Just out now - details of the EUROPEAN 3D ARCHERY FESTIVAL to be held at Montlouis sur Loire near TOURS in the Loire Valley here in France on the weekend of 30th June / 1st July next year.
It will include during the weekend two double rounds of 3d (40 targets per day ) - one day of the standard French 3d (2 arrows per target) and another day of the newly recognised 3dI (1 arrow per target) , with the best archers in each category going through to finals with prizes the second day.
There will be stands and displays and on the Saturday evening there will be a big competition for the ' Complete Archer' which will entail shooting 9 targets with three different types of bow (limited to 45 entrants and with the entry money going into the prize pot for the first three ) Then also a Country concert and general 'knees-up' as only the French can do it !
Accomodation is plentiful in this area, and I would think there will be camping on site anyway, though all the details on the site are not yet complete.
Also note - Ryanair do VERY cheap flights direct to Tours - especially if you book early ! Car hire is cheap here, usually.
The site is in English and French but not yet complete in English - for the entry forms etc look on the French bit at present.
The website is - http://www.3darcheryfestival.com
Entries will be limited to 500 archers (see website for the numbers in each category of bow) so if you think that you might want to come then do it now, because it will be filled very quickly.
If anyone wants to know more but doesn't have the French then please feel free to contact me through this forum and I'd be glad to help.
I'm not an organiser, but just an archer keen to see this sort of event spread so that we can all shoot for the pleasure as well as the winning !
Hope to see you all
It will include during the weekend two double rounds of 3d (40 targets per day ) - one day of the standard French 3d (2 arrows per target) and another day of the newly recognised 3dI (1 arrow per target) , with the best archers in each category going through to finals with prizes the second day.
There will be stands and displays and on the Saturday evening there will be a big competition for the ' Complete Archer' which will entail shooting 9 targets with three different types of bow (limited to 45 entrants and with the entry money going into the prize pot for the first three ) Then also a Country concert and general 'knees-up' as only the French can do it !
Accomodation is plentiful in this area, and I would think there will be camping on site anyway, though all the details on the site are not yet complete.
Also note - Ryanair do VERY cheap flights direct to Tours - especially if you book early ! Car hire is cheap here, usually.
The site is in English and French but not yet complete in English - for the entry forms etc look on the French bit at present.
The website is - http://www.3darcheryfestival.com
Entries will be limited to 500 archers (see website for the numbers in each category of bow) so if you think that you might want to come then do it now, because it will be filled very quickly.
If anyone wants to know more but doesn't have the French then please feel free to contact me through this forum and I'd be glad to help.
I'm not an organiser, but just an archer keen to see this sort of event spread so that we can all shoot for the pleasure as well as the winning !
Hope to see you all