Stargazer enjoys colourful companions, for her Concarneau stopover.
Each day, more individualistic craft, and their bohemian crews, arrive.
What is afoot? The youthful group are courteous to a fault. Yet seem disinclined to be drawn into conversation. By my Franglais, at any rate.
The pontoons become communal workspaces. Dedicated to sociable dining, mutual grooming and the design of banners. With occasional bursts of song, early in the evening.
'Stop Bollore' slogans predominate, when the flotilla sets sail, beneath Saturday’s grizzled skies. Amid a chorus of ululating Apache war cries. Augmented by the plaintive siren, of a lone Gendarmerie patrol car. Which takes up ostentatious station, upon the quayside. But, whose occupants choose not to emerge.
The Sunday papers reveal all: Bollore is a French septuagenarian corporate raider and billionaire. The family empire includes title to both the Iles de Glenan and the CNews (sic) TV channel. (Which I have heard described as the French Fox News). Yesterday's armada had sailed, on the former, in protest at the latter. In defiance of an order, by the Prefet Maritime.
The west wind is in and Sunday is no day of rest, for the racers of Classe Mini 6.50. A, shovel fronted, Magnen design, sistership to Ouch, rigs up, on the Mer Concept jetty.
Giving chase to a sharp bowed classic. Built before the dawn of the scows. Stargazer means to follow suit. Once the thundery squalls settle.
Picture Credits
Bollore protest screenshot: courtesy of Le Telegramme
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