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Îlet du Gosier → Bas-du-Fort downwind route

Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe · 16.2078, -61.5055

SUP Foiling Community route — offshore start and tra
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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

Coastal ocean / reef downwind

Experience

Community route — offshore start and traffic awareness

Hazards

Offshore-islet start and a Bas-du-Fort harbour-area finish. Confirm islet access, reef clearance, harbour/marina traffic, landing sector and rescue before using the route.

“Public leaderboard records five uploaded runs on this named route. Pin is approximate midpoint; islet launch and marina/harbour traffic require local verification. 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 Guadeloupe Airport (2.53 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Guadeloupe Airport (2.53 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/1286 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Îlet du Gosier → Bas-du-Fort downwind route Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%4016.20780%2C-61.50550%2 surfline.com

Local guides

race.downwind.app Îlet du Gosier → Bas-du-Fort downwind route Exact public Îlet du Gosier–Bas-du-Fort SUP-foil course record; five uploads and a separate regional wing-season source — https://race.downwind.app/ru race.downwind.app

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

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