Before the Vendée Globe, students from Châteaubriant ride on a longship

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Before the start of the Vendée Globethe association Longship of Vendée received 40 students from the Wood'up school Chateaubriant (Loire-Atlantique), Wednesday November 6, 2024, in Sables-d'Olonne (Vendée).

Young people who took the opportunity to discover the start village of the Vendée Globethey who had received one of the skippers of this 2024 edition: Arnaud Boissières.

Châteaubriant: they board the Drakkar de Vendée

The young students, who are preparing for CAP carpenter manufacturer or the Professional baccalaureate wood constructor technicianboarded the Longship of Vendéewhich they had already had the opportunity to discover in 2023 thanks to practical work on the construction site.

“This visit is part of the rapprochement between their learning within the school and the reality of production. It is also an opportunity to raise awareness about the application of woodworking professions in the maritime environment »explain Céline Meslif, director de Wood’up.

TotalEnergiesinasmuch as patron of the project, facilitated the organization of this day for the Wood'up students.

Production schools welcome young people aged 15 to 18 upon entry into training, without any particular qualification. They follow the pedagogy of “do to learn”that is to say they spend 24 hours a day in the workshop creating real parts for real customers.

“Transmitting techniques”

Tim Hervouet is a second year CAP student. ” I am impressed by the result. Visiting the Drakkar allows you to discover concrete applications of our know-how. »

For the Drakkar de Vendée association, welcoming young audiences is an essential area of ​​development. Philippe Renaudet is its president. “Transmitting techniquesmaking the link between maritime heritage and the territory, introducing young people to navigation: everything goes hand in hand with the Drakkar de Vendée project. »

THE 40 young people then took the road to Châteaubriant, determined to closely follow the future of the Drakkar and sail aboard her next time.

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