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Municipal Watersports centre
Watersports centre
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Description
The municipal water sports center is located on one side of “L’étang de Berre” with a quick access to the Mediterranean Sea. The center has access to Carro village along the Mediterranean coastline.
The center is easy to access, composed of 1200 square meters of buildings and hectares of land. The premises are easily accessible and are a pleasant place for many water activities such as sailing, kayaking …
Water sports center welcomes the public for sport and leisure activities.
Special features
The water sports center is adjoining to the sports complex (track, gymnasium and weights room), close to a natural park with 130 hectares (running, VTT), the municipal swimming pool, and facilities (hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, cinema). City of Martigues has a dry port with shipshadlers and marine mechanical workshops.
Known for
Organization of nautical events:
Windsurfing world championship in 1998
Many organizations of laser Europa Cup
Several editions of International Mediterranean 420 cup, next occasion in 2021
For over 20 years, hosts French youth sailing championships each year in July / August (minims and espoir)
French handisail championship
Each year, the water sports center organizes between 20 and 40 regattas from departmental to international level (sailing dinghy, windsurfing, catamaran and keelboat)
Each year, handisail activities with the organization of a key day “handiaction”
Professional formation for sailing monitor
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