JamesS
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My apolgies if you have read this before but the original post seems to have gone missing.
Has anyone else’s holiday been spoilt by the powerboat cruise that is currently touring Northern France?
As each of the craft made a point of hoisting huge RYA flags once in port, can I assume that this cruise was organised by the RYA itself?
The flotilla of over 20 craft are currently cruising the Contenin Peninsular and Bay de Seine inflicting their loud and unseemly behaviour on anyone within earshot.
We first encountered them in Cherbourg last Sunday July 25th. Loud music (and I mean loud) was being played well into the night.
Monday was the turn of St Vaast to host the rabble. Fortunately the flotilla was split up by the harbourmaster so the noise was relatively muted.
Wednesday saw the peace of Carentan disturbed as the flotilla descended on this delightful port. Requests by other boats to keep the noise down went unheeded. On Thursday the drinking, shouting and the music started just after lunch and proceeded all afternoon. It was also seemed necessary to have engines constantly running.
Only on Friday morning was peace restored to the port after the lock was monopolised for two hours by the departing flotilla.
I understand that Ouestream was the next port to be hit.
My apologies to what I am sure was the silent majority of the flotilla whose behaviour was exemplary and were no doubt embarrassed by the behaviour of the minority.
If this was organised by the RYA,quite what they expected to gain from such an undertaking is not clear. If it was to spread the good name of the RYA abroad then it was a miserable failure. As a local of St Vaast said once the flotilla had left, ‘Thank goodness the RYA have gone’.
Certainly the organising body cannot vet everyone who signs up to these expeditions but we do expect then to take action against those who insist on spoiling the enjoyment of everyone else.
Cheers
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Has anyone else’s holiday been spoilt by the powerboat cruise that is currently touring Northern France?
As each of the craft made a point of hoisting huge RYA flags once in port, can I assume that this cruise was organised by the RYA itself?
The flotilla of over 20 craft are currently cruising the Contenin Peninsular and Bay de Seine inflicting their loud and unseemly behaviour on anyone within earshot.
We first encountered them in Cherbourg last Sunday July 25th. Loud music (and I mean loud) was being played well into the night.
Monday was the turn of St Vaast to host the rabble. Fortunately the flotilla was split up by the harbourmaster so the noise was relatively muted.
Wednesday saw the peace of Carentan disturbed as the flotilla descended on this delightful port. Requests by other boats to keep the noise down went unheeded. On Thursday the drinking, shouting and the music started just after lunch and proceeded all afternoon. It was also seemed necessary to have engines constantly running.
Only on Friday morning was peace restored to the port after the lock was monopolised for two hours by the departing flotilla.
I understand that Ouestream was the next port to be hit.
My apologies to what I am sure was the silent majority of the flotilla whose behaviour was exemplary and were no doubt embarrassed by the behaviour of the minority.
If this was organised by the RYA,quite what they expected to gain from such an undertaking is not clear. If it was to spread the good name of the RYA abroad then it was a miserable failure. As a local of St Vaast said once the flotilla had left, ‘Thank goodness the RYA have gone’.
Certainly the organising body cannot vet everyone who signs up to these expeditions but we do expect then to take action against those who insist on spoiling the enjoyment of everyone else.
Cheers
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