LIVE. Stopover in Sète 2024: follow the departure parade of the tall ships
Stopover in Sète 2024 ends this Monday, April 1 with, from 3 p.m., the grand departure parade of the sailboats which will leave the port before following the coast towards the Corniche then setting sail.
17h25: The fleet begins to disperse. Some of them will return to Sète.
16h50 : The boats pass in front of the theater of the sea
16h30 : the sailboats are gradually heading towards the Théâtre de la Mer and the Corniche district.
16h20 : the sailboats are now grouping together to pass in front of Sète.
16h15 : the last sailboats having left the docks, everything will now take place offshore (here La Grace).
16 h : the movements are on the auction side with the Pandora, the schooner Aran as well as the frigate Shtandart.
15h40 : Belem’s turn to cast off
15h20 : The Santa Maria Manuela is maneuvering to leave the Algiers quay.
All the quays of Sète are crowded with people, like Quai Samary here.
Point at 3 p.m.:
The second wave of release is announced between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. with the Santa Maria Manuela then the Belem. Then the Aran (4:05 p.m.), the Pandora (4:10 p.m.), the Stella Polare (4:15 p.m.), La Grace (4:20 p.m.) and the Shtandart (4:25 p.m.) will leave the docks.
From 2pm, the first boats began to position themselves for the big Escale à Sète parade in front of the town. It was the Morgenster which was the first to cast off.
It was followed a few moments later by the carrack Nao Victoria, the replica of Magellan’s boat.
Then the schooner Pascual Flores also left the Morocco quay.
Finally, the military ship Capricorne also cast off from the Algiers quay.
Finally, the schooner Belle Poule also left to position itself offshore.
It’s the Galeon’s turn to leave the port of Sète.
