Stopover in Sète 2024: relive the departure parade of the tall ships

Deniers regards sur le Belem avant qu'il ne mette le cap sur la Grèce. – Alexis BETHUNE

Relive the grand departure parade of the Escale à Sète 2024 sailboats which marks the end of the festival of maritime traditions.

5:45 p.m., that's the end of this live. Thank you for following so many of us: the boats are choosing their own course. Some will return to the port of Sète. 

5:25 p.m.: The fleet begins to disperse. Some of them will return to Sète.

The ships begin to take different courses. Some of them will return to Sète.

4:50 p.m.: The boats pass in front of the theater of the sea

The Nao Victoria and El Galon pass in front of the Theater of the Sea

4:30 p.m.: the sailboats are gradually heading towards the Théâtre de la Mer and the Corniche district.

The Belem unfurls its sails.

La Belle Poule heads towards the theater of the sea.

El Galeon and the Nao Victoria off the coast of Sète.

4:20 p.m.: the sailboats are now regrouping to pass in front of Sète.

The sailboats will pass grouped in front of the singular island.

4:15 p.m.: the last sailboats having left the docks, everything will now take place offshore (here La Grace).

The Grace, the pirate ship is leaving the port.

A magnificent spectacle.

4 p.m.: the movements are on the auction side with the Pandora, the schooner Aran as well as the frigate Shtandart.

Pandora's turn, the Italian review

The schooner Aran is also leaving.

The Shtandart has set sail for the open sea. N.Z.

The Shtandart was quick to hoist the sails.

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

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

The sublime stern of the Belem and its balcony.

The Belem left the port with honors.

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

The Nao Victoria in the pass

Then the schooner Pascual Flores also left the Morocco quay.

The Pascual Flores has left the Morocco quay.

Pascual Flores in the pass.

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.