The school is accommodated at the French National Sailing School (Ecole Nationale de Voile), located on the site of Beg Rohu, in the village Saint Pierre Quiberon, on the peninsula of Quiberon in southern Brittany. The nearest cities are Quiberon, Auray and Vannes, all located in the district ("département" in French) of Morbihan.
From Paris, TGV express trains take 3.5h to reach Auray. Then get on the local train or the bus to Quiberon, which makes a stop at Saint Pierre Quiberon close to Beg Rohu. See our detailed instructions for the arrival.
The cost of the school is 1000 euros per participant. It covers all regular expenses including accommodation and meals. More information will be provided after the selection procedure. An extra 150 euros will be required from participants wishing to attend sailing activities. The fee will be possibly reduced to 950 euros depending on the availability of additional funding.
The school will start on Monday the 24th of August (arrival on Sunday 23rd afternoon) and end after lunch on Saturday the 5th of September. There will be 3 lectures per day, except on Sunday the 30th of August. Sunday will be lectures-free. We will have access to several boats to make a day long sailing trip.
A typical day schedule of the summer school will consist in 3 lectures per day, each one 1.5 hours long. There will be 2 lectures in the morning. The first one will start at 8.30 am. After lunch there will be sailing lessons (or free time for the ones not taking sailing lessons), followed by the third lecture at 5.45 pm. Some evenings, after dinner, there will be questions and answers sessions and seminars.
The detailed schedule will be provided at the beginning of the school.