The Academy is located in Biscarosse (check Location), in the south-west of France, next to Bordeaux. It's also the place where Philippe PRESTI has started in fantastic career...

The weather conditions are perfect (check Wheather) all during the year. We sail on a lake next to the see, so we have all the advantages of the sea breeze without the inconvenients of the ocean. Nearby we have many solutions for accommodation (check Accomodation).

At the Academy we have:

Two One-Design boats, about 25 feeth long. They can be sailed by a crew from 2 to 5 sailors. They can be sailed either with symmetrical or asymmetrically spinnaker, whatever you want to practice. We have also all the shore facilities as wharf, crane...
Committee-Boat for realistic exercises.
Marks to play around, for matches or exercises.
Video cameras for an outside point of vue.
GPS for debriefing with tracking software.
Audio equipments for close contact beetween the coach and the sailors.
Zodiac for coaching and committee job.

Classroom for briefings and debriefings.