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