast of Papua New Guinea. A series of articles published over the coming months will enable you …
In the deep of the Mount La Pérouse
A French island located more than 9,000 km from the mainland holds a treasure submerged in the clear waters of the Indian Ocean. Off the coast of Reunion Island, nearly 96 miles …
To our Honorary President, Marie-Christine Pestel
At the request of Doctor Amalric, founder of the association, Marie-Christine Pestel, mother of our dear president Jean-Marie, had joined the association as a descendant of Jean-François Lapérouse.The president, her son, wanted …
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Membership Renewal 2023
As we have done every year for the past 40 years, we ask you to support ALAF. To make known Lapérouse and its values is very important in our current world. Dues …
News about ALAF on Facebook
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A message from Florian Chavagnac
I am pleased to write to you from American Samoa, on the main island of Tutuila (Manoua for La Pérouse) where I am currently on a stopover for a few days, and …
Polynesian Navigators
Raymond A. Duranton, a member of ALAF, has kindly allowed us to publish his article which appeared in note #23 of the CEIPP Domain. We would like to thank him on behalf …
The Navy has made an irreparable loss
One cannot speak of Lapérouse without mentioning his teenage friend Jean-Baptiste Mengaud de la Hage (1741-1780). His parents lived in Toulouse and it is not clear why he attended high school in …
In the wake of Lapérouse -2
Continuation of the sailing trip in the wake of Lapérouse by Hubert Furco Ce Mardi 21 juin , Hubert Furco, membre de l’ALAF, a largué les amarres sur sa splendide Goélette, « …
