Dieppe Youth International Details
The Challenge International de Dieppe is an French youth "hors circuit" competition run every May by the Ligue d'Escrime Haut-Normande and open to fencers under the age of 15. It mainly attracts fencers from Northern France and the United Kingdom, with a contingent from the French Carribean.Date
The Competition will take place on Sunday 18th May 2008. All events will take place on the same day. Accommodation will be available in Dieppe for the Saturday Night.How to get to Dieppe
From the South of EnglandThe easiest options are to take the ferry from Newhaven-Dieppe or drive down from via Dover-Calais using Transmanche Ferries ( tel + 44 (0)800 917 1201) The latter can offer rates as low as £35 for a car and its occupants. Sussex is served by Gatwick Airport, and a train line runs from there to Newhaven.
There is currently no return ferry to Newhaven on Sunday evening from Dieppe itself, but it is possible to go out on Newhaven-Dieppe on the Saturday, and return from Le Havre on the Sunday.
From Paris
The nearest aiport with international connections is Paris/Beauvais-Tille which is approximately an hour's drive away and is serviced by flights from many european locations by Ryanair www.ryanair.com and from Scandinavia by Sterling (Copenhagen) www.sterlingticket.com and Goodjet (Oslo, Malmö, Goteborg) www.goodjet.com Further afield are the main Paris airports of Charles-de-Gaulle. and Orly, but trains from these aiports to Dieppe involve crossing the city centre and travelling up via Rouen. Buses are also available.
Accomodation in Dieppe
A hotel list is available on the Taste of Dieppe website. The town is quite compact, so none of the hotels on the list is more that 10-15 minutes walk from the venue, but since the gymnasium lies at the top of a hill it is easier to drive or take a taxi.Dieppe town council own a youth activity centre close to the venue and also up the hill, and are prepared offer to youth hostel style accommondation for the participants at a price of appproximately 13€50/£8 per person, but in order to secure this we need a firm commitment and an accurate estimate of numbers. Any British entrants who wish to take up this offer should send an entry form and an commitment fee by 20th April 2008 (closing dates for other nationalities by request.) The commitment fee of ten pounds per competitor will only be cashed in the event of the competitor failing to turn up and will be used to reimburse the hostel owner. Family rooms should be available, payment for the accommodation should be made during check-in.
Address: Centre Hébergement Les Roches, 73 Avenue Gambetta.
Tel 02 35 84 34 76. Les Roches is not a real youth hostel as previously explained. It is youth accomodation run by the Dieppe Council. It is therefore not possible to put people up on the Friday. However, should people require it, the address of the real youth hostel is : Auberge de Jeunese, 48 rue Louis Fromager. Tel 02 35 84 85 73.
Those using the youth accommodation should arrive between 4 & 5 p.m. on Saturday Afternoon.
How to Enter
Overseas EntriesEntry forms are available at: http://www.cramphorn.co.uk/herts/dieppe/overview.html
| Send Entries to: | Jason Fox, 7 Pretoria Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0RL. Tel : +49 01923 468497 |
| e-mail: | jason.fox@camelotgroup.co.uk |
Francophone Entries
Entry forms are available at: http://www.nahouw.net/index.php?page=trn_dtl.php;trn_id=682
| Send Entries to: | N. Coruble, le fond de varenne 76880 Martigny, Tel / Fax : +33 06.18.51.00.42 |
| e-mail: | fineslamesdieppe@aol.com or coruble.nicolas@wanadoo.fr |
The Competition Venue
Maison du Sports, Rue MontignyDirections: Entering Dieppe from the north, follow the road signs to Paris/Rouen. This will take you through the middle of town. At the War memorial the Maison du Sport is signposted (as the second left exit signposted Rue de Montigny) - this is a one way street up the hill . The Maison du Sports is about one-quarter of the way up the hill
If you are entering Dieppe from the south, follow the road signs to Eu/Le Treport. You will arrive at a large roundabout Rond Pont des Canadiens which joins Avenue Gambetta. Continue all the way down the hill to the War Memorial, and follow the signs to the Maison du Sports as above.
Contact Number in case of difficulty: +33 (06) 98 99 00 70
The Sports Centre is split into 2 Halls, with approximately 20 Pistes. The U11 foilists will be in one hall with the épéeists, the older foilists in the other.
Check-In & Start Time - Foil
| U11 Pupille | (d.o.b 1997-1998) | Check-In 9a.m. - 9:30 a.m. for 9:45 a.m. start |
| U13 Benjamin | (d.o.b 1995-1996) | Check-In 9a.m. - 9:30 a.m. for 9:45 a.m. start |
| U15 Minime | (d.o.b 1993-1994) | Check-In 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. for 12:00 p.m. start |
Check-In & Start Time - Épée
| U13 Benjamin | (d.o.b 1995-1996) | Check-In 12p.m. - 12:30 p.m. for 12:45 p.m. start |
| U15 Minime | (d.o.b 1993-1994) | Check-In 12.15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. for 01:00 p.m. start |
Food & Drink will also be available for purchase at the competition venue.
Expected Format
1 poule then complete Direct Elimination of all fencers. (The poules are expected to be 6 fencers, so this will mean a minimum of 7 fights. Maximum 14 fights.)
Pupille Poules to 3 hits, bouts 2 minutes maximum
Direct Elimination to 6 Hits, bouts 3
minutes maximum
Benjamin Poules to 4 hits, bouts
3 minutes maximumDirect Elimination to 8 Hits, bouts 4
minutes maximum
Minime Poules to 5 hits, bouts 3
minutes maximumDirect Elimination to 10 Hits, bouts 2
sessions of 3 minutes
with a one minute break maximum.
with a one minute break maximum.
Blade Sizes Foil & Épée
Regarding blade sizes. Minimes can fence with size 3 foils but they'll be much better off with size 5 as the size difference is significant. In France they use size 5. For the Benjamins Size 3 would be OK as there's not much difference with size 2. For the Pupilles Size 0.Miscellaneous
All British entrants must have the usual B.F.A. membership. Adults/coaches responsible for children, other than their own, have been cleared for child protection under the BFA procedures. Coaches must also be members of the BFA.A Map of Dieppe, a brief history of the town and a list of useful telephone numbers are also available.
