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Centre d'entrainement Course au Large Douarnenez

Place: Douarnenez (29-FRA)

Based in Douarnenez, L'Ecole du Large offers offshore sailing trainings through regular classes to Classe mini skippers throughout the year, as well as thematic (protos, series) offshore trainings of 2 to 5 days. Check the website to know more.

 

Organization

 

Requirements for access: 

  • Being highly motivated to improve in offshore sailing
  • Accessible to all types of mini

 

 

Logistics

 

Boat storage facilities: The boats can have a berth in Treboul harbour from September to April 

Crane service: the cranes are managed by the marina - appointment to be made directly with the port 

 

Address & Contact

 

Address: Ecole du Large - Quai de l'Yser 29100 Douarnenez

Contact: Kévin Bloch - +336.58.88.93.36

kevindzcourses@gmail.com / contact@ecoledularge.bzh

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Website

Pôle Mini 6,50 YCCA

Place: Le Crouesty (56-FRA)

 

Organization

Number of spots: 10

Requirements for access: being member of the club / having a siling licing at the club / present a races' schedule

Cost and services details: €300/year - Access to the club (briefing / debreifing), traineur with a rib - Formations and technical tutos (weather, electronics, performances, rigging, qualification formalities, rules, routages,tactiques, boat and rig's maintenance, ….)

 

Training

 

Traning season: all year

Training frequency/Nb of days per year: every fortnight except in the season and during races

Trainer: Hugo Lauras

Programm dedicated for protos/production boats: programm according to skippers' requests

 

Logistics

 

Boat sorage facilities: on land in the Crouesty harbour / Mini 6,50' area /Personal trailer

Crane service: free access

Equipment storage: GARAGE  / YCCA LOCAL

Contact: Yacht Club du Crouesty -Arzon - +33 297 53 78 07

Miscellaneous: the YCCA mini pole is integrated into the life of the club which is affiliated to the FFVoile. Members of the pole benefit from the service agreements and prices offered by the club's partners, local autorities and from the support of infrastructures and volunteers. The bay of Quiberon and its environment favorable permits the Mini 6,50 to sail in the besta sea and weather conditions.

Centre entraînement Les Sables Vendée Course au Large

Place: Les Sables d'Olonne (85-FRA)

Organization 

Number of spots: nc

Requirements for access: Have a sailing license at Les Sables d'Olonne Vendée Course au Large club + be a member of the association + Have a boat based in Les Sables + Have a defined Mini racing program

Costs and services details: Berth in Port Olona at the rate of 1 418,25€/year in 2024 - mandatory booking before April 30, 204. Annual membership of the association: 200€. Package 10 training sessions + weather forecast training & briefing: 500€

 

Training

Training season: From February to August

Training frequency / Nb of days per year: 10 training sessions before races + possibility of additionnal courses

Coach: Charlie Thirode

Programme dedicated for proto/production boats: No dedicated programme

Theoretical classes: yes

Logistics

 

Boat storage facilities: afloat or on land (in hall 4 of the Village Nautique for 100€/month)

Crane service: Contact Port Olona office

Equipment storage: Yes in a shared container

Technical hall: Yes

Languages spoken: nc

 

Location and contact details 

 

Address: CF métiers de la mer - Allée du frère Maximin 85100 Les Sables d'Olonne - sablesvendee.courseaularge@gmail.com - +337 69 10 81 14
Charlie Thirode: charliethirode@icloud.fr - +337 67 40 54 27

 

e-mail :
LSOVCL website
Download : [pdf] Mini skipper contract (242,70 ko)

Centre d'Entrainement Mini Roscoff

Place: Roscoff (29-FRA)

Organization

 

Number of spots: 15

Requirements for access: Have a Mini project and a races programme + Be FFVoile member. 

Costs and services details: Pontoon/catway mooring at Bloscon port at public price - 25%. Water/electricity
Training 300€/day + rib fuel shared between the skippers present at training.

Training

 

Training season: From the beginning of October to the end of February.

Training frequency / Nb of days per year: 8 week-ends (2 days) + 2 4-day trainings i.e 24 training sessions.

Coach: Damien Cloarec

Programme dedicated for proto/production boats: No dedicated programme for proto/production boats. 

Theoretical classes: Yes

Logistics

 

Boat storage facilities:

Crane service: one free crane service per month. 

Equipment storage: Yes (container VBM)

Technical hall: Yes if needed (VBM)

Languages spoken: Training in French but English spoken skippers welcomed

 

Location and contact details

 

Address: Port de Bloscon 29680 Roscoff

Contact: Jacques Le Guern - +33(0)6 80 56 84 65

Various information 

 

The Pôle Mini Roscoff is supported by Voile Baie de Morlaix Association. The coordination Skippers/Voile Baie de Morlaix/CCIMBO is ensured by a VBM referent.
Created last year with 4 regular skippers, there have been already 6 skippers at the start at the season and will be growing with the arrival of 2 new boats in mid-November and 5 more skippers in early January.

The training conditions in the magnificient and demanding Bay of Morlaix and under the leadership of Damien Cloarec are a guarantee of rapid development.

On the training program: weather forecast, seamanship, electricity / electronics, performance analysis, preparation of road books for the season's races.

e-mail :
Voile Baie de Morlaix

Centre Excellence Voile La Rochelle

Place: La Rochelle (17-FRA)

Organization

Number of spots: 25

Requirements for access: Selection based on application (dossier), performance project = competitive boat + diligent skipper, team spirit 

Costs and services details: Coaching navigations, manoeuvres, boat tuning, sails development, strategy. debrieifng with video analysis. Brieifing before costal or offshore + experience sharing with the group. Track debriefing with Ocean Tracking beacons (end of 2023).
Preparation of navigation,roadbook and race routings.
1 physical preparation coaching per week. 

1623€TTC per skipper // Acceptanceof the file gives access to the sea commission of La Rochelle Marina, i.e 50% of the public price. 

Trainings

Training season: From January to December

Training frequency / Nb of days per year: Thursday to Sunday, twice a month from January to March and September to October // Specific programme according to the races of the season between March and August. More than 50 days/year. 

Coaches: François Husson (Olympic experience) / Etienne Saiz (offshore racing caoch + Olympic experience) + external speakers depending on the course topics covered. 

Programme dedicated for proto/production boats: Protos and production boats

Theoretical classes: Creation of Mini project (legal and financial), sleep management (specilist doctor), nutrition, physical training, mast climbing in solitary, rigging, stratification, meteo and strategy lessons...

Logistics 

Boat storage facilities: afloat and on land

Crane service: Self service crane (authorization to validate, training duration: 1/2 day, price 60€, validity 5 years)

Equipment storage: 2 secure containers availabe (included)

Technical hall: No

Languages spoken: French and English

Location and contact details

Address: la Rochelle - port des Minimes

Contact(s): polemini6.50larochelle@gmail.com - Julien Pulvé : +336 61 33 64 48
Facebook page Pôle Mini 6.50 La Rochelle 

Various information 

Access to the premises of the Pôle France Voile La Rochelle : meeting rooms, fitness room, on-site doctor, high level access.

e-mail :

Pôle Mini Ouistreham

Place: Ouistreham (14-FRA)

Organization

Number of spots: 12

Requirements for access: Be a member of the Société des Régates de Caen-Ouistreham + Signature of a contract with a project and a race programme + Be a FFVoile member

Costs and services details: Association membership : 100€ / Berth and training : 900€

Trainings

Training season: From Fébruary to October

Training frequency / Nb of days per year: 12 days + Offshore trainings

Coaches: Roland Ventura

Programme dedicated for proto/production boats: No dedicated programme for proto/production boats

Theoretical classes: Yes

Logistics 

Boat storage facilities: 

Crane service: available nearby 

Equipment storage: Yes

Technical hall: Yes

Languages spoken: French, English, Italian

Location and contact details

Address: Quai Eric Tabarly 14150 Ouistreham

Contact(s): Guy Beaudouin +336 76 15 17 89

Website

Various information 

The Pôle Mini de Ouistreham is the only training center located in the English Channel, it is the closest from Paris and offers ttraining crossing the Channel and near the English coasts. 

La Turballe Course au Large

Place: La Turballe (44-FRA)

Organization

Number of spots: 23

Requirements for access: Having a serious project and a Mini Transat goal. Willing to participate in training sessions and in the association's life.

Costs and services details: Annual membership for Mini 6.50 skipper (training, routing, membership for La Turballe Course au large (LTCL), membership for Société des régates de la Turballe (SRT)) : 1352€

Trainings

Training season: From Septmeber to April

Training frequency / Nb of days per year: 1 WE out of 2 + 2 boat camps of 4 days

Coaches: Quentin Droneau

Programme dedicated for proto/production boats: Proto and production boat

Theoretical classes: Meteorology, strategy and routing, tactics, sleep management, electronics, composite, rigging, sailmaking, medicine

 

Logistics 

Boat storage facilities: shipyard (rolling cradle or trailer)

Crane service: Self service crane 7/7 24h

Equipment storage: Yes for temporary storage

Technical hall: yes

Languages spoken: French and English

 

Location and contact details

Address: La Turballe Course au Large - Port de Plaisance - 44420 La Turballe

Contact(s): Agalé Ribon (President) +336 41 67 53 08 / courseaularge.laturballe@gmail.com

Website

 

 Various information 

This training center is an association administered and managed by its members  to whom we ask for an implication (responsibility within the board or one-shot missions, type maintenance of the semi-rigid or communication). 

Everyone's skills, experience and know-how are shared. The fisrt objective is to create a united group capable of progressing together. Training takes place on weekends with occasional 4-5 day boatcamps. 

La Turballe Course au Large is an affiliated entity of FFVoile. 
The center has forged strong links with the harbour of La Turballe, allowing skippers to have good infrastructure. We have technical partnerships with ships, riggers/sailors, welders, NKE/B&G engineers and sailmakers. 

e-mail :
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Centre d'entrainement Mini 6.50 de Concarneau

Place: Concarneau (FRA)

Organization

Number of spots: 15

Requirements for access: Minimum 1000NM in races per year including at least one 500NM race + Being 100% autonomous + Attendance at trainings

Costs and services details: 1000€ per year

Trainings

Training season: January to April

Training frequency / Nb of days per year: 1 day/weekend + 2 6-day clinics in March and April

Coaches: François Jambou

Programme dedicated for proto/production boats: Production boats - Open to prototypes if more 3 boats

Theoretical classes: Yes

Logistics 

Boat storage facilities: Berth included. Yard/Land storage not included (Port la Forêt or Concarneau 100€/month)

Crane service: 60€ each handling

Equipment storage: Possible (40€/month)

Technical hall: No

Languages spoken: Training sessions in French but open to English speakers

Location and contact details

Address: Concarneau harbour

Contact(s): poleminiconcarneau@gmail.com

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Base Mini Barcelona - FNOB

Place: Barcelona (ESP)

Organization

Number of spots: 16

Requirements for access: Partipation to 1 race per year minimum + 70% attendance at trainings + Boat with equipment for C-level races minimum

Costs and services details: membership - 250€/year + 100€/month for boat cradle spot (taxes not included)

Trainings

Training season: September to March

Training frequency / Nb of days per year: 2 weekends per month

Coaches: Anna Corbella, Oriol Pujol, others

Programme dedicated for proto/production boats: Production boats & prototypes

Theoretical training: Yes

Logistics 

Boat storage facilities: Land-storage (cradle) included, in the water for 7€/day

Crane service: Private crane available to members

Equipment storage: container (1 to share)

Technical hall: Yes

Languages spoken: Spanish, Catalan

Location and contact details

Address: Moll de levant 1, 08039 Barcelona

Contact(s): Anne Corbella / Oriol Pujol 
info@fnob.org
+34 935 57 97 00
www.fnob.org/base-mini-barcelona
www.instagram.com/fnob

e-mail :
Website Base Mini Barcelona FNOB