Training in sailing manoeuvres in the Mer d'Iroise

Your cruise

Join Camille, a professional skipper, for a training course in harbor maneuvers and sailing in the Mer d'Iroise. This course is accessible to all levels.
The ideal course if you're dreaming of leaving or arriving in port with peace of mind, or if you'd like to learn how to sail automatically.

Please note: This training course in sailing maneuvers does not lead to a diploma. However, it is in line with the Swiss and French offshore sailing licenses. As such, it gives you the opportunity to accumulate nautical miles in your logbook and cover the skills needed to validate your certificate of competence, if you have one.

Camille's 2025 program:
- From/04/5 to/04/7/25 | 3 days - Port maneuvering course
- From 04/13 to 04/18/25 | 6 days - Skipper training course
- From 04/20 to 04/25/25 | 6 days - Coastal cruising course in the Mer d'Iroise
- From 05/08 to 05/11/25 | 4 days - 4-day cruising course in the Mer d'Iroise
- From 05/29 to 06/07/25 | 10 days - Offshore course Cornouaille or Scilly Islands
- 06/15 to 06/20/25 | 6 days - Maneuvering course
- From 06/22 to 06/25/25 | 6 days - 100% women's sailing course in Brittany
- 06/20 to 07/10/25 | 12 days - Offshore training Bretagne-Scilly-Irlande
- From 07/13 to 07/16/25 | 4 days - 4-day cruising course in the Mer d'Iroise
- From 07/20 to 07/25/25 | 6 days - Coastal cruising course in Mer d'Iroise
- From 12/08 to 15/08/25 | 4 days - 4-day cruising course in the Mer d'Iroise
- From 08/17 to 08/22/25 | 6 days - Coastal cruising course in the Mer d'Iroise
- From 08/24 to 08/28/25 | 5 days - 100% feminine sailing course in Brittany
- From 1/09 to 6/09/25 | 6 days - Skipper training course
Find what you're looking for and hoist the sails!

Your possible stops during this cruise

note: The itinerary will depend on weather conditions, your wishes and those of your skipper. In addition, sanitary constraints will be taken into account during your stay.

Let yourself be carried away by the wind as you learn to maneuver in port and under sail in the Mer d'Iroise,
Here are the maritime skills covered:
- Observe your environment, tides, weather and predict their evolution.
- Make the link between the landscape and the map, and know how to position yourself.
- Discover and recognize a few species of marine flora and fauna.
The following technical skills will be used:
-Get to grips with the engine, and take part in departure and arrival maneuvers at each station (including at the helm)
- Refine sensory cues corresponding to different points of sail.
- Adjust trajectory to sail trim and set sails according to course.
- Maneuver at each station in coordination with the rest of the crew.
- Perform sail changes, reefing, sailing and spinnaker maneuvers.
- Perform routine safety maneuvers: VHF call, man overboard.
Develop your sense of seamanship:
- Feel at ease with marine vocabulary.
- Communicate your intentions to the rest of the crew during maneuvers.
- Ensure individual and collective well-being.

Cast off from Brest, Brittany, and sail through the rich biodiversity of the Iroise Sea, between the islands of Sein, Molène and Ouessant. All this while respecting four fundamental values: Marine Citizenship; Solidarity; Listening; Exploration.
So, with Camille's help, learn the fundamental maneuvers of a good navigator at sea!

For your information: The aim of this course is to focus on short coastal distances in order to improve your sailing and harbor maneuvers.
following this course, you'll be able to set sail and arrive at the pontoon or on a catway, whatever the wind! You'll sail as part of a crew, and feel at ease in all points of sail. You'll experiment with all kinds of maneuvers and leave with routines for managing safety.
Reminder: This training course in sailing maneuvers does not lead to a diploma. However, it is in line with the Swiss and French offshore sailing licenses. It gives you the opportunity to add nautical miles to your logbook, and to learn the skills needed to validate your certificate of competence, if you have one.