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Preparing to drive to the Grand Pavois boatshow at La Rochelle. The Skerry is already on the trailer, the Jimmy Skiff will go on top of it, and the Eastport Pram on top of the car. |
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Enroute for La Rochelle : 575 km heading south-west ! |
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The Arwen Marine "booth" : the boats are on display outside, in the "Wood Village" area. The red pennants add a joyous touch to my three small boats. |
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Click on the photos to see larger versions. |
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The Eastport PRam, which I have had no chance to sail yet. |
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The Jimmy Skiff, recently "pre-test-sailed". |
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The Skerry, now very well known. |
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It's indeed the Jimmy Skiff which raises a lot a interest, but most popular in its unrigged rowing verson. |
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The Pram sparks many builders dreams, thanks to the small scale of the project. |
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Most French marinas are indeed looking like this: it's about time to renew our approach of leisure boating! Replacing part of all this with light small boats which are so easy to move around that they can be stowed in the back yard between two outings. |
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A view of my neighbours Gauthier, and of the marina where boats are presented on the water, in the end of afternoon sunlight. |
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Part of the boats on show in the water. The French leisure boating market is still growing by 7% a year, especially in the larger boats segment, despite a slight slowing recently. The French boating industry exports 66% of its output. |
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The time to go home is come. We take off into the night for a 4 a.m. arrival at Longueil-Annel with my sleepy small boats! |
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