499 - Camille Du Gast and the 1905 Algiers to Toulon Boat Race
Do Go On14 Mai 2025

499 - Camille Du Gast and the 1905 Algiers to Toulon Boat Race

In 1905 a motor boat race was staged from Algiers to Toulon and it's fair to say things didn't go well! This week we hear about the race and the amazing life of one of the entrants, Camille du Gast!


This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:53 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).


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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.


REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Power Boat: The Quest for Speed Over Water by Kevin Desmond

“DIMANCHE 25 MAI 1905 Naro 70 PERTE DU CANOT AUTOMOBILE CAMILLE DANS LA COURSE ALGER-TOULON Périlleux sauvetage de M du Gast par les vaillants marins". Sunday, May 28th, 1905 - Le Petit Journal

https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/camille-du-gast

https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=3048

http://lesliefield.com/races/1905_algiers_to_toulon_race_autoboats_swamped.htm#

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-algiers-toulon-motor-boat-race/ https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/camille-du-gast

https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Du_Gast,_Camille

http://speedqueens.blogspot.com/2010/01/camille-du-gast.html

https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/news/women-in-motorsport-social-history-camille du-gast/

https://www.infinite-women.com/women/camille-du-gast/



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