====== Guadeloupe Surfski ======

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**Oscar Chalupsky 2018 Ze Race**

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Guadeloupe is an archipelago and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France|overseas department and region]] of France in the Caribbean.

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===== Safety =====

  * 2 part video from local paddler Olivier Tanton, of big conditions, problems, a long swim and a fortunate rescue - the author has written his descriptive text and comments in the video in French (our French needs some work, but it seems that Patrick in the green OC1 got separated from his canoe - it is not apparent to us how this happened - was it due to leash failure, or…?)
      * [[https://youtu.be/A6O0oXv4aNM|video part 1]], [[https://youtu.be/bleHg2lziew|video part 2]]
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===== Paddles =====

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**Downwind**

  * **Anse Bertrand ** [[https://youtu.be/n301FPaGsoc|video]]
  * **Basse-Terre**
      * **Les Saintes **  (islands to the south)**
 - Basse-Terre **20 km channel crossing
      * **Trois-Rivières Pier - le Club Nautique de Basse-Terre **12 km [[https://youtu.be/9ZbzqJWC6mc|video]] * **Galbas Beach in Sainte Anne - Canella Beach in Le Gosier**  16 km [[https://youtu.be/5Xz3KnRLE0w|video]]
  * **Karukera Kayak Challenge Routes**
      * **Bord de Mer (Trois-Rivières) - Anse Dupuits (Vieux-Fort)**  26 km
      * **Bananier Beach - Club House CNBT (Gourbeyre) **18 km [[https://downwindable.com/copy-of-miros-run|Downwindable.com]]
      * **Saint Francois - Le Gosier**  24 km [[https://youtu.be/saVchG8M9I0|video]][[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/karukera-downwind|Downwindfun]]
  * **Karukera Senfanswa Run (**Pointe des Chateaux - Saint-François**)**  14 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/karukera-senfanswa-downwind|Downwindfun]]
  * **La Pointe Des Chateaux - La Base Nautique de Saint François**  13 km
  * **Lauriscisque à Pointe-à-Pitre** [[https://youtu.be/BNUN_Bdl7z8|video]]
  * **Ste. Anne - Jarry **  ~21 km [[https://youtu.be/7jkpwzKuWmE|video]]
  * **Ze Race Routes**
      * **Petite Terre **  (island to the east)**
 - Gosier **47 km [[https://downwindable.com/ze-race-run|Downwindable.com]]
      * **La Désirade **  (island to the east)**
 - Gosier Marina (Pointe-à-Pitre/Gosier) **55 km
      * **Pointe des Châteaux - Marina of Gosier**  40 km
      * **Mini-race Plage de la Datcha (Gosier) - Marina Bas du Fort (Gosier) **7 km
**Surf**

  * **Porte Louis, Grande Terre ** [[https://youtu.be/ENfM8RFYbFQ|video]]
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===== Clubs/Groups =====

  * [[https://www.facebook.com/watermenkarukera/?ref=settings|Watermen Karukera (facebook)]]
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/cnbtcdpn/|Club Nautique de Basse-Terre (facebook)]]
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===== Races =====

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[[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]]

  * <del>[[https://www.gwada-downwind.com/|Gwada Downwind]]</del> (website down when last tried) week of racing including the Ze Race and the KKC
  * [[http://zerace.fr/|Ze Race]] this website hasn't been updated for awhile but the important links are still good
      * [[https://www.facebook.com/zecaribbeanrace/|Ze Caribbean Race]] (facebook)
      * Also [[https://www.facebook.com/watermenkarukera/?ref=settings|Watermen Karukera (facebook)]] organizes the race
      * [[https://surfski.info/latest-news/story/1622/ze-race-50km-downwind-in-guadaloupe.html|Surfski.info R. Mousley Description of Race 1/16/2018]]
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/KarukeraKayakChallenge|Karukera Kayak Challenge Facebook]]

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===== Resources =====

  * [[https://www.facebook.com/Defiskayak2013|Defis Kayaking (facebook)]]
  * **Olivier Tantons's Guide to Downwinding around Guadeloupe (original in French)**
      * [[:olivier_tanton_guide|View French version with inline viewer]]
      * [[http://surfski.wiki/_media/locales/guadeloupe:sibouc2016en.pdf|View rough English translation in your PDF viewer]] (some of the graphics such as wind charts did not make it using an automated translation tool - look at the French version to see the missing graphics)
  * [[:training_camps#guadeloupe|Team Woo Training Camp (OC)]]
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===== Other Caribbean Islands =====

  * [[:caribbean_islands|Caribbean Islands]]
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