Atlantic Challenge USA
Dylan Ladds, 2018
About AC:
ATLANTIC CHALLENGE is an international network of community rowing and sailing programs in Bantry Bay gigs. Atlantic Challenge is also an international Contest of Seamanship hosted every two years by an AC member country where teams convene for a week to showcase their maritime skills, and create an international community in the spirit of friendly competition.
ATLANTIC CHALLENGE was started in 1984 by Lance Lee of the USA and Benard Cadoret of France, as a way to bring young adults of different cultures together for a friendly Contest of Seamanship, and as a way to revive traditional small craft activity on both sides of the Atlantic. The first Contest of Seamanship was held in New York City in 1986 between France and the US. Now there are 16 nations involved with more than 80 gigs built in the last 30 years.
Get Involved:
As of October 2018, there are two active, year-round Bantry Bay gig rowing and sailing programs in the US. They are open to the public and located in:
Belfast, Maine –– Join us aboard LOYAUTÉ. Check out the rowing/sailing schedule at ComeBoating! Or join a singing row with Bennett Konesni at worksongs.org
and
Tacoma, Washington –– Please visit the VERITÉ Facebook page
ATLANTIC CHALLENGE is an international network of community rowing and sailing programs in Bantry Bay gigs. Atlantic Challenge is also an international Contest of Seamanship hosted every two years by an AC member country where teams convene for a week to showcase their maritime skills, and create an international community in the spirit of friendly competition.
ATLANTIC CHALLENGE was started in 1984 by Lance Lee of the USA and Benard Cadoret of France, as a way to bring young adults of different cultures together for a friendly Contest of Seamanship, and as a way to revive traditional small craft activity on both sides of the Atlantic. The first Contest of Seamanship was held in New York City in 1986 between France and the US. Now there are 16 nations involved with more than 80 gigs built in the last 30 years.
Get Involved:
As of October 2018, there are two active, year-round Bantry Bay gig rowing and sailing programs in the US. They are open to the public and located in:
Belfast, Maine –– Join us aboard LOYAUTÉ. Check out the rowing/sailing schedule at ComeBoating! Or join a singing row with Bennett Konesni at worksongs.org
and
Tacoma, Washington –– Please visit the VERITÉ Facebook page
