Surfing Club Saint-Gilles

The Surfing Club de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is a surf club based on the Grande Plage, described on its website as an emblematic club of the town since 1987. It is affiliated with the French Surfing Federation and displays a 2024 label for surf clubs and adaptive surfing.

The offer includes competition training, leisure and improvement lessons, discovery courses during school holidays, adaptive surfing (handisurf) and health-oriented surfing. Lessons are open from age 5 with the "Jardin des Vagues" programme, with no upper age limit. The club also runs the sports section of a local middle school.

Three instructors holding a professional certificate supervise the sessions. Equipment can be rented, and the website offers a beach webcam. Bookings are made through the "L'école" page of the site.

The club is located on avenue Maurice Perray, with direct access to the Grande Plage. The site mentions 88 Google reviews.

Club open all year. Lessons from late February to late November; discovery courses from April to November, mostly during school holidays.