Water Jousting Marseillan

Imagine the world cup and grand national with just a touch of it s a knockout.

Water jousting marseillan. On the ladder sit four jousters and as the boats approach one another one of the jousters on each boat picks up a shield and jousting pole and tries to dislodge the competing boat s jousters from their platform. Sometimes a travelling circus pitches tent in the port of marseillan the festival de thau brings world music and jazz to the waterside and on. An old maritime tradition therefore a living culture itself which has its own codes its own vocabulary its rituals its music. Hi all was wondering if anyone knew whether the water jousting in sete was going on between 24 29 august 2019 we are staying in marseillan so i think we could get a bus.

The boat is propelled by oarsmen or in some cases a motor may be used. Marseillan boasts some excellent cellars. Visit us in july august for the jousting season here in marseillan at nearby agde and across the lagoon on the canals of sète. Thanks in advance james.

Thanks in advance james. Water jousting is a sport practised principally in france and also switzerland and germany. Answer 1 of 3. However if we must describe it at least in brief water jousting begins with two huge rowing boats with a raised ladder at one end.

Hi all was wondering if anyone knew whether the water jousting in sete was going on between 24 29 august 2019 we are staying in marseillan so i think we could get a bus. The st louis trophy fought for by sète s finest is as big here as a rugby international. This is the middle heavyweight jousting tournament in marseillan france from july 16 2011. The aim of the sport is to send the adversary into the water whilst maintaining one s own balance on the platform.

We arrive in agde on 30 8 14 try as i might i cant find any information about when the water jousting may take place. Seven societies and a school of. For those who prefer good food and wine to jousting languedoc is the place to be. I am only looking for information relating to agde marseillan or meze not sete any ideas.

Jousting platforms at the front of the rowing boats used for the traditional french sport of water jousting bearing the name ville de sete. They take this water battle very seriously here. An extremely spectacular sport where family transmission is the order of the day. Awesome fun to watch these big guys knock each other off the boat.

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