Surf in Vendée – Protest Vendée Pro 2010

The Vendée school spring break is under way and there’ll be plenty to keep me occupied!  I’m hoping to get a run down to Bretignolles sur Mer to see the World Surfing Professional Championships under way (21st to 25th April). 

No need to fly to the other side of the world to see the action, the surf champions are on our very doorstep for the Protest Vendée Pro 2010, the  first French stage of the ASP World Qualifying Series 4*.

We’ll hopefully get an excellent view of the action from the craggy coastline. The French have won this stage of the championship for the last 3 yrs so the atmosphere is bound to be electric!  There’ll be food & drinks stalls set up and at night, the spot will be lit up! 

Check out this webcam link to see the spot live!  The English discovered the spot at La Sauzaie way back in the Big Hair Days of the 80’s & it’s now considered one of the top European spots.  

The words ‘ barrels, powerful carves and vertical assaults’ might be double dutch to me, but this is 10 minutes down the coast from me and I don’t want to miss it!

On the 17th & 18th April, La Coupe de France [the French Cup] will begin the 2010 season of the French Surfing Federation.

Then on the 19th & 20th, it’s the young European women surfers who’ll take to the waves for the le Bréti Girls Pro Junior (the Bréti Girls Pro Junior Competition).

Tags: brétignolles sur mer, Protest Vendée Pro, surf, world surfing professional championships

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5 Responses to “Surf in Vendée – Protest Vendée Pro 2010”

1. Vendée Tourisme Cyclo dit :

   10/28/2011 à 09:00

   Vendée Tourisme Cyclo…

   [...]The World Surfing Professional Championships in Bretignolles sur Mer | Mary's Vendée[...]…
2. Mary dit :

   05/28/2010 à 18:32

   Hi Sarah, you could check out this link (in French), it’s a diving school in Les Sables d’Olonne called Aux Couleurs de la Mer. In the summer, they offer everything from beginners classes to discovery sessions at sea. Departs from Port Olona, hope this helps!
   http://olonne.auxcouleursdelamer.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
3. SARAH DRIVER dit :

   05/26/2010 à 09:15

   Any good diving areas round that way please?
4. Absolutely Write dit :

   04/16/2010 à 22:50

   That sounds like fun! How lovely to live near the sea
5. Mary Murdoxk dit :

   04/15/2010 à 21:24

   What a fab site to visit – feel like I’m already in France. Well done Mary and keep it up – regards Mary M

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