Pierrick Ledard, vice world rowing champion, and rower at the Barneville-Carteret rowing club attempts to row around the Cotentin (170km) to offer dreams to seriously ill children

 Pierrick will set off next Friday (11/06/21) at 19 p.m. from the port of Carentan les Marais, in search of a benchmark time for rowing around the Cotentin.

He will benefit from double support, cycling between Barneville and Carentan, and trail running along the long-distance hiking trails of the peninsula.

Pierrick thus brings in his wake a whole dynamic intended to support the association Dreams Manche, which raises funds to make the dreams of seriously ill children come true.

Program for June 11 and 12:

The “Rames & Rêves en Cotentin” challenge represents approximately 170 km by rower. Objective: less than 24 hours.

  • Departure Friday June 11 at 8:30 a.m. from the port of Carteret to Port-Bail sur Mer.
  • Arrival at Port Bail, under the 13 arches bridge around 10:30 a.m. Loading the boat onto a trailer.
  • Departure by bike towards Carentan (40 km) via the greenway. Stage accompanied by a group of 35 young people from the Port-Bail sur Mer and Carentan colleges.
  • 19 p.m.: Port of Carentan les Marais: departure by rower towards the Baie des Veys.
  • Mandatory neutralization at 23 p.m. at Tatihou.
  • New departure at 4 a.m. Saturday morning.
  • Challenge launched to the trailers of Carentan: a race against the rower via the hiking trails, i.e. 240 km in relay.
  • The Cotentin Schooner “Neire Maove” will accompany Pierrick throughout this challenge.
  • Arrival at the port of Carteret on Saturday June 12 in the evening.

The Cherbourg rowing club will come to meet Pierrick as he passes off the harbor.

The Barneville-Carteret sea rowing club will organize activities within the nautical center all day Saturday. Initiations will also be offered and supervised by the Normandy League.

The nautical pole will be transformed by the town of Barneville-Carteret and by volunteers from the rowing club into an ephemeral village and will constitute a real link between the public and Pierrick.

Everyone will be able to follow the route live thanks to videos and geolocation.

The objective of this challenge This challenge is to offer DREAMS to very seriously ill children.



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