A day of the sea organized by the Friends of the beach

Bringing together residents and summer visitors loyal to Vierville, the Friends of the Beach had prepared a varied program for the two summer months. Their sea festival project could not be completed in the desired form, so they proposed a day dedicated to maritime activities. CREPAN, Bayeux Model Club, CNOB sailing club and Vaumicel equestrian club contributed, under the coordination of Jean-Marie Oxcant, deputy mayor.

From Saturday morning and throughout the day, the CNOB offered sea baptisms in caravel. At the end of the morning, the riders of the Vaumicel presented on the beach a demonstration of riding in the Amazon. Dressed in long skirts, they performed, under the direction of Hubert de Bellaigue, a work in a circle, alone and then in pairs, a galloping start and alignments by two, four and eight. This performance attracted a large audience.

The afternoon was devoted to beach games, bag races for children and adults, as well as a duck race: two young ducks released into the sea were caught by the best swimmers.

The Regional Study Committee for the Protection and Planning of Nature, CREPAN, presented the fauna and flora of the coast, with slides on shellfish and plants of the coast. In the same room, the Bayeux Modeling Club exhibited several models of ships.

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