Association OCEAN (Océan Normandie)
Association OCEAN is a sports club and sailing centre on Normandy's Côte de Nacre, based in Ouistreham a few kilometres from Caen. The club operates four sites: the Centre d'Activité Nautique in Ouistreham, Espace Glisse in Colleville-Montgomery, the base at Lion-sur-Mer and a land-sailing school (char à voile). Offers include Optimist and RS Feva sailing, catamaran, windsurfing, funboard, wingfoil, stand-up paddle, kayak and land sailing, led by qualified instructors. Children, juniors and adults find year-round club sessions, holiday courses and competition pathways; OCEAN is affiliated to FFV, FFCV and FFS and hosts a stage of the French Funboard Championship each year.
History
Association OCEAN was founded under French association law (loi 1901) and registered with the Préfecture du Calvados on 31 January 2013 under number W142010010; publication in the Journal Officiel followed on 16 February 2013. Its registered office is at Jetée Paul-Emile Victor, Pointe du Siège, Ouistreham. OCEAN operates across four sites on the Côte de Nacre: the Centre d'Activité Nautique de Ouistreham in the sheltered Orne bay, Espace Glisse between Colleville-Montgomery and Ouistreham Riva-Bella, the summer base at Lion-sur-Mer and the land-sailing school. The club is affiliated to the Fédération Française de Voile (FFV), Fédération Française de Char à Voile (FFCV) and Fédération Française de Surf (FFS), and partners with the Association Française de Funboard (AFF) to host an annual stage of the French Funboard Championship (Bret's AFF Funboard Tour). Governance includes a president, three vice-presidents, a treasurer, a secretary and a deputy secretary, with a board representing members. Alongside courses from beginner to competitor level, OCEAN also engages in coastal protection, such as the citizen clean-up in Colleville-Montgomery.
Information
Facilities
Four sites on the Côte de Nacre (Ouistreham, Colleville-Montgomery, Lion-sur-Mer, land-sailing school); changing rooms with hot showers, lockers, members' parking; seminar rooms (3×30 m², 1×60 m², 200 m² lounge hall) with Wi-Fi and projectors.
Activities
Optimist, dinghy (RS Feva), catamaran, windsurfing, funboard, wingfoil, stand-up paddle, kayak, land sailing (char à voile), longe-côte; holiday courses, group and corporate offers, regattas and a Funboard Championship stage.
Youth section
Active youth programme: Mini Moussaillons (ages 4–7), Moussaillons (5–8), Optimist from age 7 with Wednesday sailing and holiday courses, plus junior racing (including Optimist R3).
Parking
Yes, parking option for members