Sail with New Freebooters

All of the above, actually - and also a superb French magazine devoted to maritime history. Based in Brittany, of course, and the site also sells books and nauticalia.
The French word chasse means hunt or chase. Marée originally referred to the tide, but took on metaphorical meanings connected with an activity that was tightly linked [...]

by Mike K-H
Have you seen the Millau viaduct? When the tall ships join in the annual Armada festivities on 4 and 5 July this year, Rouen will open yet another record-breaking piece of French civil engineering - the Pont Gustave Flaubert. This is now the world’s highest lifting bridge and in Rouen the Cathedral is [...]

by Mike K-H
Forget Dr Fu Manchu. The western world is being turned upside down by China without any malicious intent on the part of the Chinese. It’s the sheer size of what has been introduced to the world’s markets that causes the problem.
In France, I’ve seen a few examples over the past year or so. [...]

This little gem is by George East, a friend and mentor of many years’ standing, whom I keep failing to meet in the flesh whenever I try to do so. He’s the one sitting down eating, here and I am assured by another pal, Keith Kellett, that the photo is a good likeness
I’ve been messing [...]

Since I used the name Freebooters for this site and its predecessor, I owe you at least one French pirate story. Here it is.
If you check the website for the Biscay resort town of Les Sables d’Olonne, you will learn that the port is the starting and finishing point for the Vendée Globe – a [...]