Sailing Normandy-English Channel

Status of navigation in Normandy: English Channel

The month of June, July, August and September are the most pleasant months to navigate in Normandy. However, according to the weather, it is possible to begin to navigate in Normandy from the month of April. You should keep count of the current and the tide when you navigate in Normandy, English Channel

Make sure to keep informed of conditions of navigation (wind, wave, tidal, direction and strength of the current) through daily weather information. These are key when you embark a cruise in Normandy, handle or along the coasts of the Cotentin.

Boat rental is well widespread in English Channel and along the Normandy because the navigation conditions allow novices boaters to improve on the learning of the sailing. The sailboats rental and motor boatsrental is generally the target of boaters in search of a cruise in the Anglo-Normand islands as Jersey and Guernsey. The catamaran rental is less developed.

Many rental boat bases are available for boaters on the norman coast (Diélette, Deauville, Granville, Le Havre..). These databases and cities offer strong tourist attractions for recreational boaters in escale or departure, the possibility to refuel, landing as well as to fill fuel and water boat for rentals.

The interesting points in this region are numerous. You really should see the Anglo-Normand islands such as Guernsey, Jersey, Sark. For the most daring, south coast of England is a true feast for eyes. The stopovers as Dartmouth, and the river Yealm or even Plymouth are little places visited by the recreational boaters which worth the trip!