Stroll the most graceful streets in France, eat well, drink better and then have the liveliest possible time in a city lately in touch with its Latin side. .
The centre had a grandiose 18th-century harmony unmatched in Europe. It seemed quite possible that the French Revolution never made it this far. Poor people looked rich and rich people didn’t look at all. But the city felt haughty and aloof. It had also grown shabby round the edges. No longer. Bordeaux has had the renovators in with a vengeance – restoring noble façades, installing trams and reclaiming from dereliction the vast swathe of riverbank. There are few more graceful urban sights in France than the miroir-d’eau reflecting the splendid Palais-de-la-Bourse.
Category Paradise
May 19
Bordeaux
Bordeaux, Gironde, France 44º50’29″N 0º34'08″W
Apr 17
NORTHERN BRITTANY WITH PIERRE LE COQ
Northern Brittany
A road trip in Northern Brittany with Pierre Le Coq, crowned RSX World Champions in Oman in 2015 and won the Bronze medal for France at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men’s RS:X One Design Windsurfing Class.
Photo assignment for Pierre Le Coq. http://www.pierrelecoq.fr
Mar 17
Winter Surf
Le Loch, Morbihan, Brittany, France 47º45’16″N 03º30'53″W
The regularity and beauty of the waves at Le Loch beach have made this a hot spot for surfers.
Dec 15
45th Youth Sailing World Championships
Langkawi Island, Malaysia 6º19’03″N 99º49'43″E
Photo assignment for World Sailing & the Malaysian Sailing Association.
Oct 15
ISAF YOUTH WORLDS EMERGING NATIONS PROGRAMME
Langkawi Island, Malaysia 6º18’57″N 99º49'05″E
The Emerging Nations Programme will create opportunities and better prepare young sailors as they build up to the 2015 ISAF Youth Worlds set to be held in Langkawi, Malaysia from 27 December 2015 to 3 January 2016.
ISAF will host regional performance clinics in five continents to provide class specific coaching expertise. Furthermore, training tips, rules sessions and more will be delivered to enable young sailors to become better all-round competitors.
For more information visit the official website of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) http://www.sailing.org/news/39868.php
Photo assignment for the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).