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Boat "Le Benoît-Champy"

Boat "Le Benoît-Champy"

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Boat "Le Benoît-Champy"

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Parc naturel régional Baie de Somme Picardie Maritime

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Location: Cayeux-Sur-Mer, Abbeville, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Blockhaus du Hourdel – Cap Hourdel Lighthouse loop from Cayeux-sur-Mer

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2. Blockhaus du Hourdel – Cap Hourdel Lighthouse loop from Cayeux sur Mer-Brighton Plage

15.3km

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3. Boat "Le Benoît-Champy" – Cayeux-sur-Mer 🏘️🏖️ loop from Cayeux-sur-Mer

7.56km

00:27

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Willem VS

September 18, 2021

The Benoît-Champy is a teak lifeboat with sails and oars. Unsinkable, it is self-righting and self-draining spontaneously.
It belongs to the municipality of Cayeux-sur-Mer.
The Benoît-Champy has been classified as a historical monument since May 21, 1992.

Shelter of Benoît-Champy.
Built in 1879 by the Ponts et Chaussées, the Benoît-Champy lifeboat shelter was then located on the Place de l'Amiral-Courbet. But the growing success of sea bathing and the rise of the seaside resort of Cayeux forced the relocation of this shelter in 1913. The new shelter was rebuilt identically with the materials of the previous one, on land belonging to the municipality, on Boulevard du Général-Sizaire.
In 1957, the Cayeux rescue station was closed and the shelter thus lost its function.
The Benoît-Champy lifeboat shelter is fully listed as a historical monument by decree of July 25, 20063. It is a completely ordinary brick construction, covered with a gable roof, above all functional. But today, few lifeboats still have their original shelter.
This shelter is an additional asset for the history of sea rescue in the Picardy region and the development of a project to enhance the seaside resort of Cayeux-sur-Mer. Inside, all of the equipment needed to put the boat into operation is kept there: barrel of galley, wooden buckets, medicine box, compass, alarm bell and tub for rinsing the sails ...
The shelter and its canoe are open to the public during the bathing season; it is the pretext for discovering the history of sea rescue on the Picardy coast.

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Stations Bee's Valmondois

July 21, 2024

Explore Pointe du Hourdel by bike, rented from Station Bee’s in Valmondois! Follow the winding trails that will lead you to this haven of unspoiled nature, where dunes and coastal panoramas meet. Enjoy a refreshing stroll and be amazed by the wild beauty of the Bay of Somme. An unforgettable cycling adventure awaits you!

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Location: Cayeux-Sur-Mer, Abbeville, Hauts-De-France, France

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Boat "Le Benoît-Champy"

1. Blockhaus du Hourdel – Cap Hourdel Lighthouse loop from Cayeux-sur-Mer

2. Blockhaus du Hourdel – Cap Hourdel Lighthouse loop from Cayeux sur Mer-Brighton Plage

3. Boat "Le Benoît-Champy" – Cayeux-sur-Mer 🏘️🏖️ loop from Cayeux-sur-Mer

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