His ballpoint pen allowed us to
write faster and Marcel Bich
liked his boats speedy too
STORY GÉRALD GUÉTAT
PHOTOS HENRI THIBAULT
BARON BICH’S
HAPPY HOLIDAY
Laurence II’s original engine was a BPM V6 Atlantic of more than 250hp, but it was replaced at the beginning of the 1960s by
a 4-cylinder BPM engine. Today, a Mercruiser V8 gives the boat both enough power and reliability for family runs in safety