The programme

10:00 a.m.: Discussion and book signing with Philippe Lafon, author of Fort Boyard, un défi à l’océan (Fort Boyard, a challenge to the ocean)
Hall Guest of Honor

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Raising awareness of the Eco-Marin Charter
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 am: Demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD with SNSM La Rochelle
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor” – Special session on waste and circular economy
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

3:00 pm: Principles and demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

4:00 pm: Presentation and deployment of a life raft
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

4:00 pm / 7:00 pm: Do It Yourself (DIY) Workshop – Reuse of ropes and lines
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

6:00 pm: Opening of the pontoons for sea trials

 

EVERY DAY

• Fort Boyard activities: exhibition retracing the slow deterioration of the fort; an exceptional Lego model of the fort; build Fort Boyard with Minecraft; official Fort Boyard shop; restaurant; raffle with Fort Boyard visits to win; Charente-Maritime exhibitors; live music – 2025 Guest of Honor Hall

• Presence of many innovations for sustainable boating and awareness & information workshops on prevention and waste sorting with Biotop and Echo-Mer – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

• Heritage racing boats – Heritage & Know-How Area

• Event boats – Event Boats Area

• Activities, meetings, demonstrations, training… – Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

• Exhibition and activities proposed by SNSM – Entrance B (Pre-registration: com.snsm.lr@gmail.comor on site at the SNSM activity booth)

• Trials at sea, activities, and quizzes with Handi Cap’Access – Guest of Honor Hall and afloat

10:00 am: Meet & greet and book signing with Florian Horru, author of “Fort Boyard, Destination finale” ; Meet Pierre Godde, former executive producer of the Fort Boyard TV show, who will reveal the early days of the game and behind the scenes
Guest of Honor Hall

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Awareness session on the waste sorting guide on board and ashore
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 am: Demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD with SNSM La Rochelle
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

11:00 am: Proper use of VHF – principles and practical session with message transmission and reception
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor” – Special session on waste and circular economy
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

3:00 pm: Principles and demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

4:00 pm: Presentation and deployment of a life raft
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Do It Yourself (DIY) Workshop – Reuse of neoprene
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

5:30 pm: Inauguration of the La Rochelle Urban Community stand

6:00 pm: Opening of the pontoons for sea trials

EVERY DAY

• Fort Boyard activities: exhibition retracing the slow deterioration of the fort; an exceptional Lego model of the fort; build Fort Boyard with Minecraft; official Fort Boyard shop; restaurant; raffle with Fort Boyard visits to win; Charente-Maritime exhibitors; live music – 2025 Guest of Honor Hall

• Presence of many innovations for sustainable boating and awareness & information workshops on prevention and waste sorting with Biotop and Echo-Mer – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

• Heritage racing boats – Heritage & Know-How Area

• Event boats – Event Boats Area

• Activities, meetings, demonstrations, training… – Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

• Exhibition and activities proposed by SNSM – Entrance B (Pre-registration: com.snsm.lr@gmail.comor on site at the SNSM activity booth)

• Trials at sea, activities, and quizzes with Handi Cap’Access – Guest of Honor Hall and afloat

10:00 am: Meet & greet and book signing with Agnès de Bonneville, author of “Le fantôme de Fort Boyard”
Guest of Honor Hall

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Zero Waste awareness session for a sea trip
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 a.m.: Official opening of the 53rd edition of the Grand Pavois La Rochelle

11:00 am: Demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD with SNSM La Rochelle
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

11:00 am: Appearance of Napoleon (performed by Bilout) recounting the origins of Fort Boyard
Guest of Honor Hall

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor” – Special session on waste and circular economy
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor”
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: “Questions for a Sailor – Biotop”
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Introductory scuba diving sessions
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

2:30 p.m.: Presentation by DGAMPA (Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries, and Aquaculture) on the new measure planned in EU regulations for January 2026 concerning the registration of recreational fishermen and the reporting of sensitive species
Espace Pêche & Grand Pavois Fishing

3:00 pm: Presentation and deployment of a life raft
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

4:00 pm: Proper use of VHF – principles and practical session with message transmission and reception
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Paddleboarding initiation
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Oyster bag reuse workshop
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

6:00 pm: Opening of the pontoons for sea trials

6:00 pm: Briefing and presentation of the participating teams at Grand Pavois Fishing 2025
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Nautical Innovation Awards – Prize Ceremony
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region Stand

EVERY DAY

• Fort Boyard activities: exhibition retracing the slow deterioration of the fort; an exceptional Lego model of the fort; build Fort Boyard with Minecraft; official Fort Boyard shop; restaurant; raffle with Fort Boyard visits to win; Charente-Maritime exhibitors; live music – 2025 Guest of Honor Hall

• Presence of many innovations for sustainable boating and awareness & information workshops on prevention and waste sorting with Biotop and Echo-Mer – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

• Heritage racing boats – Heritage & Know-How Area

• Event boats – Event Boats Area

• Activities, meetings, demonstrations, training… – Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

• Exhibition and activities proposed by SNSM – Entrance B (Pre-registration: com.snsm.lr@gmail.comor on site at the SNSM activity booth)

• Trials at sea, activities, and quizzes with Handi Cap’Access – Guest of Honor Hall and afloat

• Thursday, September 25 to Sunday, September 28 – Grand Pavois Beach:

  • Trials, introductory sessions, and demonstrations of dinghy sailing, windfoiling, paddleboarding…

  • Films, meetings, and round tables – Le Spot

  • Freediving and scuba diving sessions and activities…

  • Awareness and ocean preservation with WWF and Lemonsea (games, meetings, film…)

8:00 am – 1:00 pm: 1st round of the Grand Pavois Fishing competition
Off the coast of La Rochelle

10:00 am: Show opening

10:00 am: Meet & greet and book signing with Florian Horru, author of “Fort Boyard, Destination finale”
Guest of Honor Hall

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Challenges with the Time Master in the world of the TV show
Guest of Honor Hall

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Awareness session on the Eco-Sailor Charter
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 am: Demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD with SNSM La Rochelle
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor” – Special session on waste and circular economy
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor”
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm: Screening of the film “Inspi’ré” with the association Vaincre la Mucoviscidose
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

1:15 pm: Return to port of the Grand Pavois Fishing competition boats
Grand Pavois Fishing Marina

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Class Imer prize ceremony
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

2:00 pm: Presentation of the fish caught during the Grand Pavois Fishing competition before release
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Introductory scuba diving sessions
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Challenges with the Time Master in the world of the TV show
Guest of Honor Hall

2:40 pm – 3:40 pm: “Succeeding in Your Transatlantic” with the Rallye des Îles du Soleil
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

3:00 pm: Proper use of VHF – principles and practical session with message transmission and reception
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

3:50 pm – 4:40 pm: Screening of the film “Rorqual” directed by Hugo Hebbe (with the director present), followed by discussion
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

4:00 pm: Principles and demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Wingfoil initiation
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Do It Yourself (DIY) Workshop – Reuse of ropes and lines
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

4:50 pm – 5:50 pm: Round table on plastic pollution
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

6:00 pm: Opening of the pontoons for sea trials

EVERY DAY

• Fort Boyard activities: exhibition retracing the slow deterioration of the fort; an exceptional Lego model of the fort; build Fort Boyard with Minecraft; official Fort Boyard shop; restaurant; raffle with Fort Boyard visits to win; Charente-Maritime exhibitors; live music – 2025 Guest of Honor Hall

• Presence of many innovations for sustainable boating and awareness & information workshops on prevention and waste sorting with Biotop and Echo-Mer – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

• Heritage racing boats – Heritage & Know-How Area

• Event boats – Event Boats Area

• Activities, meetings, demonstrations, training… – Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

• Exhibition and activities proposed by SNSM – Entrance B (Pre-registration: snsm.lr@gmail.com or on site at the SNSM activity booth)

• Trials at sea, activities, and quizzes with Handi Cap’Access – Guest of Honor Hall and afloat

• Thursday, September 25 to Sunday, September 28 – Grand Pavois Beach:

  • Trials, introductory sessions, and demonstrations of dinghy sailing, windfoiling, paddleboarding…

  • Films, meetings, and round tables – Le Spot

  • Freediving and scuba diving sessions and activities…

  • Awareness and ocean preservation with WWF and Lemonsea (games, meetings, film…)

10:00 am: Meet & greet and book signing with Agnès de Bonneville, author of “Le fantôme de Fort Boyard” ; Meet Pierre Godde, former executive producer of the Fort Boyard TV show, who will reveal the early days of the game and behind the scenes
Guest of Honor Hall

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Challenges with the Time Master in the world of the TV show
Guest of Honor Hall

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Eco-Circular Fresco workshop
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 am: Demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD with SNSM La Rochelle
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

11:00 am: Proper use of VHF – principles and practical session with message transmission and reception
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor” – Special session on waste and circular economy
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor – Biotop”
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Optimist sailing initiation
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Screening of the film “Inspi’ré”
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Freediving initiation
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

1:45 pm / 4:15 pm: “When Falling Becomes an Art and a Mental Challenge” (Cliff Jumping, Dods…)
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Challenges with the Time Master in the world of the TV show
Guest of Honor Hall

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Introductory scuba diving sessions
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

3:00 pm – 4:00 p.m: Presentation of the 11th Le Chemin à la Voile 2026 Crossing
Press area

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Do It Yourself (DIY) Workshop – Neoprene reuse
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

4:00 pm: Presentation and deployment of a life raft
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm: In the Footsteps of Anita Conti – Screening of the film “L’appel du large” and meeting with the four women sailors who will follow in her wake in March 2026
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

6:00 pm: Opening of the pontoons for sea trials

EVERY DAY

• Fort Boyard activities: exhibition retracing the slow deterioration of the fort; an exceptional Lego model of the fort; build Fort Boyard with Minecraft; official Fort Boyard shop; restaurant; raffle with Fort Boyard visits to win; Charente-Maritime exhibitors; live music – 2025 Guest of Honor Hall

• Presence of many innovations for sustainable boating and awareness & information workshops on prevention and waste sorting with Biotop and Echo-Mer – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

• Heritage racing boats – Heritage & Know-How Area

• Event boats – Event Boats Area

• Activities, meetings, demonstrations, training… – Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

• Exhibition and activities proposed by SNSM – Entrance B (Pre-registration: com.snsm.lr@gmail.comor on site at the SNSM activity booth)

• Trials at sea, activities, and quizzes with Handi Cap’Access – Guest of Honor Hall and afloat

• Thursday, September 25 to Sunday, September 28 – Grand Pavois Beach:

  • Trials, introductory sessions, and demonstrations of dinghy sailing, windfoiling, paddleboarding…

  • Films, meetings, and round tables – Le Spot

  • Freediving and scuba diving sessions and activities…

  • Awareness and ocean preservation with WWF and Lemonsea (games, meetings, film…)

8:00 am – 1:00 pm: 2nd round of the Grand Pavois Fishing competition
Off the coast of La Rochelle

10:00 am: Show opening

10:00 am: Meet & greet and book signing with Philippe Lafon, author of “Fort Boyard, un défi à l’océan”
Guest of Honor Hall

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Challenges with the Time Master in the world of the TV show
Guest of Honor Hall

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Awareness session on the Onboard and Onshore Waste Sorting Guide
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Live radio show Ici Nationale with Willy Rovelli
Ici La Rochelle Media Area Stand

11:00 am: Demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD with SNSM La Rochelle
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

11:00 am – 11:30 am: “Questions for a Sailor” – Special session on waste and circular economy with Biotop and Echo-Mer
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

11:00 am: Presentation and deployment of a life raft
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Optimist sailing initiation with La Rochelle Nautique
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Screening of the film “40 Years of Thalassa”
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm: Screening of the film “Le Grand Océan” dedicated to the yacht 33 Export
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

1:15 pm: Return to port of the Grand Pavois Fishing competition boats
Grand Pavois Fishing Marina

2:00 pm: Presentation of the fish caught during the Grand Pavois Fishing competition before release
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Challenges with the Time Master in the world of the TV show
Guest of Honor Hall

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Screening of the film “The Story of a Legend” dedicated to Écureuil d’Aquitaine II (winner of the 1st Vendée Globe), followed by discussion
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Introductory scuba diving sessions
Grand Pavois Beach (Pool)

3:00 pm: Principles and demonstration of how to use a lifejacket-PFD
SNSM Activities Area (Entrance B)

3:30 pm: Official Grand Pavois Fishing awards ceremony
Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Oyster bag reuse workshop
Biotop Echo-Mer Stand – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm: Life at Sea: Daily Routine and Challenges of a Crossing – Round table with sailors
Grand Pavois Beach (Le Spot)

6:00 pm: Closing of the 53rd edition of the Grand Pavois La Rochelle

EVERY DAY

• Fort Boyard activities: exhibition retracing the slow deterioration of the fort; an exceptional Lego model of the fort; build Fort Boyard with Minecraft; official Fort Boyard shop; restaurant; raffle with Fort Boyard visits to win; Charente-Maritime exhibitors; live music – 2025 Guest of Honor Hall

• Presence of many innovations for sustainable boating and awareness & information workshops on prevention and waste sorting with Biotop and Echo-Mer – Eco-Navigation & Sustainable Innovations Area with EDF

• Heritage racing boats – Heritage & Know-How Area

• Event boats – Event Boats Area

• Activities, meetings, demonstrations, training… – Fishing & Grand Pavois Fishing Area

• Exhibition and activities proposed by SNSM – Entrance B (Pre-registration: com.snsm.lr@gmail.comor on site at the SNSM activity booth)

• Trials at sea, activities, and quizzes with Handi Cap’Access – Guest of Honor Hall and afloat

• Thursday, September 25 to Sunday, September 28 – Grand Pavois Beach:

  • Trials, introductory sessions, and demonstrations of dinghy sailing, windfoiling, paddleboarding…

  • Films, meetings, and round tables – Le Spot

  • Freediving and scuba diving sessions and activities…

  • Awareness and ocean preservation with WWF and Lemonsea (games, meetings, film…)