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France Surfski
Mathis Roudaut in Bretagne
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Nicolas Lambert at Palavas
Locales
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.
North & Northwest (Atlantic, English Channel, North Sea)
See North Shores of France (Bretagne, Haut-de-France, Loire-Atlantique, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitane)
South (Mediterranean Sea)
See France South Shores (Occitanie,Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur)
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Fresh Water Paddling
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Tidal Races
- Pointe du Raz sea kayak video, un autre sea kayak video
- Raz-de-Sein sea kayak video
Tidal Bores
(Le Mascaret = tidal bore)
- Gironde Estuary - also sometimes referred to as “La Gironde” river is formed from the meeting of the Garonne and the Dordogne
OC and surfers on La Gironde Mascaret
- Garonne River 2020 video
- Dordogne River 2020 video
- Seine River (tidal bore disappeared in the 1960s due to dredging and other changes made to the river)
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Flatwater
Videos
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Races
Coaches/Lessons/Training
- Surfski & Co. demos, lessons
- Barrachou Paddle 4 Rue de Lesneven, 29880 Guissény
- Finistere Surfski Festival for beginners to intermediate
- OC Camp - Team Woo Guethary
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Clubs and Groups
- Manu Ura Canoe Club (facebook)
- Toulon Va'a (facebook)
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Safety
- Regulations surfski.info discussion
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Local Water Conditions
- French Coastal Zone Weather (create a login to customize)
- France Sea Water Temperatures 5° C = 41° F;10° C = 50° F; 20° C = 68° F (°F= (9/5 * °C) + 32)
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Dealers/Equipment
(There are also local dealers listed above under paddling locales)
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- Idoine Kayak Epic Surfskis, OCs, V1
- Ozone Europe Guéthary, France, OCs, Kai Wa'a Surfskis
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Repairs
Resources
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