Wind Oléron Club
Wind Oléron Club is a sailing club located at Anse de la Perroche on Île d’Oléron on France’s Atlantic coast. According to the website, the club offers a broad water-sports programme for children, teenagers, and adults, including sailing courses, wing sessions, catamaran training, windsurfing, and group formats for schools and communities. The venue is presented as a sheltered bay with a navigation area usable at both low and high tide, making it especially suitable for instruction. The course portfolio explicitly includes Birdyfish and several catamaran models such as NewCat, Topaz 14, and Hobby Cat 15, complemented by rental services. The site also highlights continuous club activity and states that this sailing passion has been ongoing since 1982.
History
The website presents Wind Oléron Club as an active sailing structure based in Anse de la Perroche on Île d’Oléron. As a clear historical marker, it explicitly states that the club’s passion has lasted since 1982. In its current form, the club is shown with year-round courses, events, and programmes for different age groups and skill levels. Alongside classic sailing courses, modern formats such as Wing Surf, Wing Foil, and Birdyfish are integrated into the offer. The published content therefore mainly reflects a continuous evolution from a local sailing spot to a broad multi-activity watersports organisation.
Information
Facilities
Sailing base in the Bay of La Perroche with a sheltered sandy training area, equipment handling, course and rental operations for catamaran, wing, windsurf, SUP, and kayak, plus a year-round on-site team.
Activities
Sailing courses for children, youth and adults, catamaran training, Wing Surf, Wing Foil, Birdyfish foiling, windsurfing, land sailing, private lessons, group programmes, and equipment rental.
Youth section
Youth programmes for ages 4 to 15 with Moussaillons sessions, Multi-Glisse levels, and age-based catamaran courses.