Vonette - Bray-Dunes (F)
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N 51° 04.684 E 002° 30.047
31U E 465029 N 5658624
The remains of the three-masted schooner Vonette on the beach near Bray-Dunes in northern France, just three kilometers from the Belgian border.
Waymark Code: WMPV1X
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/21/2015
Views: 16
Built in 1921, the 31 meter long, three-masted schooner Vonette was bound for Gravelines, France from Lisbon with a load of salt when it ran into bad weather. On December 24, 1929 the storm struck the ship and destroyed part of the sails. Listing to the left, the badly damaged schooner drifted in the storm which continued for a week until it finally ran hard-aground on the beach of Bray-Dunes around 4:30AM on New Year’s Eve.
Source: (http://www.letsbewild.com/photos/three-masted-schooner-vonette-wreck-bray-dunes-northern-france/)
Date of Shipwreck: 31 december 1929
Type of Boat: Sailboat
Military or Civilian: Civilian
Cause of Shipwreck: Bad weather conditions
Accessibility:
Wreck can be reached on foot from the parking areas close to the seafront apartments at Bray-Dunes. The wreck can only be seen at low tides!
Diving Permitted: yes
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Visit Instructions:
Only log the site if you have visited it personally.
Floating over a site does not qualify as a find if it is a wreck that requires diving - you must have actually visited the site - therefore photos of the site are good.