Departure guaranteed from 2 persons | Children accepted from 6 years old in private and 12 years old in shared.
For on-board supplies, count around €30/person/day, with the skipper on the day of embarkation. A €5 association membership fee is payable on site.
Don't forget your sleeping bag! If you'd like to arrive the evening before, Fabienne will be happy to accommodate you on board at no extra charge.
Meeting time is 6 p.m. On a shared cruise, you'll do the shopping with the whole crew.
- Available on :
- Full boat
- Cabin cruise
Your cruise
Cast off for a weekend of two to 5 days in the Pertuis Charentais!
Feel the glide, the serenity, the harmony of the ocean on a luminous, sheltered stretch of water offering magnificent panoramas; but you'll also benefit from the experience of your professional skipper to learn or perfect your skills.
Fabienne is always ready to listen to your wishes and limits, and makes it a point of honor to welcome you with her calm and patient approach.
Your possible stops during this cruise
For 2 or 3-day weekends:
From the old port of La Rochelle, you'll sail aboard a First 35s5, a fast, robust and comfortable vessel, to Fort Boyard and the islands of Aix, Ré and Oléron. Please note that on certain dates, tide times do not allow us to call at the ports of St Martin de Ré or St Denis d'Oléron, so we return to La Rochelle in the evening, but different itineraries are organized each day.
For four- or five-day courses:
We'll then head out of the Pertuis towards Les Sables d'Olonne and St Gilles Croix de Vie, and who knows, if the winds are favorable, we may even reach Ile d'Yeu.
Meeting point:
Boarding is at 9:30 a.m. at the old port of La Rochelle, a 15-minute walk from the station. If you wish, you can sleep on board the night before, and we'll be able to welcome you between 6 and 6:30 p.m. You'll need to confirm your arrival two days beforehand.
Organization and life on board :
The cruise begins with provisioning, which is carried out by the crew on the morning of departure. During the cruise, the whole crew shares out the various tasks on board, shopping, meals, washing up, tidying up, housework.
Points to cover :
At sea, you can learn all about navigation:
→ Safety, steering the ship, trimming the sails, taking part in all maneuvers.
→ During the four- to five-day courses, you'll also cover cartography, tidal calculations, etc.
Your skipper will answer all your questions, indeed Fabienne considers that "It's better to ask a question and risk looking stupid for 5 minutes than not to ask it and remain ignorant all your life".
Disembarkation:
Return to the Port of La Rochelle at 5:00 pm. After tidying up and cleaning the ship, you'll disembark with many extraordinary memories in your head!
Please note that timetables may be subject to change depending on the tides during high tide periods.
The skipper
From the port of La Rochelle, Fabienne embarks with you on a sailing weekend between the islands of Ré and Oléron, or for a six day cruise to Yeu island.
Truly passionate about the sea, this professional skipper will accompany you on an unforgettable sailing course.
Novice or experienced, Fabienne adapts to all to so she provide an excellent time aboard her sailboat.
Everyone has their own learning pace. It's better to ask a question by taking the risk of looking silly for a couple of minutes than not to ask it all and remain ignorant all your life.
View ProfileIf cabins are occupied, the skipper sleeps in the middle
The skipper helps you to cook but everybody is participating
I do not manage supply. Passengers bring it or buy what they need.
- Places of embarkation:Les Minimes Port - La Rochelle
- Boarding time:09h30 / 9.30AM
- Time of landing:17h30 / 5PM
By car, train or carpool to La Rochelle.
Very complete course, great sailing and friendly group
Fabienne is a passionate skier who knows how to pass on and share her knowledge in good spirits.
Very nice cruise on a beautiful sailing area. Everything was great, especially Fabienne who knew how to take us into the world of sailing for all ages, and all over 4 days. Particularly pedagogical (we had 2 children aged 5 and 10 in the crew), we all progressed while enjoying our vacation, all at our own pace.
Very attentive skipper, very pedagogical; with a great deal of experience to benefit from all her advice. Very attentive to the children's rhythms and needs so that they can learn to sail with pleasure. A very big thank you for this stay. We'll always remember it.
Excellent 2-day course with Fabienne, a friend and another teammate aboard the sailboat. After a first night on board, we set off for Oleron, passing around Fort Boyard in calm, sunny weather. Fabienne took advantage of the weather to let us make sail adjustments, set the spinnaker, learn how to plot our course on the charts, check the water level according to the tide... Life on board was very pleasant, with time at the helm, sail adjustments, on the chart table, cooking and team snacks! In short, a top skipper and a top boat!
Fabienne is a passionate skipper, who knows how to alternate between taking the initiative during tricky maneuvers and leaving the crew more autonomous when conditions are calmer. In addition to her knowledge of her boat and sail trimming, Fabienne will be able to answer any questions you may have about the marine world, charts, weather, the other boats around, etc. On board and during stopovers, we spent some very convivial moments at the table and at rest, with the whole team taking part in meal preparation, itinerary planning and moments of relaxation. I highly recommend Fabienne!
We were able to see what we want and discover the navigation on a sailboat.
Fabienne is a very warm person, very educational. She welcomed us very well on her sailboat. Thanks again and see you soon
5 days of training with a team of all levels at the top! Learning to sail as well in practice as in theory (for those who wish it) and all this in a good mood.
Fabienne is one of my most beautiful encounters. Passionate and pedagogical, she takes pleasure in transmitting to everyone what they came for (whatever their level). Thanks again for your good mood! Be careful though, she is unbeatable at the monkey game!
Great, a real training in navigation while spending a pleasant time.
Fabienne explains well, she is patient and always in a good mood.
Great stay in a beautiful area! Interesting for navigation, ports of Oleron and St Martin de Ré very pleasant. Great organization!
Fabienne is passionate and likes to transmit her passion. In a relaxed atmosphere, she is very pedagogical and meets our expectations. Theory and practice are addressed, perfect balance! Takes into account each and everyone. Serene atmosphere for the crew.
The wind is increasing as we approach the bridge of Ré, we have to keep our course, a little adrenaline rush while feeling well surrounded! We pass between 2 pilots, mission successful for the boat and its crew!
3 days of cruising with friends, a great discovery of sailing and navigation. The possibility to follow our own course under the advice and supervision of our skipper Fabienne. I recommend a thousand times!
A human meeting in addition to a very complete teaching. Fabienne left us in autonomy on the maneuvers while being always behind us to deliver us her precious advices. I look forward to going back!
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