The French found the weather during the week very pleasent. Variable sunny with a few downpours. Big events are more memorable when the weather is a bit more rough. Waves and clouds also look good on photographs.
Almost two thousand boats were preparing for the Great Festival in front of Port Navalo. From large sailing ships, the national prides of France, United Kingdom and the Netherlands, to sailboats of all sizes, from optimists to mega yachts. A storm is coming, there's a large number of vessels all over the place, and with the currents being strong as they are, a very interesting event is guaranteed.
Sailing with all of these people, I feel the same pride I do while sailing with hundreds of others during the Murter regata, or with dozens of boats on the way to Palagruža. All of these people have similar interests, and are proud that they can handle the sea. They respect its power and defy it with their skill. |
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Tens of smaller, reputable boats from the further parts of Croatia joined the many. There are tens of thousands of onlookers along ten kilometers of coast. They show their admiration of the sailors and respect for the sea.
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Big sailing ships attract attention, and are accompanied by numerous barkas. The shifting of tides creates a strong current on the entrence to the gulf. Vessels, as far as the eye can see. Sailing, rowing, flowing with the current or against it.
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Among thousands of vessels, somehow we always manage to notice one of our own, with their red chessboard patterned sail on the mast.
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The scenery is ever shifting. Large sailing ships emerge from the crowd. Jolly companies sail or row. Some scenes remind me of scenes from art history books. Later we see an antique kondura and the historical F1 America's Cup winning sailboat. The strong sea currents create a mean looking stir near the shoal, which looks really well on on photos.
Our trip is taking us through a two kilometer long branch, at the top of which is a damn that protects the port Vannes from the tide. There, we spent a couple of days, enjoying all the treats of being the guests of honor. The dark clouds splitted up, rain went away, and the usual joyful sailors in the port was greeted by sunlight.
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Our trip is taking us through a two kilometer long branch, at the top of which is a damn that protects the port Vannes from the tide. There, we spent a couple of days, enjoying all the treats of being the guests of honor. The dark clouds splitted up, rain went away, and the usual joyful sailors in the port was greeted by sunlight.
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Morbihan Week
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