As always during the Fêtes de Brest visitors can embark on a boat to enjoy the party on the water and share the enthusiasm of the sailors on board. One can choose between traditional sailing boats, among which lobster boats, shellfish boats, ketches, dundées, gabaresâeuros¦ or even the passenger boat.
In addition to parading in the harbor of Brest for a few hours during the day, it is possible to embark for a magical night on a tall ship or to participate in the highlight of the show, the Grand Parade. (Tickets for the Grande Parade have been sold out).
Spend the night on a big sailboat
The tall ships will be moored in the Bassin Région Bretagne (5 e Basin). You will be able to spend a night on board by embarking at 11:45 pm for an evening that will end at 8 am the next morning.
Price : 150 euros
Credit: Jacques Vapillon
Embark on a traditional sailboat during the day
Spend a moment on the water parading in the harbor of Brest during the Fêtes Maritimes. You have the choice between a 1h30 or a 3h navigation. The boarding will take place at the Jean-Bart Gate near the Tanguy Tower.
1 hour and 30 minutes sailing time
- Marie-Georgette marie Georgette : Marie Georgette was built in Roscoff in 1947. This boat was used in the past to transport freight between the mainland and the island of Batz. It was designed to sail, while being very maneuverable and efficient.
- Skeaf VII the Skeaf, formerly Etoile Polaire, is a 30 m ketch built in 1914 at the German shipyard Abeking and Rasmussen. This fine sailor with fine water entries and good walker has a crazy charm with its Honduran mahogany saloon.
Ãeuros from 35 euros
3 hours sailing
- The Bro Warok the Bro Warok is an old lobster boat from Camaret which used to fish lobsters on the coast of Mauritania. Today she sails towards the islands of Southern Brittany and the Gulf of Morbihan.
- Skeaf VII
Ãeuros from 70 euros
Embark on a traditional sailboat in the evening
Enjoy the night parades by embarking on a traditional sailboat to see the party on the water, as close as possible for a duration of 3 hours.
- Amzer Zo amzer Zo was built in 1996 on the plan of the Pauline du Dahouet. Previously, this boat was used for fishing and piloting, but also for coastal navigation and seaweed harvesting. In Breton, its name means "there is time".
- Bro Warok
- Enez Koalen enez Koalen was built in 1989. It is a replica of a lobster boat from Loguivy de la Mer and was designed according to plans by naval architect François Vivier. In the past, this type of boat was used for trap fishing during the summer (hence its name of lobster boat) and was used in the winter to fish for groundfish such as conger eels and rays.
- Ernestine the Ernestine, whose home port is Heikendorf in Germany, is a horned cutter (or sloop) with a steel hull and deck. Today, she sails as a cruising sailboat mainly in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the English Channel and the Atlantic.
- Neire Maove the Neire Maove is a Cotentin schooner that was launched during the 1992 Brest maritime festival. She is the representative of an old family of boats that used to travel to the coasts of England to practice fishing with ropes or drift nets.
Ãeuros from 70 euros
Embark on a passenger boat
From 30 euros, board one of the 5 passenger boats that allow you to participate in the Brest Festival from the sea, alongside the most beautiful boats from around the world. You will be able to sail for 1 hour during the day in the harbor of Brest alongside several other passengers.
From 32 euros, you can embark on a passenger boat to spend a festive evening of 3 hours at sea.
From 48 euros, enjoy a 3-hour evening at sea during the night parades that will punctuate the evenings of the Fêtes Maritimes de Brest.
