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Surrounded by blue seas, St Martin
invites and incites you to search for and discover the
extreme. Sailing, surfing, windsurfing, jet-skiing, sea
scooting, water-skiing, and parasailing are practiced all
over the island, providing fans of extreme emotions with
the means to satisfy their passion.
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| Surfing: |
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Among
the sliding sports, surfing is the one which obliges to compromise
with the forces of nature.
The sought confrontation with the power of waves, gives to the
surfers a characteristic "philosophy ".
These spots are also opened to body boarding and to some intrepid
windsurfers
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| Beaches |
Best swell |
Size |
Note |
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| Wilderness |
N-N.E
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Right / Left |
.regular reef wave |
A must |
| Le Galion |
E-N.E
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Right / Left |
safe despite distant swimming |
Busy |
| Guana bay |
E-N.E
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Right / Left |
beach break rather bodyboard |
Danger |
| Mullet bay |
N-W-S
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Left |
beach break rather bodyboard |
Great |
| Cupecoy |
N-O-S
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Right |
Danger for beginners |
A jewel |
| Plumbay |
N-O
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Right |
Safe for everyone. |
.Irregular |
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| Sources : http://sxm.ecotour.free.fr/intro.htm |
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| Windsurfing
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Among the slide water sports using wind to be propelled,
it is one of the most exhilarating and surely the most physical
one.
From beginner to expert funboarder, the East coast of the island
open to trade winds offers all over the year fun for everyone,
with quite safety. The medium regular winds are of force 3 to
4.
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| Kite
Surfing : |
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It
is an association of kite and board or surf.
Two spots where these marine kites cross: Orient Bay and Galion
beaches
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| Parascending
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Watching
Orient Bay beach from a parachute towed by a boat, is a worth
experience particularly to observe the turtles and the differences
of reefs. Strong feelings lovers, it is for you.
On Orient Bay beach, several water sports propose this activity.
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| Jet
Ski : |
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Paradise of the jet ski, on all the
beaches you will be able to experience this sport, amateur
or expert, a jet for everyone. Practically, all the beaches
offer this service, for½ hour, an hour or a trip around
the island, try it and you will love it!
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| Sea
Canoe: |
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You
will peacefully discover of the coastal marine environment.
Guided by the rollers or calmer discovering the mangrove, many
runs are organized. On some beaches you can rent pirogues to play
Arawaks.
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| Sailing: |
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The Antilles, with its beautiful
weather, its constant tropical temperature and its regular
trade winds, is a sailing spot all over the year on all
types of yachts.
The advantage of navigation lays in the various jagged coasts
with their dream beaches in desert coves and in the trips through
small islands or coral reefs emerging from the transparent water.See
the list of nautics activities.
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| Deep-sea
fishing |
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St
Martin is an absolute must. Two major tournaments, "Marlin
Cup" and " St Martin Bill Fish Tournament ".
You can also experience this sport and enjoy a beautiful trip.
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