LIVE. Stopover in Sète 2024: follow the departure parade of the tall ships

La Nao Victoria dans la passe – ALEXIS BETHUNE

Stopover in Sète 2024 ends this Monday, April 1 with, from 3 p.m., the grand departure parade of the sailboats which will leave the port before following the coast towards the Corniche before setting sail.

3:40 p.m.: the Belem's turn to cast off

The prestigious Belem will go to Greece to collect the Olympic flame.

3:20 p.m.: The Santa Maria Manuela is maneuvering to leave the Algiers quay.

The Santa Maria Manuela is being maneuvered.

All the quays of Sète are crowded with people, like Quai Samary here.

The crowd fills the quays of Sète.

Point at 3 p.m.:

The second wave of release is announced between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. with the Santa Maria Manuela then the Belem. Then the Aran (4:05 p.m.), the Pandora (4:10 p.m.), the Stella Polare (4:15 p.m.), La Grace (4:20 p.m.) and the Shtandart (4:25 p.m.) will leave the docks.

From 2 p.m., the first boats began to position themselves for the big Escale parade at Sète in front of the city. It was the Morgenster which was the first to cast off.

It was followed a few moments later by the Nao Victoria carrack, the replica of Magellan's boat.

The Nao leaving the first pass of the port

Then the schooner Pascual Flores also left the Morocco quay.

Pascual Flores in the pass.

The Pascual Flores has left the Morocco quay.

Finally, the military ship Capricorne also cast off from the Algiers quay.

The warship sets sail for the open sea

The minehunter has just left the quay of Algiers

Finally, the schooner Belle Poule also left to position itself offshore.

La Belle Poule is also on the way

It's the Galeon's turn to leave the port of Sète.

The magnificent El Galeon at work.