French Regattas

[Judders]

In planning next years programme, it occurred to me that now we have a French boat, it might be nice to go and do a French regatta next year but I know two tenths of bugger all about them apart from the Classic circuit.

A quick Google has revealed very little (just lots of people trying to sell me a boat) so I wondered if any forumites had any experience of the French equivelents of Ramsgate Week, Torbay Week or Dartmouth?

 

[LouisBrowne]

You do not say whether you boat is in the Med or in northern France or what you sail but here are some suggestions:

Northern France

Spi Ouest-France (at Easter in La Trinite sur Mer, Morbihan

Grand Prix de l'Ecole Navale (June in Brest: one design classes only)

Normandy Sailing Week (June in Le Havre)

In southern France:

Primo Cup (February in Monaco, one design classes only)

Massilia Cup (Marseille April)

SNIM (Marseille April).

If you're in the north, Spi Ouest is a superb event, an absolute must; if you're in the Med Marseille is a wonderful venue and the sailing area is splendid.

I would say that in French events the focus is more in the sailing than on the social side of things.

 

[DownWest]

If you really rush, the La Rochelle/Bahia is leaving today. 6.5m mini-transat. Need to have the right sort of boat tho. ) Start is 17.17 local time.

 

[Neil_Y]

What type of boat? the Costarmoricaine Raid was great.
Great food, Dinner and breakfast included, lots of wine/cidre and great sailing, support and organisation.