Our transatlantic voyages

The route

Thanks to our fleet of cargo sailboats, we make several transatlantic loops a year. The Grain de Sail II makes five crossings a year, while the Grain de Sail I is dedicated to coastal sailing in Europe.

1 - Saint-Malo

As the draught (depth) at Morlaix is not great enough, our fleet of cargo sailing boats leaves from Saint-Malo, where they are loaded with French products (delicatessen, wines, pharmaceutical equipment...).

2 - new york

After 3 to 5 weeks of sailing, our ship arrives in New York, where the pallets and products are unloaded. Our chocolate bars are then sent to New York delicatessens. The other products will be picked up by logistics platforms.

3 - Guadeloupe

With our holds loaded with medical supplies, we embark on the final leg of our adventure. We stop off at a logistics hub in Guadeloupe to pick up our cocoa and green coffee, which will have been collected beforehand. We then head for Brittany!

4 - Saint-Malo

After 3 to 5 weeks, our ship reaches its home port of Saint-Malo.

An adventure at every turn

Our route depends of course on weather conditions, climatic hazards, our crew, our suppliers and our products... So it's completely open-ended, and should change little by little with each crossing! As the captain says, “We know when we're leaving, but not when we're arriving...”. That's the principle of sailing.

Why go north and come back south?

The safety of our crew is our top priority. In autumn, we prefer our sailors to face a strong North Atlantic low rather than a cyclone heading for the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Our journey is proceeding slowly but surely.

And then

Our ambition: to build a truly global fleet of ships. Of different types and sizes, our aim is to increase the destinations, products and shipping capacity of our ships. Rum, spices, tea: what would you like?

For me, travel isn't about arriving, it's about leaving. It's the unexpectedness of the next stop. It's the unfulfilled desire to know something else again and again, it's tomorrow, eternally tomorrow.