====== Races in France ======

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[[:france|Main France Surfski Page]]

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===== Race Calendars =====

[[:races:race_calendars#europeuk|Europe Race Calendars]]

  * [[https://fenn.fr/|Fenn France]] (look for the current calendar in the menu bar)
  *  [[https://www.ffck.org/ocean-racing/competitions/calendrier/|FFCK Ocean Racing Calendar]]
      * [[https://www.ffck.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/calendrier-2025-.pdf|FFCK 2025 Ocean Race PDF]]
  * [[https://canoe-provencealpescotedazur.fr/calendrier|Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur]] (many canoe disciplines)
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===== Surfski/Ocean Races =====

  * **Breizh Ocean Race**
      * [[https://breizhoceanrace.fr/|Website]] Popular race held at various sites on the windy coast of Brittany (Bretagne) (Sometimes an ICF World Cup Race)
      * [[https://surfskilife.com/breizh-ocean-race/|Tom Mason's 2023 Report]]
      * [[https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Amateur-Sports-Team/Breizh-Ocean-Race-288445714513918/|Breizh Ocean Race (facebook)]]

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**Breizh Ocean Race 2018**

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**Breizh Ocean Race 2017**

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  * **Cherbourg-en-Cotentin**
      * [[https://www.facebook.com/European-Ocean-Racing-Championship-2021-100771918064069/?eid=ARAT0AF9ambl9yt6_c2SSpZe7GLbMj9Ya_fUGAAe3Dk02c3zyWasNMpza3kBo7OnPcJ03jRUdgojHLEq&fref=tag|2021 European Ocean Racing Championship Site]]
      * [[https://www.cotentinkayak.fr/Ocean-Racing-des-Vikings_a46.html|Race of the Vikings]]
      * **Will host ICF Ocean Racing World Championships in 2028**
  * [[https://extremecordouan.fr/|Extreme Cordouan]] Sailing & Paddling Races - Saint Georges Voiles
  * [[https://barrachousup.com/finistere-surfski-festival-2024-fr/|Finistere Surfski Festival]] includes ocean races - for beginners to intermediate (check [[http://barrachousup.com/|barrachou paddle]] website because link may change from year to year)
  * **French Federation of Canoe & Kayak**
      * [[https://www.ffck.org/ocean-racing/|Ocean Racing (main website)]]
      * [[https://www.facebook.com/FFCKoceanracing/?eid=ARAF1QDWCdVS0xKYQwaZDja4lyc2Rv93p25ejVhWDaFpr0VSbcqAr8GDfayKpU0uIdlKnmz7AO9-y23C|Ocean Racing (facebook)]]
  * [[:guadeloupe#races|Guadeloupe Races]]
  * **Ocean Racing des 2 Falaises**  look at [[https://www.facebook.com/G.S.Mers|Glisse Sensations Mers]] (facebook) for announcements
  * **Quiberon**  - site of the [[https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-ocean-racing-world-championships/saint-pierre-de-quiberon-2019|2019 ICF World Championships]]
  * [[:reunion_island#races|Reunion Island Races]]
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===== Outrigger/Va'a =====

  * [[https://www.facebook.com/FFCKoceanracing|FFCK Ocean Racing Va'a]] (facebook)
  * [[https://kayaklegrauduroi.fr/femina-cup/|Fémina Va'a Cup]]
  * [[https://www.vendeevaa.com/|Vendee Va'a]]
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===== River Races =====

  * See France in [[:races:races#river_races|Longer River Races]]
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