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| * [[https://youtu.be/WS6p1ZMHeJ0|2023 GlaGla Video]] | * [[https://youtu.be/WS6p1ZMHeJ0|2023 GlaGla Video]] | ||
| * **Resources** | * **Resources** | ||
| + | * [[https://www.kayak-sevrier.com/page/211873-accueil|Canoë-Kayak Club Sevrier]] (active surfskiers here) | ||
| * [[https://www.talloires-lac-annecy.com/en/move/water-sports/sailing-boat/120-nautical-center-of-talloires|Nautical Center Talloires]] | * [[https://www.talloires-lac-annecy.com/en/move/water-sports/sailing-boat/120-nautical-center-of-talloires|Nautical Center Talloires]] | ||
| * [[https://internautique.org/|Internautique Saint Jorioz]] | * [[https://internautique.org/|Internautique Saint Jorioz]] | ||
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| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | ==== Bretagne (Brittany) ==== | ||
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| + | * **Odet River ** (sometimes called the most beautiful river in France) | ||
| + | * [[https://www.kayak-quimper.org/location-kayak/la-descente-de-lodet/|Descent of the Odet]] annual celebration paddle | ||
| + | * **Resources** | ||
| + | * [[https://www.kayak-quimper.org/|Quimper Kayak Club]] | ||
| + | * [[https://www.facebook.com/assolestroisgrenouilles/|Les 3 Grenouilles]] (facebook) | ||
| + | * … | ||
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| * **Bisca Grands Lacs (3) ** [[https://fb.watch/rR06vIt3BK/|SUP downwind video]] | * **Bisca Grands Lacs (3) ** [[https://fb.watch/rR06vIt3BK/|SUP downwind video]] | ||
| * [[https://www.biscagrandslacs.co.uk/discover/revitalise-yourself/the-lakes|Grands Lacs]] | * [[https://www.biscagrandslacs.co.uk/discover/revitalise-yourself/the-lakes|Grands Lacs]] | ||
| - | * [[https://www.wikiloc.com/trails/stand-up-paddle-sup/france/aquitaine-limousin-poitou-charentes/biscarrosse|Paddle Trails]] | + | * [[https://www.wikiloc.com/trails/stand-up-paddle-sup/france/aquitaine-limousin-poitou-charentes/biscarrosse|Paddle Trails]] |
| + | * **Lac Hossegor ** (although inland, this is a [[https://www.seignosse-tourisme.com/en/discover-seignosse/hossegor-the-marine-lake/|marine lake]] (salt water) connected to the ocean by a canal) | ||
| * … | * … | ||
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| * **Lake Salagou (Lac du Salagou)** | * **Lake Salagou (Lac du Salagou)** | ||
| + | * Man made reservoir in striking red rock, earth country. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_(geology)|Hoodoos]] too.**** | ||
| + | * **Conditions** | ||
| + | * [[https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/lac_du_salagou|Windfinder Forecast]] | ||
| * … | * … | ||
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| - | ==== Locales ==== | + | ==== Rivers and Scenic Paddles ==== |
| * [[https://www.canoe-france.com/en/15-rivieres-ou-faire-du-canoe-kayak-en-france/|14 River Paddle Trips]] | * [[https://www.canoe-france.com/en/15-rivieres-ou-faire-du-canoe-kayak-en-france/|14 River Paddle Trips]] | ||
| + | * [[https://www.rivieres.info/|Paddling French Rivers]] (rivieres.info) | ||
| * **Ardeche River ** (not the more difficult whitewater sections) | * **Ardeche River ** (not the more difficult whitewater sections) | ||
| * **Dordogne River** | * **Dordogne River** | ||
| * **Loire River** | * **Loire River** | ||
| * **Verdon River** | * **Verdon River** | ||
| - | * … | + | ==== Tidal Bores ==== |
| - | … | + | (Le Mascaret = tidal bore) In estuaries tidal bores may be a mix of fresh and salt water…. [[https://www.purefrance.com/en/blog/le-mascaret-natural-spectacular-phenomenen|French Tidal Bores: Pure France]] |
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| + | * **Dordogne River** [[https://youtu.be/7aprvgeLqwQ?t=135|2020 video]] | ||
| + | * **Garonne River** [[https://youtu.be/9bQSxaF5KmA?t=188|2020 video]] | ||
| + | * **Gironde Estuary **- also sometimes referred to as "**La Gironde**" river is formed from the meeting of the Garonne and the Dordogne | ||
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| + | **OC and surfers on La Gironde Mascaret** | ||
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| + | {{youtube>qtO8G3JQULw?large}} | ||
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| + | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | * **Seine River** (tidal bore disappeared in the 1960s due to dredging and other changes made to the river) | ||
| + | * …. | ||
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| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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| - | [[:races:races_france|]] | + | * [[:races:races_france#river_races|River Races in France]] |
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| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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| * See [[:france#clubs_and_groups|Main French Club Listing]] | * See [[:france#clubs_and_groups|Main French Club Listing]] | ||
| - | * Google Search - [[https://www.google.com/search?q=canoe+clubs+northern+france|French Canoe Clubs]] | + | * Google Search - [[https://www.google.com/search?q=canoe+clubs+france&sca_esv=63ac0807f30938cd&ei=x6vDZqTMO72C0PEPopbPoQc&ved=0ahUKEwjky7Cf84GIAxU9ATQIHSLLM3QQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=canoe+clubs+france&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEmNhbm9lIGNsdWJzIGZyYW5jZTIIECEYoAEYwwQyCBAhGKABGMMESOkUUOMJWI0McAF4AJABAJgBU6ABnwGqAQEyuAEDyAEA-AEBmAICoAKlAcICCBAAGIAEGKIEmAMAiAYBkgcBMqAHswU&sclient=gws-wiz-serp|French Canoe Clubs]] |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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