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Guadeloupe Surfski

Oscar Chalupsky 2018 Ze Race

Guadeloupe is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean.

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…?)
- video part 1, video part 2
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Downwind

Lauriscisque à Pointe-à-Pitre 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 video
Ze Race Routes
- Petite Terre (island to the east) - Gosier 47 km 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
Karukera Kayak Challenge Routes
- Bord de Mer (Trois-Rivières) - Anse Dupuits (Vieux-Fort) 26 km
- Bananier Beach - Club House CNBT (Gourbeyre) 18 km Downwindable.com
- Saint Francois - Le Gosier 24 km video Downwindfun
Karukera Senfanswa Run (Pointe des Chateaux - Saint-François) 14 km Downwindfun
Galbas Beach in Sainte Anne - Canella Beach in Le Gosier 16 km video
Ste. Anne - Jarry ~21 km video
La Pointe Des Chateaux - La Base Nautique de Saint François 13 km

Surf

~~Gwada Downwind~~ (website down when last tried) week of racing including the Ze Race and the KKC
Ze Race
Karukera Kayak Challenge Facebook

Defis Kayaking (facebook)
Olivier Tantons's Guide to Downwinding around Guadeloupe (original in French)
- View French version with inline viewer
- 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)
Team Woo Training Camp (OC)
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