Les Grandes Voiles du Havre, the great French gathering of tall ships

Visits to discover some of the world's largest sailing ships

Les Grandes Voiles du Havre is the only gathering of Tall Ships in France in 2017, which will meet in the port city at the arrival of the RDV2017 Tall Ships Regatta, organised by Sail Training International. Alongside the Le Havre heritage sailing ship, Marie-Fernand, will be present around thirty tall ships having participé? in the race (one or more regattas), other sailing ships that took part a few weeks earlier in the Tall Ships Races in the Baltic Sea such as Kruzenshtern or Morgenster, as well as guest ships such as the multi-mission frigate Aquitaine (French Navy ship), the Pen Duick fleet, or sailing ships from the traditional Normandy fleet.

Between 11 and 114 metres in length and coming from 12 countries including Brazil and Russia, these ships, built between 1894 and 204, will form an exceptional fleet.

Visitors will be able to visit, free of charge and without reservation, the deck of the largest ships (15 sailing ships accessible to the public: the Class A and Blue Clipper and Etoile sailing ships) as well as the multi-mission frigate Aquitaine (partial visit of the ship).

The ships will be moored in the Paul Vatine and Eure basins, in the heart of the Docks where, just a few decades ago, café? and cotton were unloaded.

Les Grandes Voiles du Havre will close with a large parade in front of the beach of Le Havre, Sunday, September 3, between 8:30 and 11:30 am.

Some remarkable sailboats

Name	Country of origin	Rigging	Size	Construction date	Construction country	Features
Kruzenshtern	Russia	Four-masted boat	114,50 m	1926	Germany	The flagship of the mainsail fleet
Mir	Russia	Square three-masted ship	108 m	1987	Poland	The St Petersburg Sea Sprinter
Sagres	Portugal	Three-mast boat	90 m	1937	Germany	The emblem of the Portuguese Navy
Cisne Branco	Brazil	Square three-masted ship	88 m	1999	The Netherlands	The Brazilian Navy Swan
Shabab Oman II	Sultanate of Oman	Square three-masted ship	86 m	2014	The Netherlands	The new Middle East Tall Ship
Santa Maria Manuela	Portugal	Four-masted schooner	68 m	1937	Portugal	The historic codfisherman
Gulden Leeuw	The Netherlands	Three-mast schooner	70 m	1937	Denmark	The sumptuous art deco schooner
Alexander Von Humboldt II	Germany	Three-mast boat	62 m	2011	Germany	The emerald sailboat
Belem	France	Three-mast boat	58 m	1896	Chantenay sur Loire	The oldest European three-masted ship still sailing
Royal Helena	Bulgaria	Three-mast schooner	52 m	2009	Germany	The three-masted ship from the Black Sea
Oosterschelde	The Netherlands	Three-mast schooner	47 m	1918	The Netherlands	The centenary that has crisscrossed the world's seas
Morgenster	The Netherlands	Brick	48 m	1919, relaunched in 2008	The Netherlands	The old fishing sailboat of 1919
Blue Clipper	England	Three-mast schooner	43 m	1991	Norway	The elegant English three-masted ship
Star	France	Topsail schooner	37 m	1932	Fécamp	The navy school sailboat
Shtandart	Russia	Square three-masted ship	32 m	1999	Saint Petersburg	The replica of Peter the Great's frigate
Nice Breeze	England	Pilot cutter	22 m	1913	Le Havre	The return to the harbour of a mythical sailboat
Marie-Fernand	Le Havre	Pilot cutter	15 m	1894	Le Havre	Le Havre's heritage sailboat

Different navigation formats during the Main Sails of Le Havre

It will be possible to embark on board several yachts from the traditional Normandy fleet (from 21 to 27 metres), such as Atyla 31 m). Granvillaise, Charles-Marie, Michel & Patrick and Neire Maôve will be offering outings in the Seine estuary.

From 31 August to 2 September (departure at 10.30 am, 2 pm and 4.45 pm, two hours at sea) Atyla. Bil and : 45 euro (adult), 35 euro- (under 18 years old).

Traditional Normandy fleet. Bil and : 33 euros (adult), 22 euro- (under 18 years old). On sale at the Tourist Office.