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| With much of the country bounded by sea, many of the cities and regions not on the coast are still conveniently close for outings to marine shores for paddles and downwinders. Some of the more active sprint kayak programs that also foster surfski paddling take trips farther afield to visit classic downwind centers like South Africa. | With much of the country bounded by sea, many of the cities and regions not on the coast are still conveniently close for outings to marine shores for paddles and downwinders. Some of the more active sprint kayak programs that also foster surfski paddling take trips farther afield to visit classic downwind centers like South Africa. | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | ===== European ===== | ||
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| - | ===== North & Northwest (Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea) ===== | + | ==== 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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| - | ===== Fresh Water Paddling ===== | + | . |
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| + | ==== Fresh Water Paddling (Inland) ==== | ||
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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> | + | |
| - | ---- | + | ==== 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> |
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| - | {{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) | + | |
| - | * …. | + | |
| - | ---- | + | [[: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 ===== | ===== 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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