The 3 masted Le Français left Rouen in the early morning
The crew is expecting me at 5am.
It is dark, only 2 degrees and the city of Rouen is calm.
But on the sailboat we are agitated, the departure is approaching.
We cast off, we turn around to find ourselves facing the Flaubert bridge which has risen to let us pass.
Barely leaving Rouen, we warm up with a good coffee in the kitchen of the sailboat.
The opportunity to chat with Colin, one of the sailors.
We are moving at a speed of 8 knots, about 14.5 hm/h.
Raphaël, Pilot of the Seine is on board with Tugdual Jaouen the captain, at the helm
We are heading to Caudebec-en-Caux (Rives-en-Seine) but a stopover is planned at Duclair to get CM2 students, journalists and members of theArmada 2023.
The captain the crew for some instructions before the manoeuvre.
We hurry to board at Duclair.
The captain of Français and Pierre-François Forissier, president of the Tall Sailing School association welcome young people on board.
The children are happy on board like the students of Madame Laporte from CM2 de la Caillouville in Saint-Wandrille-Rançon
The president of the tall sailing school association took the helm of the French with pleasure
If the Français came to Normandy, it is for his mission of education but also for the promotion ofArmada 2023 .
Patrick Herr gives us an appointment in Rouen from June 8 to 18, 2023.
And if during this time we visited this 3 masts.
French a sail area of 2895.60 m2 but it nevertheless uses its engine as on the Seine.
For sleeping several cabins are available.
The aft cabins, on the hull, the 4-person bedroom, or individual cabin.
The large exhibition room around the history of the sailboat and the mission of Commander Charcot who in 1904 left for Antarctica for a scientific expedition aboard a boat which was already called Le Français.
The Sailboat The Frenchman was incorporated in Denmark in 1948. In the 1960s she served as a fishing support vessel. It was then bought back in the UK in 1981 and served as the setting for films like “The Three Musketeers”, “Shackleton”…
From now on, the home port of the 3 masted Le Français is Saint-Malo.
Our journey continues aboard the Français and the Brotonne bridge appears
As we approach Caudebec-en-CauxWe are busy preparing dinner for tonight.
Carrots and mushrooms, it’s a change from the chore of potatoes!
On the Mika deck, Aurélien and the other sailors prepare for docking at Caudebec-en-Caux.
Before resuming its journey to Lorient, the 3-masted Le Français is fast this Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Caudebec-en-Caux.
we invited the Amerigo Vespucci, we do everything for him to come
Thanks to the sailboat crew French for his welcome on board.
You will then become a volunteer during the next Armada from June 8 to 18, 2023 in Rouen log on to Armada.org