A Frenchman will fly a 2.5 liter seaplane

Beauharnois– Watercraft League has gone global! With Canadians, Americans and New Zealanders counted in the group of riders, next season HRL will have a Frenchman of origin who will drive in the 2.5-litre class or in Formula 2500.

Frenchman Remy Beauvilliers recently conducted his first tests on the controls of François Jolicoeur’s “General C” S-102 aircraft at the La Roque Bridge.

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Remy Beauvillain, a native of Amiens, France, will come to the motorboat circuit in 2024 to drive the General C boat S-102 owned by François Jolicoeur. The 31-year-old Beauharnois-based watersports entrepreneur recently tested the hydroplane on the waters of the Beauharnois Canal, and the attraction to joining the HRL competition was immediate.

“I was so impressed by the experience that I immediately agreed to drive in 2024,” he said. Regional voice Eric LaBelle’s successor at the wheel of the S-102. Still not knowing whether he will be classified by HRL in 2.5-litre or Formula 2500, the future competitor is already dreaming of the moment when he will make his first start.

“I was a sponsor for the Vincent Laberge S-25 team this season, ran the Valleyfield Regatta and also went to North Tonawanda (N.Y.),” says the man who left his French hometown at 19 to join the Junior AA hockey ranks in Joliet. One thing led to another, and my interest in steamboats grew.”

Arriving in Quebec in July 2010 after being a student at Lycée La Hottois, Remy put aside his aspirations to become a hockey player. Instead, Bovilan devoted himself to business and founded RB Nautique, based at the Valleyfield Nautical Club, which specializes in renting equipment such as personal watercraft, Paddle board And wake boards, among others. Bouvillon also works for the company BL promoter

questioned before Regional voice On his aspirations regarding his first campaign in HRL, Remy Povilyan believes there is no magic formula. “I don’t want to rush into anything and go through a learning curve. It’s important not to put too much pressure on my shoulders. I’m giving myself two years to learn,” the friendly Frenchman replied.