(FILES) Secretary of the "Save Askoy II" organisation, Piet Wittevrongel poses for a photograph on Belgian singer's Jacques Brel, former sailing boat in Zeebruges, on July 27, 2023. She crossed two oceans with Jacques Brel half a century ago to reach the Marquesas Islands. Maddly Bamy, the singer's companion at the end of his life, is taking a trip back in time to celebrate the christening of the completely refurbished Askoy II. On May 4, 2024, Maddly Bamy is expected in the port of Zeebrugge, in Belgium, alongside Piet and Gustaaf Wittevrongel, the two Flemish brothers behind the launch. "It's an extraordinary dream that they've finally realised," she admiringly tells AFP. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP)