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Kitesurf
Continent
 Europe
Country
 France
Next Big City
 Brest
Next Town
 Quimper, Le Letty
 
Type:
 Ocean
Rider Ability:
 Intermediate, Expert
Features:
 Parking

Water

Type:
 Chop, Small wave
Hazards:
 Currents
Quality:
 Clean
Best Tide:
 No information

Chop and small waves.

Beach

Type:
 No information
Size:
 No information
Hazards:
 No information
Beach Users:
 No information

An enormous white sandbar, enough space to launch kites.

Weather

Spring:
 Normal
Summer:
 Shorts, Shorty
Fall:
 Normal
Winter:
 Thick

The only place in France where you have a lot of sunshine. Warm in summer, cold in winter.

Wind

Best Months:
 No information
Wind Type:
 No information
Best Direction:
 SE, SW
Main Direction:
 No information

Often strong. A spot that works with any wind direction except North, Northeast and Northwest, then you'd rather go to `La Torche`.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Quimper drive to Bénodet. At Bénodet, drive to `Le Letty` or `Impasse de Croas Gwen` and then to `La Pointe St Gilles`. Get across the river or drive all the way around onto the peninsula.

Extra information

Rules
No information

Be careful with the very strong current at the river mouth.

Nightlife

No information