MARTINIQUE
Martinique is an overseas regions of France. The mix of French and Caribbean culture creates an alluring and unique vacation destination in which tourists get the best of both worlds: the warm weather, pristine beaches, and colorful attitude of the Caribbean as well as the posh and refined nature of France.
The island is home to rugged mountains, rivers, waterfalls, and forests. Martinique has a total area of 425 square miles, and is home to the still-active volcano, Mt. Pelee.
EXPLORE
The people of Martinique are known to have a higher standard of living than many other Caribbean nations.
Martinique is located in the Lesser Antilles, surrounded by both the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Martinique, French Island Language: French Currency: Euros € HDI: 0,929 Local time zone: UTC - 4 Country calling code: +596 Travel adaptor: type C/D/E St Lucia
SWIM
DISCOVER Barbados
EAT Venezuela
YOUR SURFER REP Once arrived if you have any question, feel free to contact the MSP Surfer Rep, Jean-Luc, he will be very happy to help with anything !
MEET +596 (0) 696 93 36 61
3,000 pts
2,250 pts
16 k $
10 k $
1,680 pts 4,5 k $
Please send us a copy of your passport and your bank details prior to the event. prize money referent
Johanna MACABRE
[email protected] Bank transfer & cash
There will be an event medical team during the contest. However there are two drugstores in Basse-Pointe. Pharmacie Rémy Maborough +596 (0) 596 78 50 62 Quartier Ackaert - 5 rue Stade
Pharmacie Arcade Marie-Andrée +596 (0) 596 78 52 96 11 rue Joseph Zéphir
The two nearest hospitals are :
restaurants BASSE-POINTE
Hopital Louis-Domergue +596 (0) 596 66 46 00 Rue Jean Eugène Fatier 97200 La Trinité
Centre Hospitalier du Carbet +596 (0) 596 78 02 20 Quartier Lajus 97221 Carbet
Le Petit Palais ● +596 (0) 596 78 90 04
Lisette Pizzeria ● +596 (0) 696 30 60 77 Snack Regina ● +596 (0) 696 94 35 54
SURFSHOP
BOARDREPARATIONS
Delinord ● +596 (0) 596 78 56 87
Olivier SYLVESTRE
GRAND-RIVIÈRE
Grill Riverain ● +596 (0) 696 90 42 93
Yva chez Vava ● +596 (0) 696 55 72 72
Le Glacier du Boulevard ● +596 (0) 696 82 62 24 Floup Floup ● +596 (0) 596 55 71 60
LORRAIN
Chez Gisele ● +596 (0) 596 53 77 43 Carambole ● +596 (0) 596 53 80 44
MACOUBA
Kay Bebert Di Fe Pri ● +596 (0) 696 38 38 78
+596 (0) 696 06 92 47 On the contest site, Basse-Pointe www.bwigostore.com
DÉCATHLON
+596 (0) 596 50 00 84 Les Mangles Acajou, Lamentin www.decathlon-martinique.fr 8:30am - 7:30pm
ITACARÉ SURFSHOP
+596 (0) 596 58 01 43 Anse Bonneville, Tartane www.surfshop-martinique.com 10am - 6pm (closed on monday)
+596 (0) 696 81 98 91 Ravine Vilaine, Fort-de-France
Robin Crozon
+596 (0) 696 777 360 Anse Bonneville, Tartane
GOODTIPS
GENERALINFORMATION
EMERGENCY
PRIZEMONEY
GOTOMARTINIQUE
Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF, formerly known as Lamentin International Airport) is the main airport of Martinique for surfers coming to the event. Immigration is courteous and efficient at this large, modern airport, which has a number of ATMs, money exchange bureaus and restaurants. A non-direct option to reach Martinique is via St Lucia, which is an island only 18 miles away from Martinique. The airlines companies that service St Lucia are : Air Canada, Air Sunshine, American Airlines, British Airways, Condor, Delta Airlines, JetBlue Airways, AmeriJet international, Corporate Air, DHL Aviation… From St Lucia you will then need to travel to Martinique by plane or boat .
AIRLINES that service Martinique Air France from Paris, St Marteen, American Airlines from San Juan, Pointe-à-Pitre and Johannesburg Miami, Rio de Janeiro, São Paolo › www.airfrance.com › www.aa.com Corsair from Paris › www.corsair.fr LIAT from St Lucia › www.liatairline.com
Air Caraïbes from Castries, Paris, Panama City, Pointe-à-Pitre, Port au-Prince, St Lucia, St-Martin San TAM Airlines & US Airways from José, Santo Domingo Rio de Janeiro and São Paolo via › www.aircaraibes.com Miami › www.govoyage.com Norwegian from NY, Miami and Washington › www.norwegian.com
We highly recommend that you get a rental car in order to access the rest of martinique. We are pleased to let you benefit of our partnerships with Jumbo car for better prices.
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Air Canada from Montreal › www.aircanada.com
The most well-known and frequented is Anse Bonneville (plage des surfeurs) on the Caravelle Peninsula. If you are lucky enough to be near Anse Couleuvre (northern tip of the Caribbean coast) at just the right moment it’s possible to surf some of the best waves on the island : The surf spots in Martinique are a strong, fast tubular right of up to predominantly to the north along 3 meters with shallow bed. the Atlantic Coast where as the Caribbean Coast generally lacks Those who seek maximum thrills the swells. There are approxima- are urged to try the long waves that form a point break at the entrance tely 14 recommanded spots. to the Basse Pointe port flanked by high cliffs. As you can see it’s impossible to be bored if you come with your board in Martinique.
Last year, for the first time the world of professionnal surfing came to discover the beautiful caribbean island of Martinique. In April 2016 they are coming back ! Again, a QS 3000 event will be organised by Martinique Surfing with the World Surf League, in the north of the Island. The chosen spot is Basse Pointe.
SURFINGSPOTS Basse Pointe, le Chaudron · 1 Tartane, Anse Bonneville · 2 Ste Marie, Anse Charpentier · 3 Prêcheur, Anse Tomate · 4 Prêcheur, Anse Couleuvre · 5 Diamant, Banzaï · 6 Ste Anne, Sacrifice · 7
YOURBOARDS You don’t know what to do with your boards after the contest ?
We can buy it, just contact the Nicolas’ (organisers) or your Jean-Luc, your surfer Rep
[email protected] ● +590 (0) 690 75 92 62
MARTINIQUE SURFPRO
SURFINMARTINIQUE
Surfing in Martinique offers you the chance to indulge your passion against some of the most picturesque natural backdrops imaginable. Dawn and dusk are opportunities not to be missed whether you are riding your board or waching others whilst relaxing.
THE WAVE
TIDE, SWELL & WIND
Type : Reef-rocky
Good swell direction : NorthEast
Direction : Right
Good wind direction : West, SouthWest, South, SouthEast, East
Bottom : Boulders Power : Hollow, powerful, fun, slab Normal length : 100 to 300 m Good day length : > 300m
Swell size : Starts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over Best tide position : All tides
HOUSINGINMARTINIQUE
HOTELS KARIBEA
VILLA BLEU MARINE
presqu’île de la Caravelle, 97220 TARTANE +596 (0) 596 58 65 30 www.karibea.com/hotel /residence-la-goelette/
Entrée des grives - La Crique 97220 TRINITÉ +596 (0) 596 58 14 14 www.villa-bleu-marine.com
RÉSIDENCE OCÉANE
HÔTEL LE MANGUIER
Anse BonnevilleTartane 97220 TARTANE +596 (0) 596 58 73 73 www.residenceoceane.com
30 lotissement morne Pavillon 97220 TARTANE +596 (0) 596 58 48 95 www.hotel-martinique-le-manguier.com
POMME CANNELLE
TANTE ARLETTE
Morne Folie, 97250 Le Prêcheur +596 (0) 596 65 91 35
3 Rue De Lucy De Fossarieu
40 km away from Basse-Pointe
40 km away from Basse-Pointe
35 km away from Basse-Pointe
GRAND-RIVIÈRE
30 km away from Basse-Pointe
40 km away from Basse-Pointe
13 km away from Basse-Pointe
97218 Grand Riviere +596 (0) 596 55 75 75
BASSE-POINTE LORRAIN
PRÊCHEUR
FORT-DE-FRANCE
TRINITÉ
TARTANE
HOUSINGINMARTINIQUE
SEASONALRENTING GRAND-RIVIÈRE
BASSE-POINTE
15 min away from Basse-Pointe
Maison Ticquant (Ticquant house) Rue de la mutualité Grand Rivière + 33 (0) 6 17 94 68 58 › a 3rooms flat for 5-6 persons Madame JOLY in Grand Rivière +596 (0) 696 36 84 57 › a furnished 3rooms flat
Mrs EUGENIE ANAULD in Grand Rivière +596 (0) 696 25 32 70 +596 (0) 596 77 00 74 › 3rooms & 4rooms furnished flats
MOREAU Joël & MOREAU Sébastien Bellevue Grand Rivière +596 (0) 696 94 10 99 › 3rooms flat for 7 persons (40€)
LAMPLAT Justine Grand Rivière +596 (0) 696 96 53 11 › capacity : 15 persons
SEASONALRENTING Basse-Pointe is the contest city
Moreau Cyrille Avenue du Gnrl DEGAULLE Bellevue, Grand Rivière +596 (0) 596 55 73 57 +596 (0) 696 29 00 10 › 2 furnished 2rooms flats (with wifi) TAVERNY Mylène Quartier Lave Grand Rivière +596 (0) 696 82 62 24 › a furnished 2rooms flats ELISEE Paul Quartier Perriolat Grand Rivière +596 (0) 596 55 72 63 +596 (0) 696 82 55 63 › a furnished 2rooms flat DESIRE Thérèse Between Fossarieu & de Gaulle streets, Grand Rivière +596 (0) 596 55 70 82 › a furnished 3rooms flat
Mr & Mrs DO +596 (0) 696 72 85 29 › studio : 1kingsize bed & 1 simgle bed in the same room Madame ANDRE Lydie +596 (0) 596 78 53 02 › Studio : 1kingsize bed & kitchenette Madame NATALLO +596 (0) 596 78 55 58 › Studio : 3 bedrooms, 2 with kingsize beds & 1room with 2 single beds.
Mr Bruno DONARDIN +596 (0) 696 77 62 14 koulepeyi@ yahoo.fr (for pictures) 55€ the night / person › 3rooms house : 1kingsize bed room &two bedrooms with 2simgle beds Travailleur Christine 2min walk from the contest beach +596 (0) 596 53 39 44 30€ the nigh/person › 3rooms house : 2 kingsize bedrooms & one bedroom with 2simgle beds
MACOUBA
10 min away from Basse-Pointe
Collective accomodation
+596 5 96 78 59 42  › 8 bedrooms, for a capacity of 50 persons 4 showers, 5 WC Furnished kitchen and meeting room
DAILYLIFE
HOUSINGINMARTINIQUE
MARKETS
SEASONALRENTING LORRAIN
20 min away from Basse-Pointe
PAUL JOSEPH Milo Quartier Morne Capot 97214 Le Lorrain +596 (0) 596 53 14 98 +596 (0) 696 31 73 32 › Side villa
CHEZ TINA ET MARC Quartier Morne Vallon 97214 Le Lorrain + 596 (0) 596 53 85 67 + 596 (0) 696 43-22-36 › appartment
JEAN-DENIS Lydia Quartier Morne Etoile 97214 Le Lorrain +596 (0) 696 43 84 24 › Villa
Mr JOCO Quartier Maxime 97214 Le Lorrain +596 (0) 596 53 44 88 › appartment and bungalows
Georges VALBON Quartier Séguineau 97214 Le Lorrain +596 (0) 696 43 33 19 › a furnished appartment
Hervé FIBLEUIL La CRABIERE Quartier Sous-Bois 97214 Le Lorrain +596 (0) 696 20 39 87 › villa
GITE KANEL Quartier Morne Capot 97214 Le Lorrain Mr & Mrs GAMOT +596 (0) 596 53 10 93 +596 (0) 696 94 05 84
ATM
TOURISMOFFICES
Basse-Pointe +596 (0) 596 78 99 01 1 Rue Joseph Zephir 97218 Basse-Pointe
CMT +596 (0) 596 73 59 98 office at the airport 97232 Lamentin
CONTACTUS
ORGANISER
ORGANISER
Surfers REP
Nicolas URSULET +590 (0) 690 75 92 62
Nicolas CLÉMENTÉ +596 (0) 696 06 92 47
jean-luc LOTAUT +596 (0) 696 93 36 61
[email protected] +596 (0) 696 06 92 47 +590 (0) 690 75 92 62
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