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Chatel Kite School

La Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée) · France · active · unclaimed

Kitesurf school in La Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée), France — lessons, rental and wing; taught in French and English.

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What they teach

What they sell

lessonsrentalwing

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Taught inFrench · English

How they teachshallow-water teaching at Châtelaillon, Aytré and La Rochelle spots

What it costs

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2026: 3h kitesurf lesson from €130 low season / €140 July-August

Prices are quoted as we found them; where a value carries a year, that is the year it was quoted. Confirm with the school.

When to come

the water this school teaches on: Boyardville

  1. Jan66
  2. Feb44
  3. Mar48
  4. Apr, riders' month58
  5. May, riders' month63
  6. Jun, riders' month52
  7. Jul, riders' month52
  8. Aug, riders' month53
  9. Sep, riders' month38
  10. Oct, riders' month45
  11. Nov55
  12. Dec50

share of days with three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

modelled

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Water9.4–20.6 °Csea at Boyardville
Windiest monthJan66% of days at Boyardville

Wind on the beach

  • The beach faces east, so E to SE blows onshore to side-onshore.
  • N, NE, E, SE get called side-onshore or side-shore in one description and onshore off the channel in another; the practical reading is E to SE, angled.

What the spot record warns about

  • Mussels in the bay; booties recommended
  • Anchored boats and forbidden boat area
  • Summer beach users after late morning
  • Turbulence near trees in southerly wind
  • Mussels in the bay; booties are described as indispensable
  • Supervised bathing area is forbidden to kitesurfers

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Where you will ride

3 spots

Pinned at 46.0618, -1.0922 — the coordinates the record carries for the school itself.

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Last updated: August 2026

Chatel Kite School2026: 3h kitesurf lesson from €130 low season / €140 July-August
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