Concordia France

France: ABOARD THE HERMIONE (CONCF-3311-ESC)

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11/06/2025 - 25/06/2025

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Âge: 18 - 30

Nombre maximum de bénévoles: 11

Encore de la place pour: 3 Male + 0 Female

Langues: Anglais

La nourriture végétarienne: Oui

Accès avec handicap: Oui

Aéroport le plus proche: Biarritz (BIQ)

Gare routière/ferroviaire la plus proche: BIARRITZ station

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Travail

You're in for a unique experience aboard the Hermione frigate!
Accompanied by volunteers and professional sailors who work on the restoration of the boat throughout the year, you will discover traditional techniques: repairing the wooden parts that make up the boat's structure, tarring ropes, painting, etc. Alongside the main tasks on the frigate, the sailors on site will teach you about the history of the boat and sailing techniques. You don't need any special skills, just a lot of motivation!

Logement et nourriture

This workcamp is like no other!
You will be accommodated directly on board the boat, in a shared cabin with individual wooden berths. The whole group will be in the same cabin, so you'll be in real sailing conditions. You will also be able to use other areas of the boat for group time and meals. The boat is not on the water; it is currently being refitted.

On land, there are several temporary structures with a kitchen, sanitary facilities, showers and a communal living room.
You will share the various collective tasks and prepare meals together. A budget will be allocated to the leaders, and you will help with the shopping and meal preparation, giving priority to healthy, local produce.

Together, you'll help organise community life (cleaning, activities, etc.) and take turns preparing meals using locally sourced produce. We want to encourage vegetarian eating with local, seasonal produce, while respecting the diets of the participants and discovering local cuisine together.
You'll be living with a number of other volunteers (most of them French) who are on site throughout the year to restore the boat, including professionals from the sector, sailors and carpenters, who will be able to guide you through the technical tasks to be carried out on the boat and pass on their passion!

Situation, loisirs

The boat is currently located in Anglet, on the Basque coast. So you'll be close to the ocean and its beaches, between the magnificent towns of Bayonne and Biarritz. On the programme: discover the Basque heritage, its culture, its gastronomic specialities and its people. There are plenty of outdoor activities on offer, from beach and surfing to hiking in the Pyrenees... Most of the journey is by public transport, and the boat is located near the Adour, at the entrance to the port of Bayonne. It's close to several shops.

Partenaire

In 1992, a group of maritime history enthusiasts set up the Hermione-Lafayette Association, with the aim of rebuilding a late 18th century frigate in the heart of Rochefort's historic arsenal. A long period of preparatory work then began, with the collection of historical sources, the reconstitution of plans, the search for funding, the launch of a call for tenders to find a builder... The worksite was launched on 4 July 1997. The boat sailed for several years and visited several cities in France and around the world. For several years now, the boat has had to be taken out of the water to be restored, so it was transported to Anglet, where a number of volunteers and professionals are working to repair it so that it can be put back in the water as soon as possible! You are going to be part of this work.

Itinéraire vers le point de rendez-vous

The meeting point is at BIARRITZ station on 11/06 in the late afternoon.

The exact meeting time will be communicated with the route map, sent out no later than 4 weeks before the start of the project.

There are several direct trains from Paris Gare Montparnasse to BIARRITZ. The journey takes approximately 4 hours 30 minutes.

Train reservations can be made approximately 4 months before departure on the SNCF website, link below: https://www.sncf-connect.com/

Commentaires additionnels

Don't forget sun protection (a hat or cap is essential, sunglasses with high protection factor, sun cream with high protection factor IP 30-50, etc.) and a swimming costume for swimming or white-water activities.
For accommodation, remember to bring a warm sleeping bag and a towel. You should also bring a rucksack (in addition to your luggage), comfortable trainers and a pair of flip-flops. You'll also need to pack the following essentials: a mobile phone charger, a water bottle, a set of bandages and a headlamp or torch.

Social events will be organised in collaboration with our activity leaders and according to your wishes. In particular, we'll be organising themed evenings for each country. If you'd like to share a little of your culture (recipes, traditional stories, unusual objects, music, etc.), don't hesitate to take a little piece of your country/region in your rucksack.

Remarques

WARNING: a motivation letter is required for this project in order to accept your application. We strongly recommend that you take this occasion to underline your interest for the project, for sailing if it's the case, as well as your understanding and acceptance of the living conditions.

Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.

This project is supported by the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) program for young people between 18 and 30. It is open to all volunteers that fit the ESC criteria.
The participation to ESC volunteering teams is subjected to several principles and conditions, presented on the ESC webpage: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/mission_en

Volunteers do not have to pay any fee (neither sending, nor participation fee) to attend the project and will receive financial support for their travel, according to a maximum amount established depending on their travel distance and upon the presentation of original tickets;
Volunteers need to enrol in the PASS, the ESC Portal; then Concordia France will organise their matching, on the online system, with the volunteering project;
Volunteers will receive pocket money, calculated on the basis of 6€/day, once they arrive at the project in France;
Volunteers will have to complete a participation report, submitted online through the portal.

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