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Wing foil at Saint-François (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Saint-François is busiest between January and March: wing foil sessions usually start between 14:00 and 18:00. Wing foil makes up 54% of the sessions at Saint-François.

Sessions, 12 months
275
Riders, 12 months
21
Sessions, 30 days
5
Record, 12 months
26.5 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Marc26.5 kn 49.1 km/h
2GWENAEL BEASSE23.3 kn 43.1 km/h
3anthony brocheton19.6 kn 36.3 km/h
4Sailling Man19.5 kn 36.1 km/h
5Antoine Nicolaizeau17.9 kn 33.1 km/h
6Michel17.3 kn 32.1 km/h
7denis steinberg eurl17.2 kn 31.8 km/h
8Jerome16.6 kn 30.7 km/h
9Lindy Kats16.4 kn 30.3 km/h
10Lucas Poirriez16.4 kn 30.3 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan36
  • Feb50
  • Mar60
  • Apr12
  • May20
  • Jun17
  • Jul32
  • Aug20
  • Sep17
  • Oct9
  • Nov2
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 18:00. Local start time.

  • 12:001
  • 13:006
  • 14:0030
  • 15:0057
  • 16:0053
  • 17:0033
  • 18:0023
  • 19:0033
  • 20:0026
  • 21:007
  • 22:006

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • E144
  • N116
  • SE10
  • NE5
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Questions

When is the best time for Wing foil at Saint-François?

Wing foil sessions at Saint-François are mostly between January and March. The busiest month is March, with 60 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Wing foil at Saint-François better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 18:00, local time. 0% start before noon and 100% from noon on.

How popular is Wing foil at Saint-François?

275 wing foil sessions by 21 riders in the last 12 months. That is 54% of all sessions at Saint-François.

What is the Wing foil speed record at Saint-François?

26.5 knots (49.1 km/h), Wing foil, on March 1, 2026. It is the fastest session at Saint-François on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Saint-François?

Marc, with 26.5 knots on March 1, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.