Sailing trip Brittany English Channel Brest – Dunkirk
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Sailing trip from Brest to Dunkirk
Along the coasts of France
A sailing trip from Brest to Dunkirk is more than just a journey – it's an adventure between wind, waves and history. From Brest out onto the Atlantic and then into the English Channel, the course runs along the fascinating coasts of northern France, through rough seas, quiet bays and charming harbours full of maritime atmosphere.
The start in Brest still carries the breath of the Atlantic – the salty air, the screeching of gulls, the traces of old seafaring tradition. From there it's northwards into the English Channel, where tides and currents demand the true art of sailing.
The first leg in Brittany is challenging. We continue westwards past Guernsey/Jersey with a likely stop towards Cherbourg, a place with a proud maritime history whose massive harbour fortifications speak of France's close connection with the sea.
Sailing past the Flemish coast, we head for Dunkirk
A trip from Dunkirk to Brest is not just a route on the chart – it is a voyage of discovery through the heart of the French coasts, through wind, salt and freedom.
X-YACHTS IMX 40
is a very fast slender yacht design
LOA: 12.10m, beam 3.80, draught 2.45m, displacement 6.8 t, Volvo Penta 40 HP
Equipment: 3 cabins, 6 berths, mainsail with lazy bag, roller furling jib, genoa, spinnaker pole, anchor, sprayhood, autopilot, log, wind instruments, echo sounder, GPS, Navtex, heating, DSC radio, clock, barometer, radio/CD/USB, refrigerator, charts, binoculars, harbour guides, COLREGS, hand bearing compass, automatic life jackets, life raft, chart plotter, EPIRB, radar transponder, AIS, radar, hand-held searchlight, hand-held VHF, 2 halyard/trimming winches, 2 spinnaker winches, 4 winch handles, sheets and halyards with stoppers, wheel steering and emergency tiller, wide sprayhood, fenders, mooring lines, anchor ball and motor cone, electric anchor winch, bathing ladder, gas bottles, bucket, mop, scrubbing brush, sponge, boat hook, water tank 180 l with gauge, fuel tank 90 l with gauge, BG inspection approved
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