Club de voile de Bernières sur mer
Club de voile de Bernières sur mer is a non-profit sailing club in Bernières-sur-Mer on the Normandy coast and serves members who sail and practice watersports under their own responsibility. According to the website, the club provides seafront infrastructure with a boat park, changing rooms, showers, a clubhouse, and dedicated areas for windsurfing, paddle, and kitesurf equipment. Activities are run as a member-based club environment rather than a formal sailing school, with personal equipment, peer support, and group outings. The annual programme includes the open nautical gathering “La Berniéraise” in June, and the club also highlights youth support through subsidies for sailing courses and assistance for school sailing classes in Langrune.
History
The website presents CVB as a local volunteer-run association in Bernières-sur-Mer that organizes light sailing and related watersports in a structured member framework. A central part of its development is the build-up of member infrastructure, including a boat park, equipment areas, sanitary facilities, and a clubhouse directly by the coast. At the same time, the club explicitly positions itself not as a sailing school, but as a community of active members sailing with their own equipment and personal responsibility on the water. Through recurring formats such as the annual open June event “La Berniéraise” and support for youth and school sailing activities in the area, the club continues to strengthen its local role in nautical life.
Information
Facilities
Boat park with spaces for dinghies and catamarans, dedicated windsurf/paddle/kite storage area, changing rooms, sanitary facilities, showers, a clubhouse with sea view, and an equipment rinsing point; misalo and sea kayaks are additionally available only for members.
Activities
Year-round club sailing and watersports focused on light sailing practice, kitesurfing, windsurfing, paddle activities, shared outings, peer support for equipment setup and tuning, plus the annual open event “La Berniéraise” in June.