Leg 3/2026
28 April – 5 May Tidal Training in Bretagne: Brest/France along the south coast of Bretagne.
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Challenge yourself with one of the highest tidal ranges in the world and currents that can outperform the yacht.
We will sail past the “Cape Horn of Europe” according to author Wilfried Krusekopf, see article in YACHT.
Warning sign in Bretagne for pedestrians. Better to be at sea during these times!
You will get excellent practical tidal sail training, e.g. after having taken part in the RYA Yachtmaster Theory Course. But it’s more than tidal sail training: it’s a gourmet-leg just as well! Sailing in Bretagne, you just can’t avoid mixing one of the most challenging sailing areas in Europe with the reward of the best authentic restaurants of Brittany!
Radar training in Bretagne
Some of the books and charts we use to find the best way to the best restaurants!
Many of the restaurants, I have actually been to already when passing this thrilling coast in previous years. Others, I can only look forward to experience with my new guests for this leg!
This is where Commissaire Dupin is solving a murder case in the German TV-series in Concarneau.
We will use the secret anchorages of Brittany, using the IMRAY book with the same title and have ample time for this coast alone. Since the coast can be rough, spending time in the villages or in restaurants is the second aim of this leg, continuing only in good weather.
Sometimes it’s a long way down to the dinghy after a short walk ashore. Important to have a long enough painter!
(If you wish to buy books at bookharbour.com, please don’t forget to use the discount code rs-BHAPGG10.)
Enjoy the below photos and picture yourself in a mix of French atmosphere and fantastic learning surrounding onboard a beautiful Hallberg-Rassy 46!
Price: EUR 2,637 per person including all food consumed onboard, harbour fees, diesel etc. Restaurants come extra, where we share the cost.
Granville: Sometimes it’s a steep upward slope to get ashore. Grocery shopping needs to be done according to the tides!
Cidre is the typical drink in a Creperie in Bretagne.
Not all seafood you can find in France should be eaten…