====== South Shores (France) ======
(Occitanie,Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur)
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**Palavas-les-Flots**
[[:france|Main France Page]]
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===== Mediterranean Sea Shores =====
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==== Occitanie (Occitany or Occitania) ====
=== Downwinders ===
* **Canet-en-Roussillon - Angelès-sur-Mer **19 km [[https://youtu.be/c19HnHuKjVE|video]]
* **La Côte Radieuse - Le Cap Béar **14 km [[https://youtu.be/iN82RnKVQok|SUP video]]
* **Collioure**
* **Mar D'Amunt (France/Spain)**
* **Banyuls Sur Mer (France) – Llançà** **(Spain)** – 19 km
* **Cerbere (France) – Portbou** **(Spain)** – 6 km
* **Cerbere (France) – Llançà** **(Spain)** – 11 km
* **Plage de Peyrefite (France) - Llançà (Spain)** –15 km
* **Montpellier**
* **Palavas-les-Flots**
* **Frontignan - Palavas-les-Flots **18 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/frontignan-palavas-downwind|Downwindfun]]
* **Palavas - Le Grau-du-Roi **16-17 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/palavas-les-flots-downwind|Downwindfun]], [[https://youtu.be/xgem32poUmE|video]], [[https://youtu.be/nOD7vuBipeU?t=16|more video]]
* [[https://youtu.be/CoqjQ5Fcq8w?t=75|Catching waves close to shore video]], [[https://youtu.be/0NOgyNF_Es0?t=7|video]], [[https://youtu.be/Et9V2x5HqTA?t=44|more video]]
* **Espiguette - Carnon **11 km [[https://youtu.be/8E5hy7RAofM|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/carnon-run|Downwindfun]]
* **Frontignan - Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (Flamingo Run) **50 km [[https://youtu.be/MiHBqmibahI|foil video]]
* **Port Camargue - La Grande-Motte **5-6 km
* **Clubs**
* [[https://kayaklegrauduroi.fr/|Kayak Club Terre de Camargue - Le Grau du Roi]]
* [[http://www.palavaskayakdemer.com/|Palavas Kayak Club]] (and surfskis)
* **Port Vendres - Saint Cyprien **12 km [[https://youtu.be/A7m_6_ueF8k|video]]
=== Surf ===
* **Palavas ** [[https://youtu.be/eb2XEn3buaw|vid1]]**,** [[https://youtu.be/2pmhMyM0Tds|vid2]]
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**Frontignan 50 km Foil Downwinder**
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==== Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur ====
(Côte d'Azur is the French Riviera)
=== Locales ===
* **Cannes**
* [[https://cotedazurfrance.fr/en/offers/surf-ski-in-cannes-with-cannes-jeunesse-cannes-en-3675438/|Cannes Jeunesse]] lessons
* **Hyères - Oursinières **10 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/hyeres-downwind|Downwindfun]]
* **Marseilles**
* **Downwind**
* **Marseilles Harbor** gets downwindable swell for laps, but as mentioned under **surf **- crowds, traffic and parking can be problems in town
* [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1tbsps|video]]
* **Corbières (Plage de la Lave) - Pointe Rouge** 14 km [[https://youtu.be/RcP3E3HZFmc|video]]
* **Étang de Berre Run **17 - 19 km [[https://downwindable.com/etang-de-berre-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://vimeo.com/203010425|Smoking SUP downwind video]]
* Étang de Berre is a lagoon/lake fed freshwater by rivers and canals and connected to the Mediterranean by a canal
* **Best wind direction**: Wind from the North, from full North to North-West, (very rare North-East) \\ **Best season**: From April / May to September / October. July / August: perfect to try it out for the first time. Be careful in the winter months with the strong winds of the Mistral because the water is very cold, between 5 and 7 °C. And this run gets far from land, working with a wind that is more off shore the more northerly the wind is. (//Ed. At least it is enclosed in the lagoon, the coastal runs with an offshore wind can send you toward Corsica, Sardinia, or Africa//)
* **Put-in: ** St Chamas 19.3 km paddle, Istres (Pointe Monteau) 17.5 km paddle
* **Take-out: **Jaï beach, Côté la Mède
* **La Ciotat**
* **La Ciotat - Six-Fours-les-Plages (Six-Fours Run)** 18 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/la-ciotat-downwind|Downwindfun]], [[https://downwindable.com/la-ciotat---six-fours-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://youtu.be/FP4MKzIUF7M|Surfski vid]], [[https://vimeo.com/120868379|SUP cranking downwind]], [[https://youtu.be/psj4tmBJTrQ?t=46|Another cranking SUP video]], [[https://youtu.be/4yGgaSsE0cw|Foil Vid]]
* **Bandol - Six-Fours-les-Plages (one of the beaches there - ** [[https://goo.gl/maps/GkwNpNj4gM4DbQ679|Plage de la Coudoulière]], Plage du Cros,…**)** 7 km
* **La Ciotat - St Cyr **6 km
* **Marseille - La Ciotat **approx. 35 km
* **La Ciotat - Corsica** approx 300 km [[https://youtu.be/UZdjg9WKei0|2019 SUP attempt]]
* **Surf**
* **Épluchures Beach & Pointe Rouge **- crowds, traffic and parking can be a challenge
* **Clubs**
* [[http://www.cnprs.fr/|Club Nautique Provençal]]
* **Dealers/Equipment**
* **** [[https://www.kayak-attitude.fr/kayaks/kayak-surf-ski/surf-ski/|Kayak Attitude]]
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**Six-Fours Run**
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* **Toulon**
* **Tour Royale - l'Almanarre **18 km [[https://downwindable.com/tpur-royal-to-almanarre-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/tour-royale-run|Downwindfun]]
* **Fort Sainte Louis - ****l'Almanarre **16 km [[https://youtu.be/r180ZmjBHh0?t=5|video]]
* **Garonne - Saint Mandrier **6 km [[https://youtu.be/S7bdchhJXR4?t=239|round trip video]]
* [[https://youtu.be/Uu8QofE6lEk|OC downwind camp video]]
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===== Conditions =====
See [[:france#local_water_conditions|France Conditions]]
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===== Races =====
[[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]]
[[:races:races_france|]]
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===== Clubs =====
* See [[:france#clubs_and_groups|Main French Club Listing]]
* Google Search - [[https://www.google.com/search?q=canoe+clubs+southern+france&sca_esv=63ac0807f30938cd&ei=eKnDZrqQA8KDm9cPvPD16AQ&ved=0ahUKEwi6rJCF8YGIAxXCweYEHTx4HU0Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=canoe+clubs+southern+france&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiG2Nhbm9lIGNsdWJzIHNvdXRoZXJuIGZyYW5jZTIEEAAYRzIEEAAYRzIEEAAYRzIEEAAYRzIEEAAYR0iiEVCPDFiPDHABeAKQAQCYAQCgAQCqAQC4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgKgAgXCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHmAMA4gMFEgExIECIBgGQBgWSBwEyoAcA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp|Southern France Canoe Clubs]]
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