St Pierre la Mer is situated on the beaches of the Langedoc Rousillon region of France. The beach has a wide sandy kitezone with safety boat as the wind is often off-shore. The typical Tramontane wind blows directly off shore leaving beautiful flat water.
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• From the North of France:
Head for Paris. From Paris take the A71 to Orléans, Vierzon, Bourges and Clermont-Ferrand. Here take the A75 past Millau towards Béziers. Just before Béziers, take the A9 towards Perpignan. On the A9 take exit No. 36 ‘Béziers Ouest’.
Continue in the direction of Béziers before going to Lespignan, then Fleury d’Aude and St. Pierre-la-Mer.
• From the south of France or Spain:
Take the A9 exit 37 ‘Narbonne Est’. Follow signs to Narbonne Plage over the beautiful Massif de la Clape. Drive through Narbonne-Plage straight into St. Pierre-la-Mer.
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Must have third party liability kitesurfing insurance and if wind is off-shore pay for safety boat service.
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[70% >= 4bf]
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[45-70% >= 4bf]
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The wind is well known in the area with a big history of windsurfing and kitesurfing becoming just as popular. Normal wind direction is the Tramontane (offshore). When the Tramontane is not blowing, the onshore winds kicks in. In the afternoon when the onshore is blowing it gets a thermal boost and increases in strength and turns more turns sideshore. In Tramontane bring small kites and in onshore 12+ sqm.The Languedoc-Roussillon is said to catch 250 days of wind a year. The prevailing wind in the area is the north-westerly Tramontane, blowing anything from a force 4 to a force 8. The warm, dry Tramontane winds are said to blow for three, six or nine days and sweep the skies clear of any clouds bringing lots of sunshine. Other wind directions that are often felt are the Marin (east) and the Vent d’Espagne (southeast). These winds although not as strong as the Tramontane give us plenty of air to go out on the sea. This direction may also bring along a bit of wave action and can increase in strength with the thermic effects.
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The area boasts a lot of other interesting things to do for those days off the water:
• Cultural and historic sites in Narbonne, Carcassonne, and at the foot of the Pyrenees (Cathar castles).
• Culinary visits to the famous wine regions as Corbières, Minervois, Fitou and La Clape.
• Animal life: birdwatching in the many region's lakes, or exotic wildlife in the Reserve Africain in Sigean.
