24 heures de Rouen

[Grand_Fromage]

Have any of you 'Arnagistes' ever attended the '24 heures Motonautiques de Rouen'?


http://www.24heuresrouen.com/

[garyfrogeye]

Doesn't look too tent friendly

[Kpy]

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.

[Fran]

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

[Grand_Fromage]

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...
 

[Doris]

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

[Fran]

I have done a bit of yacht racing, but prefer the short course inshore stuff really - more action!

[Doris]

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