Water sports

Sailing clubs

Besides the availability of boats listed below, all sailing clubs offer the practice of windsurfing.

Dolus

The "Wind Oleron Club", at l'"anse de la Perroche" (Dolus), has cata­marans and canoes.

Boyardville

The "Club Sportif Départemental" at Boyardville (Saint-Georges) has opti­mists, cata­marans and canoes.

Saint-Trojan

The "Club Nautique du Coureau d'Oléron", at Saint-Trojan’s "Petite Plage", has optimists, catamarans and canoes.

Saint-Denis

• The "Yacht Club de l'Océan", at Boirie beach (Saint-Denis), has canoes, sailing dinghies and cata­marans.
• At Huttes beach (Saint-Denis), Diabolo Fun is a surfing and windsurfing school which also gives catamaran lessons. During the summer season, a second school is established on the beach of La Brée.

Sand-yachting clubs

"Oléron Char à Voile" offers sand-yachting lessons for beginners and more proficients on the Maumusson beach and at Grand-Village.

Scuba diving

The club "Le Joyeux Corsaire", at Chaucre, provides training and offers dives in original sites (wrecks, caves…)