Guaranteed departure with a minimum of 2 passengers.
Onboard fund: €20 per person per day to cover: fuel, gas, overnight stays at the port, and meals.
Sheets and bedding not provided (please bring a sleeping bag or your own bedding).
Towels not provided.
Note: For private charters, you can book up to 5 days. Itinerary to be arranged with the skipper.
- Available on :
- Full boat
- Cabin cruise
Your cruise
This 3-day sailing course departing from Saint-Malo takes you sailing along the coast of Mont-Saint-Michel Bay, with possible stops at Chausey, Saint-Cast, or Granville, depending on conditions.
Suitable for beginners to intermediate sailors, this course offers an introduction to coastal sailing in an area characterized by high tidal ranges.
On the agenda: planning your sail based on the tides, learning to read coastal landmarks, and mastering anchoring techniques, particularly when anchoring over a sandbar.
Your possible stops during this cruise
Here is a sample itinerary for your beginner- to intermediate-level sailing course.
The itinerary and schedule are subject to change depending on weather conditions and safety requirements.
Day 1 – Saint-Malo → Chausey.
Welcome the crew at the port of Saint-Malo, safety briefing, and assignment of roles on board.
Preparation for the voyage, starting with an introduction to tides: reading the tide table, estimating arrival times at the anchorage, and planning the route.
Sail to the Chausey Archipelago, taking into account the bay’s currents and the extreme tidal range.
Arrival at Chausey and anchoring exercise: mooring in a buoy box or at anchor. Time to explore the archipelago and overnight at anchor.
Day 2 – Chausey → Saint-Cast.
Departure from Chausey and sailing along the Emerald Coast.
Trainees practice coastal navigation: reading navigational landmarks, identifying buoys and markers, and preparing for maneuvers.
Arrival at the port of Saint-Cast and participation in mooring maneuvers. Overnight stay at the port.
Day 3 – Saint-Cast → Saint-Malo.
Preparation for the return voyage and sailing to Saint-Malo.
Trainees actively participate in steering the boat and performing maneuvers, putting into practice the concepts covered during the course: sailing with the tides, route selection, and managing the entry into port.
Arrival in Saint-Malo, tidying up the boat, and end-of-course debriefing.
Note: For private courses, you can book up to 5 days. The itinerary is to be determined with the skipper.
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Feeling 416 - 12.60 meters
Built and equipped for ocean cruising, this 12.60 m sailboat is a Feeling 416 launched in 1991 by the Kirié shipyard, renowned for the reliability of its units. Solid, seaworthy and comfortable, it is particularly well suited to cruising and sailing courses. After numerous voyages, she continues to sail regularly along the coast of Brittany and the Channel Islands. The boat has three double cabins, two of which are reserved for participants to comfortably accommodate four people on board during the cruise. The third cabin is occupied by the skipper.
The skipper sleeps in a double cabin, the others are available for passengers
The skipper helps you to cook but everybody is participating
I manage the supply before departure ot passengers can do it, they choose.
- Places of embarkation:Saint-Malo Port
- Boarding time:08H00 / 08:00PM
- Time of landing:17H00 / 05:00PM
By train:
Saint-Malo is directly accessible by train from Paris via Rennes.
From the Saint-Malo train station, the port and marinas are just a few minutes away by taxi or bus.
By car:
Saint-Malo is accessible by car from Rennes (about 1 hour) via the N137.
Several parking lots are available near the port.
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