Rene Savard crosses the channel in a boat bicycle.
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- Film ID:
- 706.27
- Media URN:
- 33519
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 21/11/1927
- Sound:
- Silent
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:00:57:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:37:48:00 / 01:38:45:00
- Canister:
- G 1452
Unknown user says
René Savard crossed the Channel on this hydrocycle called the "Nautilette" twice: on 17 November 1927 and on 5 November 1930. The Nautilette had been built at Puteaux/France in the workshops of "Austral", a French brand of motorcycles and bicycles. In 1929 Savard gave his Nautilette to the young model Aimée Pfanner, who also succeeded in crossing the Channel pedaling on this hydrocycle.
She's in this movie: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-channel-season/query/aimee
The story of the Nautilette (in French) with lots of pictures of René Savard is here: http://motocyclettesaustral.es.tl/La-Nautilette.htm