Showing posts with label Bretaigne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bretaigne. Show all posts

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Raz de Sein

Raz de Sein and the three lighthouses

courtesy
Amoureux de la Bretagne



courtesy John Ushant




courtesy Jean Guichard via Pulgatorio de Tevennec



Ar-men Lighthouse

Courtesy Purgatario de Tevennec



Caprice FLOTS
In 2601
AD 184855
troller built in 1966 in Douarnenez
Site Jean Marie Tanguy
Skippper: Paul Milliner - Ile de Sein
main features;length:6.87 m Width: m GRT: 5.41 tx engine: 41 hp MWM
Incorporated by Eric Losq Plogoff, it was then registered in district of Douarnenez. He is now finishing his life quietly in the cemetery of boats Locquéran
in the port of Breast with Vagabond Islands (photo G) and with Hope in God (photo D)
the bar in the Raz

courtesy Audiernnes les Dundees





cyclone: CYCLONE
In 2666
Ad 279097
potters / long liner / shell built in 1970 to Freight
Construction Stipon
Skipper: Follic François (François Cyclone) - Ile de Sein
main features; length: 9 mwidth: 3.58 m GRT: 7.97 tx engine: 90 hp Baudouin
During a campaign Jacques scallops in the harbor of Brest, "Cyclone" hook a former anchor in the middle of the pool shell and sink. It will then be salvaged and sold to La Rochelle.
Follic Francois (Francois said cyclone, named after his old boat) has long been the patron of the "City of Paris" SNSM the canoe from the island of Sein
the bar in the "Trouziard" also said the Torpedo channel (Raz de Sein in the Old)
A Breast is not only a tradition to name the boat to his boss, it's almost a necessity as many surnames are identical (Spinec, Guilcher, Follic, Milliner, Fouquet ...). Jos Fouquet told me that at one point there were 17 Joseph Fouquet on the island ...
After the accident in the harbor of Brest, "Cyclone" will turn to the districts of Saint Brieuc and then Sables d 'Olonne under the name "Candy" and then to La Rochelle in 2005 still under the same namPhoto taken shortly after the accident at the port entrance channel. The boat was towed to the level of ASM to clear the password input port where it presented a danger

courtesy Audiernnes les Dundees





Cyclone fishing in the Raz. Note the birds. This is how the fishermen hand or longlining for sea bass know where to go.

courtesy Audiernnes les Dundees




Tevennec lighthouse is located at the tip of Raz in Brittany. The transition from the tip of the island Raz de Sein, presents enormous difficulties and dangers, in part to the destructive force of the water.
Crossing
these waters at night is suicide
.

Courtesy Purgatario de Tevennec





The French Raz de Sein translates literally in English as 'storm within'. How apt. It's a treacherous, infamous stretch of water at the confluence of at least two opposing currents off the coast of Brittany that can be a nightmare for mariners. It's also been and is a favorite for adventurous and hardy fishermen attracted to the bountiful sea life there. Sea bass is the draw, apparently sustainably harvested, at least recently. The contemporary practice of fishing in this fabled area is written about in Maritme Life # 34, a sadly defunct publication which was a joint effort between WoodenBoat and Chasse Maree.
here's what Wikipedia has to say about the Raz de Sein:

"The Raz de Sein is a stretch of water located between the Isle of Sein and the Pointe du Raz, in Finistère, in the Brittany region of France.

This tidal water is an essential passage for vessels wishing to pass between the Atlantic and the English Channel because further west, at high tide, the Isle of Sein and its embankment stretch for more than thirty miles.

This is a very dangerous zone for navigation, due to the violent sea currents from the tides (up to six knots during the spring tides). The current causes the sea to rise quickly, and it is recommended that heavy vessels should only attempt to cross this strait at still water during calmer conditions.

The Raz de Sein is bounded by the La Vieille and Petite Vieille lighthouses, and by the shoreline of the île de Sein.

Maritime disasters:

On May 26, 2006, Édouard Michelin died while fishing for sea bass on his ship Liberté. The skipper of the boat, Guillaume Normant, also lost his life in the accident. The boat was found two days later with no apparent damage, roughly 15 km from the Île de Sein."

And Yachting Monthly had this as an introduction to the video below:

"Off the NW tip of Brittany lies the Raz de Sein. Few other stretches of water have such a fearsome reputation: the tide can rip through at 6 knots at Springs, and when an Atlantic storm hits, the result is nothing short of awe-inspiring.

Pity the lighthouse keepers of old. The Ar-Men lighthouse, the most westerly of those marking the shoals around the Île de Sein, was nicknamed the 'Hell of Hells' by its former keepers. Closer inshore, the square tower of La Vieille lighthouse was the second last in France to be automated, due to the protests of the live-in keepers. It took until 1995 for the light to be automated and the keepers to depart."







kayak extrem dans le raz de sein by wavestar




Sunday, March 13, 2011

Douarnenez, 1912. Photos of Charles L'Hermitage

Douarnenez Harbor c. 1912

bateaux dans le port à marée basse



voilier dans le port



bord de mer avec voilier



bateaux dans le port



vue du port



vue du port



vue du port



Caulking seams, other repair
s




calfats bretons réparant une coque de bateau



calfats bretons réparant la coque d'un bateau



calfat breton sur la plage



calfats bretons réparant la coque d'un bateau



calfats bretons réparant la coque d'un bateau



calfats bretons nettoyant la coque d'un bateau




calfat breton nettoyant la coque d'un bateau



calfats bretons nettoyant la coque d'un bateau



calfats bretons nettoyant la coque d'un bateau



calfats bretons nettoyant la coque d'un bateau



calfat breton brûlant du goudron



calfat breton réparant un bateau



calfats bretons réparant la coque d'un bateau



calfat breton réparant un bateau



calfat breton nettoyant une voile



calfats bretons



calfats bretons réparant un bateau



calfat breton immatriculant un bateau



calfats bretons brûlant du goudron



calfat breton réparant la coque d'un bateau



calfat breton réparant la coque d'un bateau



calfats bretons réparant un bateau



calfat breton nettoyant la coque d'une barque



calfat breton nettoyant la coque d'une barque




Bretagnie




Paysage de Bretagne



Douarnenez : breton dans son intérieur


Auteur :
Lhermitte Charles Augustin (1881-1945)
all photos


(C) Droits réservés
Crédit photographique :
(C) RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
Période :
20e siècle
Date :
1912
Localisation :
Paris, musée d'Orsay







Charles Augustin Lhermitte, French, (1881-1945) was the son of the realist painter Lèon Lhermitte (1844-1925) and worked in photography for about twenty years, stopping in the 1920s.

Although a member of the pictorialist movement, he remained somewhat of a novice to the technique, and was probably influenced more by naturalism, which he inherited from his father, than by symbolism and impressionism. His work is generally characterized by a clear definition rather than the soft focus. (courtesy Wikipedia)

I found this archive and several others via a facebook friend, Pierre-Yves Decosse. Pierre seems to share my love of maritime history and particularly the smaller inshore craft of the local fisherman. The portion of the L'Hermitte archive presented here is minuscule, the archive runs to 500 images.

Douarnenez is still an active fishing port and host to a traditional maritime festival every other
year.

Thanks to the folks at RMN

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Francois Vivier, Eliboubane and Yvon Le Corre



The model boat is a sardinfiskare from Brittany. Just "Eliboubane" who inspired us...

courtesy Arwen




Exposition d'Yvon Le Corre

courtesy

IPPA Iles et Phares du Pays des Abers




Eliboubane with Vincent Malandain as skipper.

courtesy Moulin-Mer




Eliboubane detail.

courtesy Moulin-Mer





The pardon of Saint Eliboubane early 20th century: the departure of boats with banners (Etienne Bouille, AD 22)

courtesy
(c) Région Bretagne, 2008 ; (c) Conseil général des Côtes-d'Armor, 2008




The magnificent work of Yvon Le Corre is reissued by The Chasse-marée/Glénat, seven years after its previous printing and twelve years after the original publication. Legends of the hand of the author were added to a number of boards. (© Chasse-marée/Glénat)

courtesy Olivier Chapuis





Inside Outils

courtesy coop-breizh




Le Corre drawings and a base map Beautemps-Beaupre, a masterpiece of nineteenth-century French engraving.
(Double page of the 2010
Double page of the 2010 edition of Tools of passion © Chasse-marée/Glénat)

courtesy Olivier Chapuis



'Twice Round theLoggerhead' was written by Lance Lee and Bruce Halabisky. It's a poetic tribute to the Azorean whaling tradition, illustrated by Yvon.



Francois Vivier is a French boat designer who, after a long practice as a naval architect designing large commercial craft, turned his eye and hand to smaller, more traditional craft. He primarily draws boats based on tradition but modified for more contemporary usage and building techniques, and does so brilliantly. He also occasionally draws plans for very traditional Breton boats. Eliboubane was a rather special request from celebrated artist Yvon Le Corre. Here's Francois:

"Yvon La corre is both an unequaled artist and sailor. Both are linked as his boats have always been a means to wander with paper and pencils and come back with awesome illustrated notebooks.
When the first volume of Ar Vag, was published, with an extensive description of Breton sardin boats, he wanted to rebuild one of them. Eliboubane was built in 1981 by Daniel boatbuilder in Paimpol on a line plan drawn by myself on the basis of historical plans. Original sardin boats had a crew of 7, but Yvon was frequently alone or with only a few people on-board. So he tried many rig arrangements, to avoid gybing the sails when tacking".

Eliboubane (10m l, 3m w, 6.4 T d) I have been in love with this boat since I first saw her. Her owner, Yvon Le Corre is a highly respected and rather prolific painter/illustrator and author. He's also widely regarded in his native France as a gifted sailor, some have even likened him to the fabled Moitessier in his love for the sea. As Francois says above, he's figured a method for sailing his dipping lugger singlehandedly. Admirable. Yvon uses his boats to travel and makes sketches along the way, which he then turns into beautiful paintings/illustrations.

I have a copy of 'Twice Round the Loggerhead', a special project written by Lance Lee and Bruce Halabiskey documenting the life and waning culture of the Azorean whalers. It's beautifully illustrated by M. Le Corre, who does more than justice to the elegantly elongated whaleboats developed in the Azores.

After years of trying to contact M. Le Corre to no avail, I now have a slow mail address to write him, hopefully more to come.