Steam launches: May 2005

Enghien Rétronautique

Gathering of old boats

On july 2nd & 3rd ,2005, Enghien-the-Bains will accomodate its 1st Festival of steamers “Enghien retro Water sport”.

Organized by the Tourism office, in collaboration with the French steamboat association (ABV)), this week end, placed under the sign of the steam, wants to be to be the witness of a gathering of boats of pleasure, designed, restored, titivated and controlled by their owners, who will sail together with old riggings, skiffs and other canoes of the beginning of the century.

The roses garden, as for it, will be transformed into small port, accomodating stands on which very beautiful fixed and functional machines will be exposed; animations of small-scale models boats, functioning them also with steam, will be proposed by the models clubs: Rainbow, and the M.Y.C.P (Model Yacht Club of Paris).
Sailors (from the Navy!) will be also present to explain you the signs of navigation and the secrecy of the knots .

Nautical parades, regattas, animations for children and adults, during these two days, Enghien-the-Bains will make you discover the world of the steam and the water sport to old.

A steam train of association AAVV of Sannois, will enable you to discover the pier of the lake as at the time of the beautiful time.

An appointment not to be missed, saturday and sunday 2 & July 3,2005, from 10 AM to 6 PM

Abv general assembled

This year, the general assembled of the association will take place with Jarnac (Charente) of the May 27 to 29. Our friend Pierre Marsac, who organizes this meeting, thus promises to us a surprise for the picnic of Sunday to the lock and quality of a meal worthy of interest. Moreover, the meal of official reception Sunday evening will be taken in a strong restaurant sympathetic nerve, an old distilling, surrounded of stills and with unspoilable view on the vines. A word to the wise.

Mike inside

the engine, a twin and its boiler!

A twin Pearl engine

When I said that the cinematic of the Pearl was beautiful!

Mike Micel's boat

The boat on the water, eh yes one can also make in the kind pretty jewel and it goes

A new boat for ypur collection

Cockpit

The problem of the cockpit is that, on a long boat, the machine and the boiler for balance reason, must be installed in the center, far from the helm, and excepted if you hire a sailor it is difficult to be close to the boiler and the helm in the same time!
That why many boats are fitted with a ship wheel and commands in the middle of the boat.

Présentations

Theses pictures which have been kindly transmitted to me by Pascal, who was present on the bank of the Rance, near Dinan (Brittany) next year, allow me to make some presentations.

Mélusine, with from the bows to the stern, Bruno, Jean-Yves, me and Benoit.