Cruising area · European Atlantic coast
Brittany
Off Ouessant and in the Chenal du Four the streams run at several knots, and the tidal range in the Bay of Saint-Malo reaches figures found almost nowhere else in Europe. Get a passage wrong and you are punching the tide or settling onto rock in a drying bay. The typical losses are groundings on a falling tide and hull damage on drying berths.
- Season
- May to September
- Berth
- €€ moderate
- Winter storage
- afloat all year is possible
- Position
- 48° 18,0' N 004° 30,0' W
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Berths, season and winter storage
The season runs from May to September with berths in the middle price band. Ashore storage is common in winter, because the Atlantic depressions come through. Cruising here means tidal atlas and stream tables, not just a plotter picture; in this area that is not a formality.
What this means for your policy
Brittany belongs to the cruising range for the European Atlantic coast. Check whether your policy treats drying out as intended use and whether damage to the underwater hull after rock contact is paid without a special clause.
Cruising range
In the calculator this area belongs to the cruising range: Atlantikküste Europa
