A life against the wind
Dominique Vallée is a high-level international athlete and member of the Canadian sailing team. She has been windsurfing since the age of six. She holds one of the few black sailing and level III coaching diplomas, a distinction that gives her a reputation in the sailing world. She is the director and chief instructor of the Club Multivoile 4 saisons sailing school in Trois-Rivières. She is also the owner of DO SPORT, a company that specializes in courses and the manufacturing of stand up paddle boards.
In this book, *Une vie à contre vent*, Dominique Vallée shares her travels, encounters, struggles, and above all, her determination to live in complete freedom. At age 16, her choice of studies forced her to leave the family nest, and she gradually realized that the future she had set out for herself might not be the right one for her. Gradually, she embarks on an intense athletic and personal journey—one far removed from a traditional lifestyle. The author, who is pursuing her studies in kinesiology at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, recounts her life story—from childhood to the present day—a journey marked by...
