Title: 24 heures de Rouen
Post by: Grand_Fromage on February 17, 2012, 12:57:03 pm
Have any of you 'Arnagistes' ever attended the '24 heures Motonautiques de Rouen'?
http://www.24heuresrouen.com/ (http://www.24heuresrouen.com/)
http://www.24heuresrouen.com/ (http://www.24heuresrouen.com/)
Title: Re: 24 heures de Rouen
Post by: garyfrogeye on February 17, 2012, 04:52:54 pm
Doesn't look too tent friendly
Title: Re: 24 heures de Rouen
Post by: Kpy on February 17, 2012, 09:18:15 pm
Yes, in years gone by.
Akin to watching paint drying on water - little boats whizzing up and down the Seine with a buoy at either end of the course.
It's no longer a genuine 24 hour race following the death of a gendarme in a police Zodiac hit by a competitor in 2010. Now it's split into 3 separate races, I think.
For afficionados of that type of power-boat racing only IMHO.
Akin to watching paint drying on water - little boats whizzing up and down the Seine with a buoy at either end of the course.
It's no longer a genuine 24 hour race following the death of a gendarme in a police Zodiac hit by a competitor in 2010. Now it's split into 3 separate races, I think.
For afficionados of that type of power-boat racing only IMHO.
Title: Re: 24 heures de Rouen
Post by: Fran on February 18, 2012, 12:09:26 am
Not been yet, but its on my List!
Mind you, I love pretty much all forms of boat/yacht racing and if its in France, all the better. :)
F
Mind you, I love pretty much all forms of boat/yacht racing and if its in France, all the better. :)
F
Title: Re: 24 heures de Rouen
Post by: Grand_Fromage on February 18, 2012, 10:02:18 am
Akin to watching paint drying on water - little boats whizzing up and down the Seine with a buoy at either end of the course.
I watched about 20 seconds of it, one time when it coincided with LM test day. I saw them racing on the river as I drove over the bridge on my way through the city. I had no time to stop and look that time, but I've always wondered if it was worth the trip...
Title: Re: 24 heures de Rouen
Post by: Doris on February 18, 2012, 09:48:06 pm
Mind you, I love pretty much all forms of boat/yacht racing and if its in France, all the better. :)
F
If you love yacht racing so much you should apply to do the Clipper Round the World.
Dx
Title: Re: 24 heures de Rouen
Post by: Fran on February 19, 2012, 08:49:18 am
I have done a bit of yacht racing, but prefer the short course inshore stuff really - more action!
:)
:)
Title: Re: 24 heures de Rouen
Post by: Doris on February 20, 2012, 10:31:04 pm
I have done a bit of yacht racing, but prefer the short course inshore stuff really - more action!
:)
:)
You should pop down to NZ for a holiday. They let you race the old America's Cup yachts in Auckland these days. You could plan it around a trip to Oz for Bathurst. :)
Dx
