{"id":170,"date":"2024-12-27T16:50:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T16:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/?p=170"},"modified":"2025-12-14T19:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:36:14","slug":"hyeres-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/ports-of-call\/hyeres-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Hy\u00e8res France"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We went to Hy\u00e8res, France, to replace Juno’s standing rigging. Hy\u00e8res is a small port city on the southern Mediterranean coast. The nearest large towns to Hy\u00e8res are Toulon to the west and Saint-Tropez to the east. Hy\u00e8res serves as Amel’s Mediterranean base, featuring excellent riggers and numerous marine businesses. Afterall, who wouldn’t want to explore the renowned French Riviera?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pulling
Pulling our masts for the re-rigging job, workers from Seanergie Nautic led by Didier Zappa, perform like a well oiled machine. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The voyage from Port Ginesta to Hy\u00e8res covered approximately 220 nautical miles. This was our very first sailing experience on Juno. Navigating north in December across the Mediterranean Sea can be quite challenging due to frequent winter storms, particularly the Mistral1<\/a><\/sup>. We chose a calm weather window for our journey and primarily motor-sailed. The entire trip took around 1.5 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as we passed the lighthouse at the harbor entrance, following the instructions from the rigging company in France, we noticed a couple of guys on the dock waving and signaling us to approach a marina slip. My heart sank when I saw the size of the slip they directed us to. There was no way we could fit in that narrow space, I thought. To make matters worse, this was our first time med-mooring!2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Captain Robert remained composed as he skillfully maneuvered Juno, perfectly angling her to windward (12kts) and then reversing for a tight turn to align her stern with the narrow entrance of the slip. Even the Frenchmen on the dock complimented his handling afterwards. A French lady stood on the deck of her beautiful antique wooden sailboat, positioned on Juno’s starboard side, watching us nervously. After some pushing and tugging, Juno wedged her way into the slip. The space was so tight that the French lady had to sit on the edge of her side deck and use her legs to push the two boats apart so I could pass the slime-line between fenders. I was amazed that we accomplished this without any yelling or panic! I felt so proud of Captain Robert!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Juno tucked in tightly<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Much-needed French wine to calm the nerves after the first passage. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We spent over a month at Port d\u2019Hy\u00e8res Marina, which turned out to be an ideal location for completing various boat projects before our Atlantic crossing. During our stay, we were able to find skilled technicians and craftsmen, source various boat parts from the two ship chandlers next to the marina, and even enjoy some sightseeing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The range of items sold at Mare Nostrum is breathtaking. A shockingly well stocked ship chandler, despite its small size, every square inch from floor to ceiling is used with impeccable organization. The staff is also just as exceptional, offering extremely helpful and knowledgeable assistance. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
The stainless steel artist Hubert Millet (INNOX+) to the right, proudly displaying his creation over the Christmas holiday. We are super pleased with our solar arch – it is strong yet minimal and elegant! (Well, as elegant as a solar arch can be… lol…)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
The Captain is proud of the solar panel installation<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Pointus<\/a> (Pointus Proven\u00e7aux):<\/strong> These traditional, small, pointed fishing boats are deeply rooted in Proven\u00e7al culture, used for generations for local fishing and celebrated at events like the F\u00eate des Pointus<\/em>. They are adorable. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Christmas is in the air!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Hy\u00e8res’ medieval Old Town <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"
https:\/\/hyeres.fr\/monuments-et-sites\/<\/a>
“The Saint-Blaise Tower is the only remaining vestige of the Templar commandery established in the 12th Century. Like the Templars themselves, the tower served two purposes: religious, with a chapel on the ground floor, and military, with a guardroom on the first floor, accessible only from the outside via removable stairs. A staircase built into the thickness of one of the walls provides access to the fortified terrace at the top of the structure.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Hy\u00e8res’ medieval Old Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The holiday firework display was only a few meters from Juno. Happy 2025! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
  1. The Mistral is\u00a0a powerful, cold, dry northwesterly wind blowing from southern France down the Rh\u00f4ne Valley to the Mediterranean’s Gulf of Lion, known for its intense strength (often 50-100 km\/h, sometimes higher) \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>
  2. Med mooring with a slime line (or lazy line) is\u00a0a stern-to docking method common in the Mediterranean, where you back your boat to the quay, using a line from the seabed (the slime line) attached to your bow to hold you off, while stern lines secure you to the dock, maximizing space. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n

    <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We went to Hy\u00e8res, France, to replace Juno’s standing rigging. Hy\u00e8res is a small port city on the southern Mediterranean coast. The nearest large towns to Hy\u00e8res are Toulon to the west and Saint-Tropez to the east. Hy\u00e8res serves as Amel’s Mediterranean base, featuring excellent riggers and numerous marine businesses. Afterall, who wouldn’t want to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"The Mistral is\u00a0a powerful, cold, dry northwesterly wind blowing from southern France down the Rh\u00f4ne Valley to the Mediterranean's Gulf of Lion, known for its intense strength (often 50-100 km\/h, sometimes higher)\",\"id\":\"a594f6c7-1f0d-467e-94ad-78809c019904\"},{\"content\":\"Med mooring with a slime line (or lazy line) is\u00a0a stern-to docking method common in the Mediterranean, where you back your boat to the quay, using a line from the seabed (the slime line) attached to your bow to hold you off, while stern lines secure you to the dock, maximizing space.\",\"id\":\"bea133ff-0d07-4f59-8132-0b4772bf8817\"}]"},"categories":[16],"tags":[33,34,39,37,41,40,38],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ports-of-call","tag-innox-plus","tag-innox","tag-rigging","tag-seanergie-nautic","tag-south-of-france","tag-stainless-solar-arch","tag-uship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":342,"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}