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Pointe des Châteaux → Le Gosier downwind foil race route

Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe · 16.2260, -61.3334

SUP Foiling Race route / expert offshore logistics
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conditions & access

Water

35 km ocean downwind

Experience

Race route / expert offshore logistics

Hazards

35 km open-ocean race route. The midpoint is not an entry; reef passages, current, both accesses, wind continuity, escort/tracking, bailout points and landing must be planned with the organizer/local riders.

“Event listing explicitly describes the 35 km 2026 Ze Race course from Pointe des Châteaux to Gosier and includes SUP Foil. Pin is approximate route midpoint. Requested-field batch 05 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, area-pin and route-endpoint relationships are explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Ze Race / Downwind Foil World Tour podcast listing; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Rue du General de Gaulle (4.14 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Rue du General de Gaulle (4.14 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/593595 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Pointe des Châteaux → Le Gosier downwind foil race route Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%4016.22600%2C-61.33340%2 surfline.com

Local guides

open.spotify.com Pointe des Châteaux → Le Gosier downwind foil race route Exact 35 km Ze Race SUP-foil event-course evidence; midpoint is not an entry — https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VQKHJwUSZChe89yUlXGFk open.spotify.com

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