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.
