A French tall ship which trains young sailors is expected to arrive in Bermuda on Saturday, May 14.

L’Etoile, built by the French Navy, will be docked at Penno’s Wharf in St George’s for four days as it takes a break from a journey across the Atlantic.

It has been invited to Saint Pierre and Miquelon for the bicentennial of the return of the archipelago to France, setting sail from Brest on Wednesday, March 20, and scheduled to return to her home port next July 14.

This is the third transatlantic crossing by the vessel since it was built in 1932.

Nicole Haziza, Bermuda’s French Consul, said in a statement: “The Naval Academy’s sailing crews have very fond memories of their first port of call in Bermuda in 2009.

“Indeed, the French Naval Academy sailing crews are looking forward to next week’s call at St George’s and to spending some time in Bermuda.”