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Water Jousting
« on: 2011-03-30, 14:31:20 »

Water Jousting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Jousting

"Water jousting is a sport practised principally in France and also Switzerland and Germany. It is a form of jousting  where the adversaries carrying a lance and protected only by a shield stand on a platform on the prow of a boat. The boat is propelled by oarsmen or, in some cases, a motor may be used. The aim of the sport is to send the adversary into the water whilst maintaining one's own balance on the platform.

The jousters stand on a wooden platform on their boats. As the two competing boats draw level with each other, each jouster, protected by their shield, uses their lance to push his opponent off the platform and into the water. The exact rules of the contest vary from region to region and country to country."
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Re: Water Jousting
« Reply #1 on: 2011-03-30, 15:25:17 »
Cool! But I'd REALLY be impressed if they did this off the coast of Maine!  ;D
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Re: Water Jousting
« Reply #2 on: 2011-03-30, 15:41:30 »
I've read of this, believe it or not, in a historical fiction novel by Elizabeth Chadwick, For the King's Favor.  It is the story of Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk.  He and William Longspee take part in this event on the Thames River, sounded like fun.  I need to go back and re-read, in case I got it wrong, but I could've sworn they were on boats.  lol
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Re: Water Jousting
« Reply #3 on: 2011-03-31, 13:34:22 »
Yes!  That would be a lot of fun!
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Re: Water Jousting
« Reply #4 on: 2011-03-31, 21:11:59 »
I am so in for this!
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Re: Water Jousting
« Reply #5 on: 2011-04-02, 04:28:58 »
They should make this an olympic sport.  ;D

I wonder if anyone has tried this with speedboats....hmmmmm.....


Seriously though, that looks like fun.  :)

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