19th edition
October 4 and 5, 2025
Registrations
Registrations are 100% online, no paper registrations
No registration will be recorded on site
2025 REGISTRATIONS OPEN IN EARLY JULY
WINDSURF / WINDFOIL / WINGFOIL
The goal is always to go around the famous Fort Boyard starting from the Grande Plage, Fouras for a Long Distance that will make your arms ache!
Since the "stone ship" is not a buoy that can be easily moved, competitors must adapt to any wind direction and navigate the many currents to have the privilege of greeting "Father Fouras".
The event is open to the first 100 registered runners, making it one of the most important competitions on the French Long Distance circuit.
- Registrations are 100% online, no paper registrations
- No registration will be recorded on site
STAND UP PADDLE
The Fort Boyard Challenge offers a double "downwind" events, one on Saturday AND one on Sunday!
For both races, competitors will board on a ferry boat that will drop them off at the ideal location, depending on the weather conditions. The participants will then have to race to the Grande Plage de Fouras, pushed by the wind, while surfing the swell for a dozen kilometers of pure surfing.
Saturday's downwind will count as a selective long distance round for the French Surfing Federation's French championship.
- Registrations are 100% online, no paper registrations
- No registration will be recorded on site
POLYNESIAN OUTRIGGER CANOE VA'A
For Polynesian outrigger canoes (va'a), the race takes place in crews on "V6s".
Since 2017, the Fort Boyard Challenge has been a must-see for canoeists, as it is part of the French Cup calendar for the discipline. Depending on the weather conditions, the canoes can go around the Île d'Aix and Fort Boyard, Île Madame, or go up or down the Charente for races that are always hotly contested, over a cumulative distance of around 50 km. About 40 club crews that represent the best in the discipline at the national level and some from abroad too will join the race this year.
- Registrations are 100% online, no paper registrations
- No registration will be recorded on site
CORPORATE INTER-COMPANY CHALLENGE
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Join your colleagues for France's largest multi-sports event! In a friendly and sporty atmosphere, you'll compete against local officials and businesses from the Rochefort Océan region aboard Taho'e 900 canoes.
You will face the other crews in speed races aiming to leave the beach, go around a buoy and return as quickly as possible, easy you might say... but, the task is not as easy as it seems to be!
The races are supervised by professionals, participants will be able to benefit from a training session beforehand, the races will end with a friendly moment on the beach.
- Registrations are 100% online, no paper registrations
- No registration will be recorded on site