Etoile

Anchored just outside the Harbour tonight is the French Naval training Schooner " Etoile " . She and her sister ship " Belle Poule " were constructed in 1932 by the Chantier Naval de Normandie, in Fecamp, for the French naval academy (Ecole Navale). They are identical and are used in the training of midshipmen in open sea sailing and navigation. They are based in Brest......Robin Mawer