Brittany

Situated on the north-western part of France, Brittany is an unexpected and unsual sailing itinerary for your cruising holiday. With its jagged coastline and enormous beaches is suitable for sailing with a charter catamaran or monohull sailing boat discovering Breton culture, scenic islets and pink granite coasts.
Sailing is particularly important for sea-resorts like La Trinité-sur-Mer; Pornichet, Concarneau, Lorient and the îles de Glénan, where a prestigious school is located. A great number of Bretons have become acclaimed sailors, such as: Eric Tabarly, Loïck Peyron, Jean Le Cam, Michel Desjoyeaux, Olivier de Kersauson, Thomas Coville, Vincent Riou and Marc Pajot.

The Route du Rhum, theTransat Québec-Saint-Malo, the Jules Verne Trophy, the Vendee Globe are the main Breton sailing competitions. The Solitaire du Figaro stages often start in Brittany.