The man overseeing this sea change is Michel Bonnefous, a school chum of Bertarelli's who still climbs mountains with the billionaire and skims across Lake Geneva on his powerful 12-meter catamaran ("It's a mountain of sail, " he says, with a touch of awe).

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The man overseeing this sea change is Michel Bonnefous, a school chum of Bertarelli's who still climbs mountains with the billionaire and skims across Lake Geneva on his powerful 40-foot catamaran ("It's a mountain of sail, " he says, with a touch of awe).

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If Mr Blair thinks that people are being too censorious about his new chum, a few minutes spent on Mr Desmond's main website might change his mind.

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