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Continent:	Europe
Country:	France
Next Big City (Airport):	La Rochelle
Next Town:	Le Gillieux
Latitude:	46.2453
Longitude:	-1.5602
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Shop - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Chop - Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: - Reefs - Wave Breakers / Groynes - Shells

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: No Information

Sometimes swell can be quite big, but normally the sea is fairly calm.

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Beach

Type:	No Information	Size: - Depending on Tide

Hazards:	- Concrete - Other	Beach crowds: - July - August

Quite a smallish beach, shared with launch site for little yachts and other fishing boats dragged up onto the beach. At spring high tide, the beach disappears. The beach also has several segments created by large drain pipes or concrete walls running out into the sea. Luckily, not too many people here, if, go further up the beach where there's less obstructions.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorts - Shorty

Fall:	- Normal Wetsuit	Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit

Warm summer. Spring, autumn and winter wetsuit needed. Surfable all year.

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Wind

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Best Months:	No Information	Wind Type: No Information

Best Direction:	- W	Main Direction: No Information

Quite regular winds, often only picks up after 18:00 in the afternoon.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

From La Rochelle, take the bridge (toll of about 16 Euro) and follow signs to Phares des Baleines (means `lighthouse of the wales`). Once you get to the lighthouse, it's a little bit off to the right hand side if you're facing the sea.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Time Restrictions

Kitesurfing banned during high season. You must use a kiteleash.

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Nightlife No nightlife.

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