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| - | ===== North & Northwest (Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea) ===== | + | ---- |
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| + | ===== European ===== | ||
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| + | ==== North & Northwest (Coastal - Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea) ==== | ||
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| - | ---- | + | ==== South (Coastal - Mediterranean Sea) ==== |
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| - | ===== South (Mediterranean Sea) ===== | + | |
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| - | ---- | + | . |
| - | </WRAP> | + | . |
| - | ===== Tidal Races ===== | + | ==== Fresh Water Paddling (Inland) ==== |
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| - | [[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]] | + | ---- |
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| + | See [[:france_fresh_water|France Fresh Water]] | ||
| - | * **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> | </WRAP> | ||
| - | ---- | + | . |
| - | ===== Tidal Bores ===== | + | . |
| - | (Le Mascaret = tidal bore) | + | </WRAP></WRAP> |
| - | * Gironde Estuary - also sometimes referred to as "La Gironde" river is formed from the meeting of the Garonne and the Dordogne | + | ---- |
| - | <WRAP centeralign> | + | ===== Overseas ===== |
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| - | OC and surfers on La Gironde Mascaret | + | <WRAP indent> |
| - | {{youtube>qtO8G3JQULw}} | + | ==== Caribbean ==== |
| - | ---- | + | * [[:guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]], [[:martinique|Martinique]], [[:saint_martin_sint_maarten|Saint-Martin]] |
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| + | ==== Indian Ocean ==== | ||
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| + | * [[:reunion_island|Réunion Island]] | ||
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| + | ==== Pacific Ocean ==== | ||
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| + | * **French Polynesia ** [[:borabora|Bora Bora]], [[:mo_orea|Mo'orea]], [[:raiatea|Raiatea]], [[:tahiti|Tahiti]] | ||
| + | * [[:new_caledonia|New Caledonia]] | ||
| + | * … | ||
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
| - | * [[https://www.purefrance.com/en/blog/le-mascaret-natural-spectacular-phenomenen|Pure France: Tidal Bores]] | + | ---- |
| - | * Garonne River [[https://youtu.be/9bQSxaF5KmA?t=188|2020 video]] | + | |
| - | * Dordogne River [[https://youtu.be/7aprvgeLqwQ?t=135|2020 video]] | + | </WRAP> |
| - | * Seine River (tidal bore disappeared in the 1960s due to dredging and other changes made to the river) | + | |
| - | * …. | + | |
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| - | ===== Flatwater ===== | + | ===== Tidal Races ===== |
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| + | <WRAP indent> | ||
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| + | [[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]] | ||
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| + | * **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 ===== | ===== Videos ===== | ||
| - | * [[:france_videos|French Surfski Videos]] | + | * [[:france_videos|French Downwind & Paddling Videos]] |
| * … | * … | ||
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| ===== Clubs and Groups ===== | ===== Clubs and Groups ===== | ||
| + | (in Europe, "canoe" generally includes canoes and kayaks) | ||
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| + | canoë, pirogue, kayak | ||
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| + | * [[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://www.ffck.org/|La Fédération Française de Canoë-Kayak]] | ||
| * [[https://kayak-iledefrance.fr/carte/|Ile de France Club Lookup]] | * [[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.youtube.com/watch?v=UK0lBShKqX8|Reims Canoe Club visiting South Africa]] | ||
| * [[https://www.facebook.com/toulon.vaa/|Toulon Va'a]] (facebook) | * [[https://www.facebook.com/toulon.vaa/|Toulon Va'a]] (facebook) | ||
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| ===== Dealers/Equipment ===== | ===== 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]] | * [[https://www.fenn.fr/|Fenn France]] | ||
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| * [[https://outriggerzone-europe.com/|Ozone Europe]] Guéthary, France, OCs, Kai Wa'a Surfskis | * [[https://outriggerzone-europe.com/|Ozone Europe]] Guéthary, France, OCs, Kai Wa'a Surfskis | ||
| * [[http://www.reglisse-kayak.com/fr.html|Reglisse Kayak Shop]] | * [[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://youtu.be/tUMCbenMMv4|Dougal Glaisher's surfski trip around France]] | ||
| * [[https://www.french-waterways.com/|French Waterways]] | * [[https://www.french-waterways.com/|French Waterways]] | ||
| + | * … | ||
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| + | ===== Wildlife ===== | ||
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| + | (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) | ||
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| + | * [[:wild_life#france|Sea Creatures near France]] | ||
| * … | * … | ||
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