Saint Malo and River Rance  July / August 2013

For the 2013 season Compagnie Corsiare replaced CORSAIRE DES ILES and CORSAIRE DE EMERAUDE with two larger vessels - CORSAIRE DES ILES II and CORSAIRE DE ST MALO.

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CORSAIRE DES ILES II       Passengers 157   Length 23m  Speed 19 knots.

Vessel used mainly on the longer voyages - Chausey, St. Cast

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CORSAIRE DES ILES II

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CORSAIRE DE ST. MALO     Passengers  245   Length 23m  Speed 12 knots.

Vessel used mainly on excursions locally in Saint Malo Roads and round the Islands.

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CORSAIRE DE ST. MALO

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CORSAIRE DE DINAN arrives back at the slip in Saint Malo from Dinan.

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CORSAIRE DE DINAN enters the Ecluse du Livet giving her access to the canal up to Dinan.

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           … and it’s a tight fit!

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P’TIT CORSAIRE departing Saint Malo for Dinard.

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CORSAIRE DE BRETAGNE comes alongside the Saint Malo from Dinard in blustery conditions.

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CORSAIRE DE EMERAUDE now out of service, and laid-up in in the Bassin Dugay-Trouin.

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Water taxi service operates in the Saint Malo area.

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Saint Malo Life Boat.

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Peter Cumberlidge’s 1936 yacht STORMALONG slips out of Plouer Marina.

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Restaurant vessel MALTRESSE on her return journey to the Ecluse du Livet. having turned just below the bridge at Dinan.  

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Former French Life Boat PATRON EMILE GUYOT rests in her special berth at Moulin de Rochefort, just before the Ecluse du Livet.

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Restaurant vedette CHATEAUXBRIAND II operates from just inside the Barrage up to Chatelier when the tide allows.

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French Navy vessel BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRE  A758 in Saint Malo. She departed August 13 and proceeded to operate off the coast of Normandy between SW of Flamanville to NW of Carteret until August 21, which was described as a scientific cruise. She also carried out a sweep around the south of the Ecrhous.  

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Departing cruise vessel MINERVA wastes no time in lining up to enter the lock as the inbound yachts vacate it.

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Cruise ship CORINTHIAN in the Bassin Vauban.

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TOCQUEVILLE still laid up in the Bassin Dugay-Trouin.

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Dinard Life Boat MACIF MAT MANAC’H

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Passing the Minquires with the Main Island to the right of the Rocher du Sud beacons.

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