French Sailing Federation

Sailing is a passion, offering sensations both during leisure and competitive sailing. It is the respect of the environment, the anticipation and the mastery of the elements for a well-being sailing. It is a shared desire of transmission to open new horizons, a voluntary or professional commitment. It is innovation, the search for performance. The pleasure of being on the water, whatever your age, whatever your desires.

Association Law 1901, Delegate of the State for the organization of the Sailing Sport in all its forms, the French Federation of Sailing, with its network of 1074 clubs distributed on the whole territory,

Welcomes, supervises and trains all publics,
Leads, certifies and represents a national network of clubs,
Promotes, shares and develops sport in all its forms,
Promotes, shares and develops sport in all its forms, is socially committed and preserves its environment, its playground,
Plans, regulates and referees all competitions,
Identifies and supports high-level athletes.
The FFVoile in figures is: 3.3 million sailors, 50% of whom are welcomed in its network of affiliated clubs, particularly in its 392 French Sailing Schools, for a total of more than 260,000 licence holders. The greatest French skippers often got their first taste of sailing in one of the French Sailing Schools, like Armel Le Cléac'h, one of the favourites in this Route du Rhum, or Charline Picon, gold medallist at the Rio Olympic Games and silver medallist in Tokyo.

Ocean racing, and particularly the Route du Rhum, allows for audacity and dreams. And it is with passion and joy that the FFVoile gives its full support to this superb race which makes young and old dream and which reveals our greatest sailors to all French people.

Behind each of you is an ocean adventurer, a triumphant Olympian, a yachtsman in love with the sea, a passionate racer. Push open the doors of the French Sailing Schools and set sail for new horizons!