Last spring, a septuagenarian unlike any other gave us a tour of the ongoing construction site in the Villa Méditerranée. With a kind word, a joke, or a handshake, Henri Cosquer, jovial, greets the people working in 2 x 8-hour shifts to finish on time.
The Legacy of a Pioneer: His Name in History
What’s it like to leave your inventor’s name in History?
I’m happy, especially for my parents. They didn’t have an easy life. They were Bretons, from Finistère. During the war, my father was in the Navy in Toulon. He experienced the scuttling of the French fleet. I was born in Martigues, the last of the siblings. School was difficult for me, although it was essential to obtain a diploma. I wanted to be a sailing instructor. I went to Les Glénans. In my life, I delivered several sailboats to the Caribbean. During one of these transatlantic trips, I even dismasted. I have always dived. I became an instructor, then an independent diver on submerged construction sites. Then, I bought the Cassis diving center and trained many divers and instructors.
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