Leisure activities

Kitesurfing


plage de Carteau competition Kite

Port Saint Louis, the rendez-vous for water sports lovers.

Kitesurfing combines the sports of surfing and kiting. The beaches of Port-Saint-Louis du Rhône offer the best conditions for the practice and learning of kitesurfing.

Wild land, hit by all winds, Port Saint Louis is the ideal spot for all windsurfing and kitesurfing lovers. The town welcomes the world international championships since 2006. Indeed, a native son- Alexandre Caizergues became kitesurfing speed world champion in 2007 and he was the first man to reach a speed of 100 km/h on water, only powered by the wind.

Did you know it? The kitesurfing speed world champion is an inhabitant of Port-Saint-Louis. It’s about Alexandre Caizergues. He was the first man to reach a speed of 100 km/h on water. He has retained 4 titles as between 2007 and 2017 world champion, 2 titles as France champion, 2 kite speed world records and 2 absolute world records. Moreover, Port-Saint-Louis du Rhône is the fifth best spot speed from the world.


Kitexpérience
– Ecole de Kite FFVL - Port Napoléon - 06 32 41 91 86 - Retrouvez le site Internet de Kite Xpérience
Delta Mistral Camargue - Association - Centre Nautique - Anse de Carteau - 06 80 61 85 67 - See the french website of DMC
Mistral Kite Passion - Ecole de Kite - Centre Nautique - Anse de Carteau - 06 16 43 57 72 - See the french website of MKP


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