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-===== North & Northwest (Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea) =====
+----
-<WRAP indent>
+===== European =====
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-See [[:france_north_n_northwest_shores|North Shores of France]] (Bretagne, Haut-de-France, Loire-Atlantique, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitane)
+<WRAP indent>
-</WRAP>
+<WRAP col3>
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+==== North & Northwest (Coastal - Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea) ====
-===== South (Mediterranean Sea) =====
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-==== Occitanie (Occitany or Occitania) ====
+See [[:france_north_n_northwest_shores|North Shores of France]] (Bretagne, Haut-de-France, Loire-Atlantique, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitane)
-<WRAP indent>
+</WRAP>
-=== Downwinders ===
+==== South (Coastal - Mediterranean Sea) ====
-  * **Canet-en-Roussillon - Angelès-sur-Mer **19 km [[https://youtu.be/c19HnHuKjVE|video]]
+<WRAP indent>
-  * **La Côte Radieuse - Le Cap Béar **14 km [[https://youtu.be/iN82RnKVQok|SUP video]]
-  * **Collioure**
-  * **Montpellier**
-      * **Palavas-les-Flots**
-        * **Frontignan - Palavas-les-Flots **18 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/frontignan-palavas-downwind|Downwindfun]]
-        * **Palavas - Le Grau-du-Roi **16-17 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/palavas-les-flots-downwind|Downwindfun]], [[https://youtu.be/xgem32poUmE|video]], [[https://youtu.be/nOD7vuBipeU?t=210|more video]]
-        * [[https://youtu.be/CoqjQ5Fcq8w?t=75|Catching waves close to shore video]], [[https://youtu.be/0NOgyNF_Es0?t=7|Downwinding video]]
-        * [[http://www.palavaskayakdemer.com/|Palavas Kayak Club]] (and surfskis)
-      * **Espiguette - Carnon **11 km [[https://youtu.be/8E5hy7RAofM|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/carnon-run|Downwindfun]]
-      * **Frontignan - Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (Flamingo Run) **50 km [[https://youtu.be/MiHBqmibahI|foil video]]
-      * **Port Camargue - La Grande-Motte **5-6 km
-  * **Port Vendres - Saint Cyprien **12 km [[https://youtu.be/A7m_6_ueF8k|video]]
-=== Surf ===
-  * **Palavas ** [[https://youtu.be/eb2XEn3buaw|vid1]]**,** [[https://youtu.be/2pmhMyM0Tds|vid2]]
-  * …
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-<WRAP centeralign>
+See [[:france_south_shores|France South Shores]] (Occitanie,Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur)
-{{youtube>0dsdXnKeU5M?start=35}}
+</WRAP>
-Downwinding at Le Grau-du-Roi
+.
-</WRAP>
+.
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+==== Fresh Water Paddling (Inland) ====
-</WRAP>
+<WRAP indent>
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-==== Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur ====
+See [[:france_fresh_water|France Fresh Water]]
-<WRAP indent>
+</WRAP>
-(Côte d'Azur is the French Riviera)
+.
-=== Locales ===
+.
-  * **Hyères - Oursinières 10 km ** [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/hyeres-downwind|Downwindfun]]
-  * **Marseilles**
-      * **Downwind**
-        * (Marseilles harbor gets downwindable swell for laps)
-        * **Étang de Berre Run **17 - 19 km  [[https://downwindable.com/etang-de-berre-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://vimeo.com/203010425|Smoking SUP downwind video]]
-          * **Best wind direction**: Wind from the North, from full North to North-West, (very rare North-East) \\ **Best season**: From April / May to September / October. July / August: perfect to try it out for the first time. Be careful in the winter months with the strong winds of the Mistral because the water is very cold, between 5 and 7 °C. And this run gets far from land, working with a wind that is more off shore the more northerly the wind is.
-          * **Put-in: **  St Chamas 19.3 km paddle, Istres (Pointe Monteau) 17.5 km paddle
-          * **Take-out: **Jaï beach, Côté la Mède
-        * **La Ciotat**
-          * **La Ciotat - Six-Fours-les-Plages (Six-Fours Run)**  18 km  [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/la-ciotat-downwind|Downwindfun]], [[https://downwindable.com/la-ciotat---six-fours-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://youtu.be/FP4MKzIUF7M|Surfski vid]], [[https://vimeo.com/120868379|SUP cranking downwind]], [[https://youtu.be/psj4tmBJTrQ?t=46|Another cranking SUP video]]
-            * **Bandol - Six-Fours-les-Plages (one of the beaches there)**  7 km
-          * **La Ciotat - St Cyr **6 km
-          * **Marseille - La Ciotat **approx. 35 km
-          * **La Ciotat - Corsica**  approx 300 km [[https://youtu.be/UZdjg9WKei0|2019 SUP attempt]]
-      * **Surf**
-        * **Épluchures Beach & Pointe Rouge **- crowds and parking can be a challenge
-      * **Clubs**
-        * [[http://www.cnprs.fr/|Club Nautique Provençal]]
-      * **Dealers/Equipment**
-        * **** [[https://www.kayak-attitude.fr/kayaks/kayak-surf-ski/surf-ski/|Kayak Attitude]]
-  * **Toulon**
-      * **Tour Royale - l'Almanarre **18 km [[https://downwindable.com/tpur-royal-to-almanarre-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/tour-royale-run|Downwindfun]]
-      * **Fort Sainte Louis - ****l'Almanarre **16 km [[https://youtu.be/r180ZmjBHh0?t=5|video]]
-      * **Garonne - Saint Mandrier **6 km [[https://youtu.be/S7bdchhJXR4?t=239|round trip video]]
-      * [[https://youtu.be/Uu8QofE6lEk|OC downwind camp video]]
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-</WRAP>
+===== Overseas =====
-===== Tidal Races =====
+----
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-[[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]]
+==== Caribbean ====
-  * **Pointe du Raz** [[https://youtu.be/UA3I1rXq8l0|sea kayak video]], un autre [[https://youtu.be/bOlOo_5uLaI|sea kayak video]]
+  * [[:guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]], [[:martinique|Martinique]], [[:saint_martin_sint_maarten|Saint-Martin]]
-  * **Raz-de-Sein** [[https://youtu.be/mIqzNAoYxiw|sea kayak video]]
-</WRAP>
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+==== Indian Ocean ====
-===== Tidal Bores =====
+  * [[:reunion_island|Réunion Island]]
-(Le Mascaret = tidal bore)
+==== Pacific Ocean ====
-  * Gironde Estuary - also sometimes referred to as "La Gironde" river is formed from the meeting of the Garonne and the Dordogne
+  * **French Polynesia ** [[:borabora|Bora Bora]], [[:mo_orea|Mo'orea]], [[:raiatea|Raiatea]], [[:tahiti|Tahiti]]
+  * [[:new_caledonia|New Caledonia]]
+  * …
-<WRAP centeralign>
+</WRAP>
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-OC and surfers on La Gironde Mascaret
+</WRAP>
-{{youtube>qtO8G3JQULw}}
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-</WRAP>
+===== Tidal Races =====
-  * [[https://www.purefrance.com/en/blog/le-mascaret-natural-spectacular-phenomenen|Pure France: Tidal Bores]]
+<WRAP indent>
-  * Garonne River [[https://youtu.be/9bQSxaF5KmA?t=188|2020 video]]
-  * Dordogne River [[https://youtu.be/7aprvgeLqwQ?t=135|2020 video]]
-  * Seine River (tidal bore disappeared in the 1960s due to dredging and other changes made to the river)
-  * ….
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+[[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]]
-===== Flatwater =====
+  * **Pointe du Raz** [[https://youtu.be/UA3I1rXq8l0|sea kayak video]], un autre [[https://youtu.be/bOlOo_5uLaI|sea kayak video]]
+  * **Raz-de-Sein** [[https://youtu.be/mIqzNAoYxiw|sea kayak video]]
+</WRAP>
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 ===== Videos =====
-  * [[:france_videos|French Surfski Videos]]
+  * [[:france_videos|French Downwind & Paddling Videos]]
   * …
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 ===== Clubs and Groups =====
+(in Europe, "canoe" generally includes canoes and kayaks)
+canoë, pirogue, kayak
+  * [[https://www.google.com/maps/search/canoe+clubs+france/@47.6896256,-1.9665527,1088769m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==|Google Search for Canoe Clubs in France]] (if you zoom in on the map then click on "Search this area" you will discover more clubs than the higher altitude view shows)
   * [[https://www.ffck.org/|La Fédération Française de Canoë-Kayak]]
   * [[https://kayak-iledefrance.fr/carte/|Ile de France Club Lookup]]
-  * [[https://www.facebook.com/Hyeresmanavaa/|Manu Ura Canoe Club]] (facebook)
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/Hyeresmanavaa/|Manu Ura Canoe Club]] (facebook) polynesian style outrigger canoe - "va'a"
   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK0lBShKqX8|Reims Canoe Club visiting South Africa]]
   * [[https://www.facebook.com/toulon.vaa/|Toulon Va'a]] (facebook)
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 ===== Dealers/Equipment =====
-(There are also local dealers listed above under paddling locales)
+(There are also local dealers listed on the paddling locales pages [[:france#locales|linked to above]])
   *  [[https://www.fenn.fr/|Fenn France]]
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   * [[https://outriggerzone-europe.com/|Ozone Europe]] Guéthary, France, OCs, Kai Wa'a Surfskis
   * [[http://www.reglisse-kayak.com/fr.html|Reglisse Kayak Shop]]
+  * [[:used_boats_equipment#france|Used Equipment]]
+  * [[https://www.woo-outrigger.com/|Woo Outriggers]]
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   * [[https://youtu.be/tUMCbenMMv4|Dougal Glaisher's surfski trip around France]]
   * [[https://www.french-waterways.com/|French Waterways]]
+  * …
+----
+===== Wildlife =====
+(we know, just a drop in the bucket, but sometimes we may be able to include something to watch out for either to avoid or enjoy)
+  * [[:wild_life#france|Sea Creatures near France]]
   * …

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