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Pointe des Salines → Îlet du Gosier downwind route

Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe · 16.1862, -61.3101

SUP Foiling Community route — offshore and reef logi
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Season

Guadeloupe regional wing-wind high season December–April; local school calls May–June shoulder season and July–mid-August a strong secondary season. Route-specific reliability still requires local checking: https://www.wingfoilschoolguadeloupe.com/post/pr%C3%A9voir-votre-s%C3%A9jour-stage-wingfoil-comment-se-d%C3%A9compose-la-saison-en-guadeloupe

Water

Open-ocean / reef downwind

Experience

Community route — offshore and reef logistics

Hazards

Open-ocean route ending at an offshore islet. Boat/islet access, reef passages, current, landing permission, wind continuity and rescue must be planned locally.

“Public leaderboard records 52 uploaded runs on the Salines-to-Îlet du Gosier route. Pin is approximate midpoint; exact start and offshore-islet landing require local safety planning. Requested-field batch 04 verified 2026-08-01: guide/resource labels and hazards use cited row evidence; exact, nearby and route-endpoint relationships are explicit; unresolved fields remain Unknown.”

— via Downwind leaderboard — uploaded SUP-foil route; 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 Salines → Îlet du Gosier downwind route Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%4016.18620%2C-61.31010%2 surfline.com

Local guides

race.downwind.app Pointe des Salines → Îlet du Gosier downwind route Exact public Salines–Îlet du Gosier SUP-foil course record; 52 uploads and a separate regional wing-season source — https://race.downwind.app/run/sali race.downwind.app

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

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