Jul 15 2008
Brest ‘08 – International Maritime Festival – France
For our last kayak tour (see subsequent posts) we were not able to use the Falkuša Comeza-Lisboa as a support boat. Joško and the crew are currently in Brest, France for the International Maritime Festival. The Festival is like the Olympics of tall-ship regattas. It is held every 4 years, and at this year’s event they are expecting 3 000 boats and almost 1 000 000 visitors.
Croatia has the status of a special country this year. Joško rounded-up 10 traditional boats as well as 150 crew and performers. His idea was to create a Dalmatian village in the middle of the festival. His website is here.
The picture above shows the Comeza-Lisboa and the Molo (a half-size replica of the original designed for educating youngsters on) at the regatta. And below is a short documentary made by French television about the Croatian entries and their construction.
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