Crossing the English Channel From Continental Europe.
Successful crossing of English Channel. Tatiana Kvasova a Russian member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team successfully completed her first crossing of the English Channel - in a time of 20hrs 13mins; it marked the 47th successful crossing of the English Channel by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in the past 32 years.
After day sailing, the next step for the adventurous yachtsman or motorboater is their first open sea crossing, and for many that invariably entails crossing the English Channel. This invaluable guide walks the first timer through their first Channel crossing step by step, tackling all the aspects that have to be taken into account before embarking, as well as managing on the trip, in the.
English Channel crossings in pictures. 7 January 1875: Jean Pierre Blanchard of France and American John Jeffries make the first crossing of the English Channel by air. Picture: GETTY. Advertisement.
The cherry on our travelling cake though was ferry crossing the English Channel. I had flown many times over it, always admiring its elongated blue shape through the plane’s window and trying to spot ferries criss-crossing it between the British and the French shores.
Crossing the English Channel Looking back at the entrance to Cherbourg Harbour. One of the great things about living in England is the easy access to Europe. We are on a two week holiday in the Loire Valley, France. Getting here from Surrey, England was relatively easy. We packed our car, drove one hour to Portsmouth, hopped on the ferry for a.
CROSSING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. by John H. Lienhard. Click here for audio of Episode 1390. Today, we try to cross the English Channel. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.
Historic sea-borne invasions.The amphibious operation is not new. Long before World War II, ships and men were crossing unfriendly waters to land in enemy shores. One of the first landing operations of which there is a record dates back to nearly 3,000 years ago! This was the half-legendary attack of the Greeks upon the city of Troy in Asia Minor near the Dardanelles. A women is said to have.