French orienteering championships

An amazing orienteering event today - although I didn't get to run in it, being part of the organising team. As you can see from the map below, most of it on beach/estuary that is covered by water at high tide! And of course the long courses went out to the edges of the map!
The start tents had to be put up behind the causeway, as the westerly wind was so strong:
And the first control kite can be seen on its pile of rocks!
Note the island on the left horizon (left of the yacht mast, with a strip of sand showing). This was accessible via a sand causeway at low tide.
By the time the starts were finishing, there were people (you cant see them in this photo, but I saw them!) wading across the gap, up to their hips in water!
I took this next shot only about ten minutes later - fortunately all the runners did get safely in! Only one or two complained about 'not safe, taking risks etc'. Most runners had a ball - who doesn't enjoy scrambling over rocks and running across sandy beaches?
The next picture is one of the controls, not sure of the description - crag foot perhaps??
This is the finish - the last kite was on the dark shape (an old wooden hulk) in the centre of the picture.
Lots of us were itching for a run on the area, but had to man the information/ start/ finish etc etc. However, now the map is made we will probably have a regional event there in the not too distant future. Hopefully on a day with less wind than today - the starts had to be put back by an hour, as the westerly gale prevented the low tide from falling as low as was needed in time for the first starts. Hence the rush at the end.... Anyway, a really good day.