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Armada Rouen 2008
Armada Rouen 2008
Sail Training International Endorsed Event5 – 14 July 2008
The visit of the Tenacious to Rouen marks the autumn for the Armada
As the superb line-up for the Armada 2008 steadily takes shape, the Armada Association invited the English three-master, the Tenacious, to make a friendly port call from September 17 to 19, 2007 to the banks of the Norman capital before its arrival in Rouen next July.
The 65-meter wooden tall ship has been completely designed to welcome mobility-impaired or visually impaired cadets: with doorplates written in Braille, a stowing system for wheelchairs, and on-board lifts, everything has been done so that the trainees, whatever their disability, can safely be part of the sailing world.
Since its launch in 2000, this three-master has already made more than 1,800 disabled cadets happy, thanks to the support of the JST Foundation (Jubilee Sailing Trust) of Southampton, which also runs the Lord Nelson, an English tall ship also dedicated to sailing for people with disabilities.
Five months after the marvellous port call of the Belem, like its French counterpart, the Tenacious moored alongside Emile Duchemin Quay, on the North bank, in front of the maritime museum.
With the arrival of the sailing ship, the Armada has set course for a new year of exciting events before the start of the festivities next July.
For further information visit the Armada 2008 website or Email.
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Communiqué : DVD Armada 2008
Comme en 2003 avec « les visiteurs du rêve », Biplan édition, la Ste de production de film rouennaise propose à nouveau le DVD officiel de l’Armada Rouen.
Ce nouveau film est le véritable témoin animé et coloré de cette cinquième édition de l’Armada, qui s’est déroulée du 5 au 14 juillet 2008. Les caméras de Biplan ont su capter l’ambiance de la plus grande fête maritime gratuite de France et aller à la rencontre des visiteurs et marins du monde entier. Le réalisateur du film, Jean-Baptiste Fossard s’est attardé sur le chouchou des seinomarins l’Amérigo Vespucci. Il fut le premier à franchir les portes de l’estuaire et à passer sous les tabliers de béton du tout nouveau pont Gustave Flaubert, le plus haut pont levant du monde.
Le DVD Officiel de l’Armada 2008 est en vente, à moins de 15 €, chez les libraires, disquaires et points presse de Seine Maritime début Décembre ou par correspondance à 17 € sur le site http://www.armada.org.
Production :
Biplan édition
Comment by Eric — March 23, 2009 @ 8:21 am
The Tenacious looks like a fantastic ship. Does anyone know if it will be setting anchor in Southampton this year?
Comment by Southampton Cruise — July 27, 2009 @ 1:51 pm