Small Foc

Come aboard the François Monique, a 1935 shellfish sloop! Offshore, admire the Côte Fleurie. You can even participate in the maneuvers if you feel like it.

The François Monique is originally from Brest harbor where it was built at the Chantier du Fret by Auguste Tertu. Her first launch was on September 16, 1935. She was built for Hervé Salaün, a scallop fisherman, who also harvested maerl (calcareous sand) to improve the land and red seaweed to fertilize the fields. In 2008, the old rig was bought by Franck Brize and repatriated to Deauville. He created the Petit Foc association and then started the restoration of the boat with the help of volunteers and subsidies from public organizations and local partners, giving it back its character of a shellfish boat from the Brest harbor, with its colors and its rigging of yesteryear.
The origin of the christening name of the boat is: François, name of the godfather of the boat, François Kermarrec, first sailor on board, and Monique, niece of Hervé Salün.