{"id":743,"date":"2026-01-13T10:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/?page_id=743"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:23:45","slug":"lhistoire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/en\/lhistoire\/","title":{"rendered":"L&rsquo;histoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"743\" class=\"elementor elementor-743\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562557d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"562557d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d6f9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23d6f9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The story of the school<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b7fa5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85b7fa5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9562c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d9562c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven Winds is a watersports school that I founded in 2025. It's a project that began two years earlier, but whose roots undoubtedly go back many years further. If you're curious to find out more, and you've got a little time, here's my story about the sea, the wind, windsurfing and everything else that rides on water.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I should warn you, I'm quite talkative, so if you want the short version, skip straight to 2023 \ud83d\ude09<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was born in 1977 near Bordeaux. Windsurfing had emerged nine years earlier, spearheaded by James Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer. For this sport, 1977 was a year of incredible progress : the advent of footstraps, harnesses, 1<sup>st <\/sup>officially recognised speed record (17.1 knots !) and a German arriving in Hawaii with a craft that doesn't float when stationary and allows you to surf and jump \u2013 the dawn of a revolution !<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For my part, I waited until I was 15, in 1992, to discover windsurfing during a summer course at the Bordeaux-Lake sailing club. Without really knowing why, I was immediately hooked and borrowed some old equipment from a friend of my father to start sailing in the ocean, sheltered by the \u00cele d'Ol\u00e9ron, during holidays in Ronce-les-Bains (17). Windsurfing allowed me to escape from family meals that sometimes dragged on forever and take advantage of the slightest breeze to go out on the water. Escape and freedom were my first motivations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f03e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f03e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1993-Ronce-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1993-Ronce-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1993-Ronce-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1993-Ronce-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1993-Ronce-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1993-Ronce-1537x2048.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1993-Ronce.jpg 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370e31b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"370e31b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3445a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d3445a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1997-Grau-du-Roi-1024x706.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1997-Grau-du-Roi-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1997-Grau-du-Roi-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1997-Grau-du-Roi-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1997-Grau-du-Roi-1536x1058.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1997-Grau-du-Roi-2048x1411.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263730b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"263730b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1993, my mother was persuaded and bought me a real board and modern rigging. We found this Bic Rumba 310 Ace-tech and D\u00e9cat rigging with a 5m\u00b2 monofilm sail at D\u00e9cathlon. My 1<sup>st<\/sup> quiver ! It was with this gear that I discovered my first planing and waterstarts, which I learned on my own, without any YouTube tutorials, near the oyster beds of the Seudre estuary.<\/p><p>In 1995, at the age of 18, I left Gironde to study engineering at the Al\u00e8s School of Mines. I had already figured out how long it would take to get to the Mediterranean and the coastal ponds. I joined the school's windsurfing club and discovered funboarding on Tiga Wave or Slalom 270 boards, as well as the Tramontana gusts that often knocked me flat. My friend C\u00e9dric and I would load up the Polo as soon as the tree branches started moving a little too much and head for the Ponant, the Ingril lake, or the bay of Grau-du-Roi, in front of Marc's shop, Surf Loisirs. For three years, we organised beginner's days for the school's students and discovered the wild bay of Beauduc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e88f21 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e88f21\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade5254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ade5254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 98 : 1<sup>st<\/sup> windsurfing trip to Tarifa, departing from Al\u00e8s. We only have eight days, so we're driving through the night to make the most of it. Levante and Poniente winds are on the agenda for this Easter holiday !<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19f3bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c19f3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1998-Tarifa-1024x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1998-Tarifa-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1998-Tarifa-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1998-Tarifa-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1998-Tarifa-1536x1050.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1998-Tarifa-2048x1400.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821b824 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"821b824\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3d186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b3d186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Mer-d-Irlande-1024x713.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Mer-d-Irlande-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Mer-d-Irlande-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Mer-d-Irlande-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Mer-d-Irlande-1536x1070.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Mer-d-Irlande-2048x1426.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a12e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a12e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer 98, during an internship in Normandy, I got my 1<sup>st <\/sup>board without a daggerboard, a Bic Saxo 265, second-hand of course. I found this beauty in a surf shop in Le Havre ; it would accompany me for five years.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September 98, off to Ireland for my final year of studies as part of an ERASMUS exchange programme. It was a year of epic sessions in the Irish Sea, but also on the west coast, with the DCU (Dublin City University) Windsurfing Club. When, in February 1999, I introduced a charming girl from Alsace to the sport at Malahide Estuary, I had no idea that we would still be together 25 years later... yet her motivation to windsurf with me in the middle of the Irish winter should have given me a clue. In April of the same year, I completed my 1<sup>st<\/sup> jibe on a Bic Vivace 270.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec0a23 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ec0a23\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8337089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8337089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Summer 99 : Another trip to Tarifa with C\u00e9dric, which we ended up extending to Morocco and Essaouira, Sidi Kaouki and Moulay. I love this combination of discovering a country and windsurfing in new places.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ed997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2ed997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Sidi-Kaouki-1024x676.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Sidi-Kaouki-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Sidi-Kaouki-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Sidi-Kaouki-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Sidi-Kaouki-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1999-Sidi-Kaouki-2048x1353.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6aa165 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6aa165\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b89f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25b89f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2001-NC-Lampy-693x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2001-NC-Lampy-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2001-NC-Lampy-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2001-NC-Lampy-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2001-NC-Lampy-1039x1536.jpg 1039w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2001-NC-Lampy-1385x2048.jpg 1385w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2001-NC-Lampy-scaled.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8726401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8726401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2000, it's time to get to work. I have my engineering degree, but none of my internships made me want to pursue this career, at least not in the large industrial groups where I did my internships. I already realise that my career won't be my priority. I was looking for a balance between social recognition, enough money to live comfortably, and free time for my friends, family, and hobbies. Already a loyal customer, I earned my first salary as a department manager at a Decathlon store in St-Jean-de-V\u00e9das in the H\u00e9rault region. Taking advantage of the 35-hour working week reform, I threw myself into this professional challenge while freeing up half-days to go windsurfing on the coast, from Carro to Gruissan.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2001 : I discovered kitesurfing during a course at Fil d'Air, in M\u00e8ze, on the Thau lagoon.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 2001, I must have read an article in Planchemag : I am leaving to do my national service as a Technical Aid Volunteer (VAT) in New Caledonia. This marked the beginning of 16 months of discovery in this magnificent Pacific archipelago. From Anse Vata to Po\u00e9, from Magenta to T\u00e9nia, I took advantage of this paradise lagoon to sail as often as possible. Thank you, Jean-Phi, for those sailing trips to the lagoon's islets, where we took my custom MW before enjoying grilled lobsters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f9989 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33f9989\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79caa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e79caa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer 2002, I paid a little extra for my return ticket to make a slight detour via... Hawaii... and Maui ! Five days in a station wagon with equipment hired locally to discover the Mecca of windsurfing, the island where all the photos in magazines at the time were taken. I didn't dare to go into the water at Hookipa, but I did sail at Kanaha, Sprecks and Kihei. Another dream come true.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2003, after returning to work at D\u00e9cathtlon for a few months, I got a job that took us to Lille. The climate meant we only stayed in the north for four years, but we were less than an hour's drive from the sea, so it was fine. I took advantage of those years to surf the waves at Wissant and Wimereux, but also to travel and discover new surfing destinations in Egypt, Croatia, Corsica, Vietnam and South Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c4152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6c4152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2005-Wissant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-380\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2005-Wissant.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2005-Wissant-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f6567 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16f6567\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e928745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e928745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2009-Boucanet-1-1024x562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2009-Boucanet-1-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2009-Boucanet-1-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2009-Boucanet-1-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2009-Boucanet-1-1536x843.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2009-Boucanet-1-2048x1123.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5603f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5603f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2007, back to the south with a stop in Dr\u00f4me, which inspired me to sail on the Rh\u00f4ne spots when the Mistral wind and the current forced me to tack hard to get back to the launch site. A change of career path with a switch to wind energy. Seeing these modern windmills at spots around the world made me want to learn more and contribute to their development. This marked the beginning of 15 rich and intense years spent working on these complex projects, which are driving energy transition, from Aveyron to Normandy, the Ardennes to Loz\u00e8re, and Marie-Galante to La D\u00e9sirade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cb9df e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26cb9df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9364430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9364430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2010, during a trip to Cabarete in the Dominican Republic, I made good progress with kitesurfing and ended up buying some equipment. However, I remained hooked on windsurfing. That was also the year I took part in the D\u00e9fi Wind in Gruissan for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time, an extraordinary competition that brings together enthusiasts from all over the world on the same starting line. Since then, I've enjoyed going back almost every year to compete with my mates, but also and above all for the atmosphere in the car park and on the water, and to catch up with all my windsurfing friends who I only see once a year in Gruissan City. And then it was the start of five very enjoyable years searching for the best spots with the van I had converted : Ti'Punch !<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa7f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caa7f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2014-TiPunch-P1060769-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-373\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2014-TiPunch-P1060769-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2014-TiPunch-P1060769-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2014-TiPunch-P1060769-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2014-TiPunch-P1060769-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2014-TiPunch-P1060769-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a939d7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a939d7c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037307e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"037307e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2015, after 7 years working in wind and solar energy, a trip made us want to go back to living on the islands. However, we had just bought a house in P\u00e9rols, near Montpellier, and our second daughter had just been born. Still, we left the region and moved to Guadeloupe, where we stayed for 3 years. The windsurfing (Les Salines) kitesurfing (Bois-Jo) and surfing (Petit Havre) spots are between 5 and 15 minutes from the house. From the terrace, we can make out the outline of Marie-Galante, where I often go, as well as La D\u00e9sirade, to develop repowering projects aimed at replacing old wind turbines with fewer, more powerful models. My eldest daughter takes her first steps in planing with me, then learns to tack and jibe on her own board in Sainte-Anne. I also take advantage of these years to travel around the Caribbean and windsurf in Barbados, at Brian Talma's, and kitesurf in the Grenadines, not far from Jack Sparrow !<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1a206 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e1a206\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317c02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"317c02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2018-Gwada-planing-duo-scaled-r82l3movht3elkp7mu278t98vtxexmxpl1z6zni7nm.jpeg\" title=\"2018-Gwada-planing-duo\" alt=\"2018-Gwada-planing-duo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a886265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a886265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-SUP-surf-duo-1024x669.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-SUP-surf-duo-1024x669.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-SUP-surf-duo-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-SUP-surf-duo-768x502.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-SUP-surf-duo-1536x1003.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-SUP-surf-duo-2048x1337.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db72a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db72a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2018-Grenadines-kite-1024x612.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-359\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2018-Grenadines-kite-1024x612.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2018-Grenadines-kite-300x179.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2018-Grenadines-kite-768x459.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2018-Grenadines-kite-1536x918.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2018-Grenadines-kite-2048x1224.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d735ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d735ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-fall-1024x611.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-fall-1024x611.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-fall-300x179.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-fall-768x459.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-fall-1536x917.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2017-Gwada-fall-2048x1223.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b9b09 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89b9b09\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e36b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e36b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2018, back to school ! In any case, we returned to mainland France, where we found our home in P\u00e9rols and new jobs, still in renewable energy for me. To share my passion for the sea and the wind with my little family, I found a dinghy, a Laser 2000, Ti'Mouss, on which we had some great times in the Gulf of Aigues-Mortes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e7951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31e7951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2019-TiMouss-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2019-TiMouss-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2019-TiMouss-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2019-TiMouss-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2019-TiMouss.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6884d1 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6884d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee5803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ee5803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-Debuts-en-wing-duo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-Debuts-en-wing-duo.jpg 998w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-Debuts-en-wing-duo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-Debuts-en-wing-duo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-Debuts-en-wing-duo-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5c4c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c5c4c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2022, my girlfriend suggested we take advantage of the emergence of wingfoiling to try a new sport together. So we started with a few lessons in Gruissan, Port-Saint-Louis, Le Ponant, and Leucate. Then we treated ourselves to a convertible wingfoil\/windfoil board and a 5m<sup>2<\/sup> Swing from F-One. She really enjoyed watching me fall during my 1<sup>st <\/sup>flights.<\/p><p>2023 was a turning point in the story. After 15 years in renewable energy, I left the sector, and when a friend asked me what I wanted to do next, I spontaneously replied, \u2018Start a windsurfing club!\u2019. I had often said or thought this, but I never believed it would happen. For me, it was a utopia, a sweet but unattainable dream. Except that this time, a little voice inside me whispered something like, \u2018What if you did it ?\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122497d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"122497d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a98d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72a98d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I did some research and realised that I had a few things going for me : I live near the sea and lakes, I'm a decent windsurfer, I have some skills in kitesurfing, dinghy sailing and a little bit of wingfoiling, and above all, I have time. I talk to my 'France Travail' advisor and start with a week of professional immersion at Julien and Caro Taboulet's Wesh Center Crew in Le Goulet, Leucate. The aim is to make sure I'm not under any illusions about the job of windsurfing instructor and club manager. I was welcomed by a great team and helped out the club's instructors, Clemens and Yaya, who took me under their wing and made me really want to get started. It's great to be outdoors, in touch with nature and the elements, and to see the smiles on the trainees' faces when they first start planing !<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6485384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6485384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-AtWeshCentreCrew-1024x577.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-AtWeshCentreCrew-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-AtWeshCentreCrew-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-AtWeshCentreCrew-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-AtWeshCentreCrew-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-AtWeshCentreCrew-2048x1153.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36cc19 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b36cc19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803b296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"803b296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-POEC-1-1024x577.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-POEC-1-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-POEC-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-POEC-1-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-POEC-1-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2023-POEC-1-2048x1153.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8567c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8567c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 2023, thanks to Marie-Claire, then director of the M\u00e8ze Yacht Club (YCM), and Camille, an instructor, I joined the club and prepared for the BPJEPS entrance exams by sailing daily for nearly three months on a catamaran (Hobie 16) and windsurfing (Techno 293). During these three months, I achieved level 3 in dinghy sailing, level 4 in catamaran sailing and level 5 in windsurfing. However, I still had to pass the selection tests in November. There were 26 candidates for 16 places. I gave it my all and succeeded! I will therefore be part of the 2024 BPJEPS Multi-Support Sailing (VMS) class !<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e1747 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39e1747\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cf227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29cf227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With Alan, Antoine, Axel, Cameron, Clara, Damien, David, Dune, Hadrien, Jean, Maxime, Milo and Tim, we are having a great year in 2024 ! For several of them, who are already instructors because they hold a CQP (Certificate of Professional Qualification) or are excellent in their field because they are high-level competitors, the training may be a little less intensive. But for me, I have everything to learn. From driving a motorboat (even though I had a licence) to teaching, from repairing equipment to preparing and leading a training session, everything is new, difficult and exciting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48678fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48678fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-Regate-de-ligue-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-Regate-de-ligue-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-Regate-de-ligue-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-Regate-de-ligue-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-Regate-de-ligue-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-Regate-de-ligue-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d957ff4 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d957ff4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c854a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c854a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-YCMC-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-YCMC-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-YCMC-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-YCMC-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-YCMC-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-YCMC-1534x1536.jpeg 1534w, https:\/\/sevenwinds.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-YCMC-2046x2048.jpeg 2046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2824858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2824858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The instructors at the sailing schools in Cap d'Agde, Carnon and M\u00e8ze prepare us for the various UC (credit units) that we validate between July and November. I am also spending a season as a trainee instructor at the Mauguio Carnon Yacht Club, where I have been a member since 2019. As part of this, I am working on a mobile wingfoil project to offer our trainees the opportunity to sail at other nearby spots that are more suited to their progress, depending on the wind and sea conditions. In particular, I am organising three wingfoil days on the Ponant lagoon, a spot particularly suited to beginners, with its side-shore wind from the tramontana (north-west) or marin (south-east) and its moderate summer thermals that bring riders back to the beach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1050aac e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1050aac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3235ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3235ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduating in January 2025, I am inspired by this project, which, combined with my initial idea, makes me want to focus my school's creation on this exciting sport, which brings together former windsurfers and kitesurfers, as well as newcomers to the world of board sports, who are starting out directly with wingfoiling. Still a windsurfer at heart, I am adding the option of beginner windsurfing lessons, as well as the possibility of renting more advanced equipment for experienced windsurfers. Finally, for periods of calm weather, the school offers towed foil sessions.<\/p><p>Seven Winds, mobile wingfoil and windsurfing school, opened in April 2025. The first season was exciting. 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