Fédération Française de Voile

The French Sailing Federation

The FFVoile was created in 1946 and was called the “French Sailing Yachting Federation”, it was in 1975 that it changed its name. It is a 1901 law association recognized as being of public utility and approved by the Ministry of Sports.

The current President of the French Sailing Federation is Jean-Luc DENECHAUD.

The Federation aims to supervise, promote and control the practice of light sailing, habitable sailing, kitesurfing and windsurfing.

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Discover the sports affiliated with the Federation:

Light Sailing

It is practiced aboard catamarans, dinghies, the Caravelle, the Optimist, the 5o5, the Hobie Cat 16, the Open Bic, the RS, other Flying Phantom and Moth with foils.... This practice has been known since the time when men needed to move on water for the first time. The boat is not equipped with a keel and the crew must therefore move around to keep their balance. Sailing in Light Sailing is most often done alone or in pairs, on the seaside or on a lake.

Habitable Sailing

Unlike Light Sailing, it is practiced on a heavier boat, equipped with a keel preventing it from turning over as well as a sheltered cabin (hence its name "habitable").


Sailboard

Board sport, imported to France in 1974. Also called windsurfing, it is practiced on a board equipped with rigging attached and articulated by a mast. The "windsurfer" stands on his board and navigates on the water by tilting his rig back and forth as well as managing his support on the board. Windsurfing encompasses several types of practices, including the best known: Funboard with PWA racing, Formula, slalom, long distance, speed, Bump & Jump, freestyle and wave.

Kitesurfing

Also called kite or kiteboarding, just like windsurfing, it is a board sport. This sport, which we have seen develop since 2000 in France, consists of being towed by a wing (kite) on a board attached to the feet. The kitesurfer is equipped with a harness attached to the kite by lines and is controlled using a bar, connected to the lines. The navigation rules are the same as sailing. The kitesurfing disciplines are: freestyle, wave, freeride, wakestyle, speed, long distance, kitefoil...

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