Getting here

Where to find the boat, at what time, and how the first evening goes. Good to know: Port-Louis lies across the harbour from Lorient — the meeting point is not in Lorient itself.

Course starts Saturday, 5 pm on board, unless stated otherwise

Course ends Friday, around 3 pm allow plenty of time for your journey home

Exceptions Regatta & offshore times specific to each programme

Port-Louis (across the harbour from Lorient)

Courses departing from Port-Louis — South Brittany

The meeting point is not in Lorient itself but in Port-Louis, across the harbour.
The address: Port de La Pointe, boulevard de la Compagnie des Indes. The boats are usually on pontoon A, also known as the “classiques” pontoon, the 3rd pontoon from the harbour office.
Port-Louis always keeps a berth for us: access to the pontoon, water and electricity.
Free parking at the harbour for the whole length of the course.
From Lorient, allow for the drive around the harbour. By public transport: from Lorient railway station, bus line 11 to the fishing port (port de pêche), then the bateau-bus (passenger ferry) across the harbour to Port-Louis, connecting with the bus.

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Port du Moulin Blanc (Brest)

Courses departing from Brest — Mer d'Iroise

The meeting point is the Port du Moulin Blanc marina, rue Alain Colas, east of the city.
Which pontoon the boat is on can only be confirmed shortly before the course starts.
Easy parking on site, without any particular difficulty.
Starting point for sailing in the Mer d'Iroise: the Goulet de Brest, Camaret, Ushant (Ouessant), Sein.

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The first evening

What happens once you are on board

First we get to know each other, then we draw up the provisions list together and go shopping for the week. You sleep on board from the first evening, alongside the pontoon.

The next morning, on deck at 9 am, we take time for a tour of the boat and the first manoeuvres — leaving the berth, hoisting the sails — before setting off for real, usually at around 10:30 am. The rest of the learning happens at sea.

A detail that matters: bring a soft bag, never a hard suitcase — there is nowhere to stow one on a sailing yacht.

Travelling to Brittany

Train, car, plane

By train — Lorient and Brest are both served by the TGV (high-speed train) from Paris. From Lorient, you still need to get to Port-Louis by public transport (see above); tell us your arrival time and we will sort it out.

By car — parking is possible near both harbours for the length of the course. At Moulin Blanc, parking is no problem at all.

By plane — Lorient Bretagne Sud and Brest Bretagne airports. Our Swiss and German trainees often fly to Nantes or Rennes, which have good train connections onwards.

Not sure about your journey? Write to us — we usually reply within 12 hours.