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Interview: Sailor Sam Goodchild prepares for Vendée Globe round-world solo race

It is like the Everest of offshore sailing says the Briton based in France

Historic racing yacht seeks new captain in France

Built in 1890, the restored English cutter is now on sale in Brittany for €35,000

Cross-Channel sailing boat set to ferry passengers to France

People travelling on the catamaran will also work as its crew

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3D VISIT: Olympic flame sails to France on historic yacht

The sailing ship used to cross the Atlantic carrying rum and cacao seeds from Brazil and was once owned by the Duke of Westminster

PHOTOS: Olympic Flame travels to France on beautiful historic ship

The 127-year-old ship set sail on Saturday with ‘the most important passenger it has ever carried’

Sam Goodchild: the British sailor preparing for his first Vendée Globe

‘The French love crazy sailing adventures, I feel at home here’

Yacht gives holidaymakers green ferry option in France

Sailcoop trialled the sailing yacht passenger ferry between Corsica and the French mainland in 2022 and is returning for a second year

Rouen Armada: Sailing ship festival set to buoy northern French city

The 10-day extravaganza will include more than 40 ships taking part in a special maritime parade

Olympics, carnival, Tour de France: Cultural events in France in 2023

We look at how to get Olympics tickets, the mascot controversy and other events to look forward to

‘Mediaeval’ French boat to sail from Brittany to Scotland

The replica of a tenth-century boat is made of wood and cowhide, and the crew will forego modern luxuries during the voyage

Le Havre and Dunkirk to host 2025 Tall Ships Races

World’s most spectacular sailing event to start from Le Havre amidst a fanfare of nautical festivity

Green news France: 5% return on solar, recycled Route du Rhum boat

Locals invest in solar park with guaranteed returns, sailor used eco-boat to complete Route du Rhum, Toulouse tower on hold

Sailing firm offers greener Channel crossing by catamaran

A British sailor and environment expert is trialling daily crossings for foot passengers and cyclists

‘We sailed to France on a barge and took our time house hunting’

Moving to France on their own boat took the pressure off finding a perfect home for this UK couple

Dans le vent: a French expression you may hear today

Normandy seaside resort Fécamp has been described as ‘dans le vent’, having been selected as a stopover for a prestigious sailing race. What does the expression mean?

Vendée Globe: Sam Davies’ race on hold after crash

The British sailor, who is competing in the round-the-world race, hit an unknown floating object that damaged her boat and caused her non-serious injuries

Vendee Globe: Epic rescue after solo sailor's boat breaks

The French competitor got into difficulties amid five metre high waves off the Cape of Good Hope but a fellow race sailor managed to save him

Briton Sam Davies is sailing in her third Vendée Globe

One woman, one boat, two buckets, seven seas in the solo round-world race dubbed 'the Everest of the seas'

Vendée Globe: Sailors ready for solo round-the-world race

It is known as the Everest of the seas and every winner to date has been French, making it a hugely popular event in the country

Round-the-world sailor thrives on solitude

'Solitude is when you’re in contact with yourself, and that’s a positive thing'

Prestigious French sail race Route du Rhum to begin

This Sunday sees the start of French transatlantic sailing race the Route du Rhum, with one boat to be skippered by experienced sailor and fundraiser Samantha Davies - a Briton who now lives in Brittany.

Hermione set to lure millions to Normandy in 2019

Replica 18th century frigate organises voyage to major Channel ports

Our story: retirement in Brittany

Mark Bennett from the Morbihan department tells us how retirement in Britanny brought lots of pleasure but difficult challenges

12-year-old French boy breaks Channel sailing record

A 12-year-old boy from Brittany has set a new world record to become the youngest person to cross the English Channel in a small children’s dinghy.

Historic barge that once housed Paris's homeless sinks

Owners hope vessel that was fitted out by Le Corbusier in 1929 can be refloated

Sailor Gabart invests in ‘borrow my boat’ start-up

The record-breaking French sailor, François Gabart, who recently completed the fastest solo circumnavigation of the world, has invested in a new boat-hiring startup.

Sporting glory for France in handball and sailing

French women claim handball world title and sailor François Gabart smashes circumnavigation record

French sailors win transatlantic race

Thomas Coville and Jean-Luc Nélias set new mark in Le Havre-to-Salvador de Bahia event

‘Even solo sailing is a team event these days’

French sailor Thomas Coville smashed the record for sailing single-handed across the North Atlantic in July, making the crossing in just four days, 11 hours and 10 minutes.

French sailor departs on solo world record attempt

The international sailor from Charentes, François Gabart, has this weekend set off on a solo circumnavigation of the world, which he hopes will take him under 49 days and 3 hours.

Round-the-world race moves from UK to France

Organisers of 2018 Golden Globe race blame Brexit for switch of venue

Vendée Globe: 28,000 miles in a boat, alone, with no stops and no one to help ... racing

What hardy souls about to take on the challenge think of the solo ocean race

Sailing into the future of freight transport

Transporting freight in sailing ships is in demand with one company in Brittany expanding to add new destinations.

Sailing

Interview: Sailor Sam Goodchild prepares for Vendée Globe round-world solo race

Historic racing yacht seeks new captain in France

Cross-Channel sailing boat set to ferry passengers to France

3D VISIT: Olympic flame sails to France on historic yacht

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