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Pan people on balconies to crowd along canal and in rubber dinghies2. Jousting scene3. Close-up jouster's face4. Jousting scene 5. SOUNDBITE (French) Guy Bonnecaze, winner the 1983 and 1984 St Louis tournaments....\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAugust 27th, 2007\u003cbr/\u003e1. Pan people on balconies to crowd along canal and in rubber dinghies\u003cbr/\u003e2. Jousting scene\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close-up jouster's face\u003cbr/\u003e4. Jousting scene \u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (French) Guy Bonnecaze, winner the 1983 and 1984 St Louis tournaments.\u003cbr/\u003e \"There's no money involved, but if you win the St Louis, you're the king of Sete. If you win the big St Louis prize, you're a god.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of band playing\u003cbr/\u003eAugust 26th, 2007\u003cbr/\u003e7. Pan parade, man playing drums\u003cbr/\u003e8. Parade, men walking holding lances\u003cbr/\u003e8. Parade, children walking holding lances\u003cbr/\u003e9. Parade, adults and children walking\u003cbr/\u003e10. Set-up Germinal Rausa, president of the Jeune Lance Setoise club, with other club presidents\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (French) Germinal Rausa, President of the Jeune Lance Setoise club:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's not so clear-cut today, but they used to say that the Quartier Haut club represented the fishermen and the dockers because they lived in the Quarter Haut, the Pointe Courte comprised the fishermen from the lagoon, and that's still the case today. The clubs represented strategic parts of town. Downtown, they said it was the local bourgeoisie that made up the Lance Sportive club.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Parade, men walk under the lances, pan up to sky\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean di Rosa, Organiser of the parade: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Everybody does it. A Setois who has never jousted isn't a Setois. A Setois who's never been up on the boat, isn't a Setois.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Pan crowd to jury\u003cbr/\u003e15. Jousting on canal\u003cbr/\u003e16. Defeated jouster swimming\u003cbr/\u003e23. Argument between jouster's father and member of the jury who tells the father both participants are 'dead', meaning out of the competition\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (French), Richard Valette, member of the jury: \u003cbr/\u003e\"In a fraction of a second, you've got to see everything and analyse everything and take a decision, and the problem is, everyone sees something different, it's just like in football, one half sees a penalty, and the other half doesn't, jousting is the same.\"\u003cbr/\u003eQUESTION: \"But in this game, people can come up to the jury to complain?\" \u003cbr/\u003e Richard Valette: \"That's the theory of it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE (French), Maxime, 5 years old, winner of the 2006 junior tournament:\u003cbr/\u003e \"To win, you have to always keep your back leg straight, and your front leg bent.\" \u003cbr/\u003eQUESTION: \"Is that the technique?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMaxime: \"That's right.\"   \u003cbr/\u003eAugust 27th, 2007: \u003cbr/\u003e35. Jousting final, Bernard Betti wins for second time (first victory: 1992)\u003cbr/\u003e36. Bernard Betti waving at crowd from boat\u003cbr/\u003e37. Close-up Bernard Betti\u003cbr/\u003e38. SOUNDBITE (French) Bernard Betti, 2007 winner of St Louis competition: \u003cbr/\u003e\"You can't explain it, you don't think it's going to happen anymore, but when it does, it's great.\"\u003cbr/\u003e39. Jousting statue in the Musee Paul Valery, Sete\u003cbr/\u003e40. Jousting shields lined up on the wall in the Musee Paul Valery, Sete\u003cbr/\u003e42. Close-up \"golden shield\" with names of St Louis winners \u003cbr/\u003e43. Close-up names on \"golden shield\" \u003cbr/\u003e44. Tomb of jouster in the Cimetiere Marin, Sete\u003cbr/\u003e45. Close-up epitaph on tomb\u003cbr/\u003eAugust 25th, 2007 (night shots) \u003cbr/\u003e46. Various of jousting on the Canal Royal\u003cbr/\u003e47. Jousting, pan on winner who raises his lance  \u003cbr/\u003e48. Close-up jousting scene and cheering crowd in background\u003cbr/\u003e49. SOUNDBITE (French) David Ascencio, Jouster:\u003cbr/\u003eQUESTION : \"How does it feel?\"\u003cbr/\u003eDavid Ascencio, jouster: \"It's cold, the water's freezing. But it feels good.\" \u003cbr/\u003e50. Various of jousting \u003cbr/\u003eFor nearly four centuries, the southern French town of Sete has been the scene of a duel with a difference. \u003cbr/\u003eWith its many canals, this Mediterranean fishing harbour, populated mainly by the descendants of Italian and Spanish immigrants, plays host to one of the most unusual and spectacular water sports in the world: the \"Joutes\". \u003cbr/\u003eKnights in white armour fight for the golden shield. \u003cbr/\u003eThe tradition began during the 13th century Crusades which were lead by Saint Louis IX, a medieval king of France. \u003cbr/\u003eLocal historians say that soldiers practised their jousting on boats, when there wasn't enough horses around. \u003cbr/\u003eEach year jousters from the whole Languedoc region converge on Sete during the last week of August for the St Louis festival. \u003cbr/\u003eThis is the 265th year of the festival. \u003cbr/\u003eFor nearly a week, the whole town echoes to the sound of festivities, parades and music as crowds gather on the stands along the Canal Royal in the town centre to watch and encourage their heroes. \u003cbr/\u003eThe atmosphere is reminiscent of a football match with supporters booing, cheering and singing. \u003cbr/\u003eTo win the St Louis competition is the goal of any \"jouteur\". \u003cbr/\u003eGuy Bonnecaze, won in 1983 and 1984, he says that the winner is considered a king or a god in the town. \u003cbr/\u003eMuch more than a bit of colourful local tradition, the \"joutes\" are a real way of life for many. \u003cbr/\u003eThe \"joutes\" are also an essential element of the fabric of society in this fishing town. \u003cbr/\u003eGerminal Rausa, president of one of the town's seven jousting clubs says the different clubs represent groups of people from different part of the town. \u003cbr/\u003eFor example the Pointe Courte is still mainly fishermen and the local bourgeoisie make up the Lance Sportive club. \u003cbr/\u003eJean di Rosa is the organiser of the parade. \u003cbr/\u003eHe says that only men who have competed can truly call themselves Setois (inhabitant of Sete). \u003cbr/\u003eEach tournament starts with the jousters parading through town, marching from the town hall to the Royal Canal where they board their boats for the competition. \u003cbr/\u003eFrom the age of four, little boys start competing on carts with wheels until they are old enough to swim.\u003cbr/\u003eFive year old Maxime, winner of 2006 junior competition, explains the technique. \u003cbr/\u003eNot everybody agrees with the decisions of the jury, which leads to some animated debates. \u003cbr/\u003eJury member Richard Valette says that like a football referee, jurors often have to face angry supporters who dispute their decision. \u003cbr/\u003eThis year's St Louis winner or \"god\" is Bernard Betti. \u003cbr/\u003eIt is the second time he has won the St Louis tournament.\u003cbr/\u003eThe first time he won was in 1992. \u003cbr/\u003eHe says he was surprised 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