Two legendary boats are expected in Cherbourg on June 18 and 19

THE Mariquita and the Moonbean IV, two magnificent sailboatswitnesses of thenaval architecture art and challenges faced in beginning of the 20th^e centuryare waiting in stopover in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (Manche) this Tuesday June 18 and Wednesday June 19, 2024.

Establish an initial reference time

“There are moments, in all sports And areas of creationwhere the circumstancesTHE investments and the abilities combine to allow theexceptional to flourish and where an icon was born. »

This is how the story told by the crew who takes care of a legend of the seas passed under French pavilion in 2020THE Mariquita.

This racing yacht has just participated in the Richard Mille Cup, between Falmouth, Dartmouth, Cowes and Le Havre, where it ended on Saturday June 15. Among his competitorsTHE Moonbean and the Moonbean IV.

The latter will therefore be in his company in Cherbourg, these June 18 and 19. ” A appointment who is not missed! », invites the City before giving more details on this visit.

“The boats will arrive from Le Havre and establish the first reference time on a Le Havre-Cherbourg record course, designed in partnership with the Cotentin urban community, before reaching Brest,” it is explained in a press release sent on Friday .

“We are delighted and honored by this exceptional stopover which expresses the dynamism of the pleasure and boating in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin,” adds Muriel Jozeau-Marigné, deputy mayor at marinas, water sports and boating.

The swing bridge crossed Tuesday evening

The two classic sailboats must arrive in the harbor of Cherbourg, by the Eastaround 5 p.m. this Tuesday, is it developed.

Everyone will be able to follow their journey up the channel around 6 p.m. to cross the swing bridge at 6:20 p.m. before docking at the Alexandre-III quay. They will be admired on June 19 before leaving the Commerce basin around 7:10 p.m. Once past the swing bridge, nearly an hour of maneuvering will be necessary to set sail and exit into the harbor.

Two “masterpieces”

Mariquita And Moonbean IV are racing yachts built At beginning of the 20th^e centuryin 1911 And 1914. They have the same architect and builder, the Scotsman William Fife.

Exceptional boats, “masterpieces of the history of yachting”he also said to himself in the specialized pressthese slender boats, all made of wood and sail, glide across the water with unparalleled elegance.

THE Mariquita29 meters long, 5 wide and up to 1,000 square meters of sails, and the Moonbean IV35 meters long, 5 wide, and up to 900 m² of sails, both have Brest for homeport.

They will be in training mode and regatta all summer. THE weekend of the July 6 and 7they will thus be Maritime Festivals of Aber Wrac’h.

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