Harbour stroll at Le Croisic, Brittany: boats, fishing blokes and a fairground ride

Brittany Le Croisic harbour fishing Brittany Le Croisic harbour wooden fishing boat

Mainly a holiday resort now, Le Croisic in Brittany has an impressive series of harbours and was a very different sort of place in the past.

Although most of the boats and yachts that use them these days are quite unlike those of fifty or a hundred years ago, there are a few treasures in among the white plastic, and the handsome circumnavigating Colin Archer-inspired yacht Kurun is certainly one. I loved the ancient monument sign on a boat; perhaps we should have them in the UK.

But what’s happening to the decaying fishing vessel? Isn’t it worth preserving and using? I remember when there were many more fishing boats in this area, and they were all tremendous carvel-built craft like this.

Brittany Le Croisic harbour sailing yacht Kurun Brittany Le Croisic harbour sailing yacht Kurun 2 Brittany Le Croisic harbour sailing yacht Kurun 3 Brittany Le Croisic harbour sailing yacht Kurun 5Brittany Le Croisic harbour Kurun 4 Brittany Le Croisic harbour building Brittany Le Croisic harbour building 2

Brittany Le Croisic harbour wooden fishing boat 3 Brittany Le Croisic harbour wooden fishing boat 2 Brittany Le Croisic harbour wooden fishing boat 4

Brittany Le Croisic harbour fishing 2 Brittany Le Croisic harbour boat 2 Brittany Le Croisic harbour boat

Brittany Le Croisic harbour boat 3 Brittany Le Croisic fairground ride featuring fishing boat Brittany Le Croisic fairground ride featuring fishing boat