Sailing in Cannes

Sailing in Cannes

A day trip aboard a superb sailing ship which takes 11 people costs 90€ per person. The ship leaves from Quai St Pierre in the old port at 10.30am and returns at 6pm. The excursion includes lunch and all drinks - the captain is a former sailing champion, an excellent cook and makes his own bread..

Contact Pierre on 06 09 06 25 71 or Joyce on 06 20 69 27 13.

See interesting website www.rent-follytoo-boat.com

Weekend and week long trips available around the Med.

Sailing in Cannes - Star Clippers

Experience cruising in the Mediterranean on a luxury four masted sailing boat with Star Clippers. For example there is a four day trip from Cannes to Monaco, Calvi and Portofino.

See http://www.starclippers.com/

Sailing lessons in Cannes

On Bijou Plage (beach), beyond Port Canto, is a sailing school called Club Nautique de la Croisette. Here adults and children from the age of six can learn to sail - lessons take place, morning or afternoon, Monday to Friday during July and August; in September it's

afternoons only from Tuesday to Saturday. Each lesson of two and a half hours costs 35€ but if you book five lessons the cost is 121€ (just over 24€ per lesson). There is a one-off licence fee of 47€ for an adult and 24€ for a child.

Hire of various types of boats and private lessons are also possible. See Club Nautique de la Croisette or telephone 04 93 43 09 40.

May the winds be with you!

sailing lessons Cannes

Towards the other end of Bijou Plage is a small sailing school named Mer et Montagne. The entrance is very near the bus stop for Palm Beach Casino. Here Lydie Vielle teaches 6 to 15 year olds in tiny boats called Optimists.

A half day lesson costs 28€ but after the third lesson the charge reduces. A week's course of five half days and a picnic on the Iles des Lérins on the Saturday costs 180€.

For hiring the larger sailing dinghys such as the Moth, the Laser, 420, 470 and the Ponant, Lydie charges from 15€ for half a day.

Tel: 06 81 25 28 53

May the winds be there at all!

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