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Wave School

Long-established (40+ years) multi-discipline watersports centre; own site emphasizes windsurf/wingfoil/SUP more than kitesurf specifically.

La Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée) · France

FFVSince 1984

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FFV-certified kitesurf school in La Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée), France — lessons, rental, kids courses, wingfoil and foil.

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What they teach

on the FFV system

What they sell

This school doesn't list its courses by level. Ask them which course fits you. Which water suits which level: see When to come.

How they teach
  • State-diploma instructors (incl. Emmanuel Lalire, 25 years' experience);
  • primarily windsurf/wingfoil/windfoil/SUP focused, with kite as an adjacent offering;
  • operating since 1984

What it costs

No price published

No figure for them is on record here. Ask them for a current one when you write.

When to come

the water this school teaches on: La Tranche-sur-Mer

  1. Jan, no figure
  2. Feb, no figure
  3. Mar, no figure
  4. Apr, riders' month, no figure
  5. May, riders' month, no figure
  6. Jun, riders' month, no figure
  7. Jul, riders' month, no figure
  8. Aug, riders' month, no figure
  9. Sep, riders' month, no figure
  10. Oct, riders' month, no figure
  11. Nov, no figure
  12. Dec, no figure

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

Nothing has been measured or modelled for this place: twelve months and no figure in any of them. The months riders name are all there is.

Wind data:
riders' months

Riders and schools name these months. The model reads lower here, and both are shown rather than averaged.

Waternot measuredwater type: mixed, at La Tranche-sur-Mer
Windiest monthnothing modelled here

Wind on the beach

cross-onshore

What the spot record warns about

  • Jetty structures
  • Crowding in season
  • Can go onshore/blown-out roughly a third of the time
  • Belle Henriette is permanently forbidden for kitesurfing.
  • Bouchot stakes come out of the water at low tide.
  • Baïnes and traversing currents run along this beach.

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Where you will ride

1 spot

The school's base

Parking de l'Embarcadère, 85360 La Tranche-sur-Mer; 6-hectare enclosed lake plus 13km beach with multiple orientations

Directions

La Tranche-sur-Mer (Vendée) · France · Map pin: 46.3435, -1.4366 — looked up from the destination, not from the school itself

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Open weeks, the team, and photographs

Owners will be able to add the weeks they are open against the wind months above, their instructors by name and their own photos.

Last updated: August 2026

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