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+----
-===== North & Northwest (Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea) =====
+===== European =====
+----
+<WRAP indent>
+<WRAP col3>
+==== North & Northwest (Coastal - Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea) ====
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+==== South (Coastal - Mediterranean Sea) ====
-===== South (Mediterranean Sea) =====
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 See [[:france_south_shores|France South Shores]] (Occitanie,Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur)
-</WRAP></WRAP>
+</WRAP>
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+.
-</WRAP>
+.
-===== Tidal Races =====
+==== Fresh Water Paddling (Inland) ====
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-[[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]]
+----
+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]]
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-----
+.
-===== 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 =====
 ----
-OC and surfers on La Gironde Mascaret
+<WRAP indent>
-{{youtube>qtO8G3JQULw}}
+==== Caribbean ====
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+  * [[:guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]], [[:martinique|Martinique]], [[:saint_martin_sint_maarten|Saint-Martin]]
+==== Indian Ocean ====
+  * [[:reunion_island|Réunion Island]]
+==== Pacific Ocean ====
+  * **French Polynesia ** [[:borabora|Bora Bora]], [[:mo_orea|Mo'orea]], [[:raiatea|Raiatea]], [[:tahiti|Tahiti]]
+  * [[:new_caledonia|New Caledonia]]
+  * …
 </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)
-  * ….
 ----
-===== Flatwater =====
+===== Tidal Races =====
+<WRAP indent>
+[[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]]
+  * **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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