APCC Voile Sportive
APCC Voile Sportive (Association pour la Promotion de la Course Croisière) is a high-performance sailing club based in Nantes with its training base at the marina of Pornichet in the Bay of La Baule. The club operates a fleet of ten J/80 keelboats and offers heated changing rooms with showers, a meeting room and a lounge with bar. Training and coaching run year-round for beginners from age 16, school pupils, students and elite athletes, with a strong focus on match racing and fleet racing. Founded in 1978 by engineering professors from École Centrale de Nantes, the club has about 450 members and organises national events such as the Women’s Cup and the Internationaux de France de Match Racing.
History
APCC (Association pour la Promotion de la Course Croisière) was founded in 1978 by engineering professors from École Centrale de Nantes. The registered office is in Nantes on the campus, while sailing activities take place mainly at the Pornichet marina in the Bay of La Baule. Over the decades the club became a nationally and internationally recognised performance centre, especially in match racing and on the J/80 fleet. Many top sailors and Olympic athletes have come from the club or still race under APCC colours. The club regularly organises major events with the Ligue de Voile des Pays de la Loire and the French Sailing Federation, including the Internationaux de France de Match Racing, Grand Prix Atlantique, National J80, Women’s Cup and Défi des Centraliens. For several years APCC has ranked among the clubs with the most licences issued in Pays de la Loire and today runs a fleet of ten J/80s and a year-round sports school for members of all levels.
Information
Facilities
Pornichet marina with pontoons, fleet of ten J/80s, heated changing rooms with showers and toilets, meeting room with flat screen/DVD and projector, lounge with bar, flipchart and free Wi-Fi
Activities
Competitive sailing training from discovery to high performance, match-racing coaching, fleet racing and Thursday after-work races, organisation of national events, accompanied sea outings, corporate seminars and team building on J/80
Youth section
Training for secondary-school pupils (Wednesday afternoons) and students (Thursday afternoons); introduction and autonomy from age 16; active youth and match-racing development