Maritime heritage
The favoured harbour of the Vendée Globe, from whence all the latest racing prototypes set sail, Les Sables d'Olonne harbour has hosted many generations of boats and sailors. Some or all of them have cast their nets at Terre Neuve, joined in the Flibuste festival, given the English a run for their money, developed off-shore fishing or coastal fishing activities. Long gone are the times of the sardine sailing boats, the sturdy whaling vessels and other Dundees, it's been a long and wonderful story ...