The festival promises to be beautiful from July 10 to 16 on the quays of the port of Brest. More than 650 boats have already been announced to parade on the occasion of maritime festivals. "There will be many boats of all sizes and all ages," said François Cuillandre, mayor of Brest and president of Brest nautical events, the association organizing these international festivals, on Wednesday.
In the long term, a thousand ships from around the world, from the Polynesian canoe to the largest three-masted vessels, including work boats, classic yachts, state-of-the-art vessels and latest generation racing boats, should to be present. Registration is open until May 31.
Belem and Mir expected in stars
The 108-meter-long Mir and the Libertad , an Argentine Navy school building, are among the boats already listed, as is the flagship of the French maritime heritage, the Belem, or even the Hydrograaf , a transformed Dutch steamship. in a yacht.
The 8th edition of these maritime festivals, which are held every four years in the city of Ponant, should welcome, as in previous years, some 700,000 visitors.
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