Morbihan Semaine 2023

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We arrived on our campsite close to Vannes and I have a camera with me, will take lots of pictures but will post them when back home after 23 of May. Cannot do it with phone. Was end of winter in Cornwall and boats and coast very similar. Will show it later. Just back from a walkie around creeks and saw a BJ 17, built by a friend, with my sails. Am happy. Frank

[Clinton B Chase]

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Also looking forward to the thread!

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Arrival in Vannes, next morning a walk in the city and from our campsite we can follow the river till we arrive in the harbour just outside the citycentre. In the pictures the boat on the trailer, the fantastical old houses, the beautuful poster of La Semaine, later I saw th eartist who made it, a two masted as yet unidentified vessel in the harbour, and more.
Frank

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After the Grande Parade we go on tuesday to Ile dÁrz, a central island where all the flotilles will picnic. We leave Port Anna, homeport for Flotille 2, the sail and oar group around 9 o'clock. 2023-05-17 07.09.40.jpg
When we leave the narrow entrance to Port Anna we assemble on the wider water. It is sunny, light airs from the north, and we begin to recognise aquaintances from the past2023-05-16 10.48.33.jpg
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This year we see more rowing boats in all sizes. They have Port Anna also as a homeport, just as several proas and small trimarans2023-05-16 09.38.19.jpg2023-05-17 08.43.52.jpg
And Roger Barnes' outboard indicates another trend in the Sail and oar bunch: They used to be a minority, not anymore.

[Bruce Bateau]

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And Roger Barnes' outboard indicates another trend in the Sail and oar bunch: They used to be a minority, not anymore.

Wonderful pictures. Thanks for bringing us along. Why do you think there is an increase in outboards?

[pez_leon]

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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Frank.

- James

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Bruce, several answers: we are getting older and I think the Ilurs are a bit beamy for one man to row, Roger is older than he looks so he deserves that outboard. Otoh the Le Seils don't show outboards and they are a bit narrower so one man can move them. PEZ Leon, the Le Seils sail really well. I have to improve my own boat, I have a couple of ideas. Frank

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Proa with Sunfish sail to my wifes delight, she sailed one before she got a Laser2023-05-16 10.01.34.jpg2023-05-16 09.59.53.jpg A BJ 17, built by BartJan Bats, a collegue for whom I made sails. On his mainsail I saw my logo. we became good friends during our sailing days
A Bantry Bay gig, also from Port Anna. Fantastic project and unfortunedly we have not even one in the Netherlands2023-05-16 10.07.03.jpg
French Catboats with balanced lug. One got it right, the other not so much2023-05-16 10.07.19.jpg
Father and son in Catboat2023-05-16 10.08.07.jpg

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Lite boat, modern 'raid boat'for 2 , carbom mast, squarehead sail, asymmetrical spi, carbon oars with big blades. Very much 'form follows function', and I found the company owner very eloquently explaining why rowing was a good thing for tout le monde. He even quoted J.P. Sartre to dirve hi spoint home.2023-05-16 10.10.03.jpg

Tjotters, sailing monuments in oak, over a century old. Lovely high aspect gaff rig, what's not to like about them
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Pen Duick, the Tabarly family yacht that Eric received when he was 21 years old. Later he preserved the hull by completely sheating it in grp.The yacht was designed by William Fif and built in Irelandi 1n 1898.

Liteboat again This combination of sails is my favorite on a modern boat.2023-05-16 10.07.03.jpg2023-05-16 10.48.07.jpg2023-05-16 11.14.43.jpg