Wing foil at Carcans, Lacanau, Carcans and Hourtin lakes: when to go, stats and leaderboard
Lacanau, Carcans and Hourtin lakes, New Aquitaine, France
Sessions at Carcans are mostly between June and October, usually starting between 14:00 and 19:00. The most popular sport is Wing foil (92% of sessions).
- Sessions, 12 months
- 407
- Riders, 12 months
- 42
- Sessions, 30 days
- 31
- Record, 12 months
- 34.3 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
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Bourmaud | 34.3 kn 63.5 km/h | |
| 2 | Carl Gillet | 32.6 kn 60.3 km/h | |
| 3 | Victor Glatre | 32.2 kn 59.6 km/h | |
| 4 | Pierre Proust | 31.8 kn 58.9 km/h | |
| 5 | Xouou | 25.3 kn 46.8 km/h | |
| 6 | Julien Schweitzer | 23.5 kn 43.5 km/h | |
| 7 | MARC | 23.1 kn 42.7 km/h | |
| 8 | Anonymous rider | 22.3 kn 41.3 km/h | |
| 9 | Serge | 22.2 kn 41.2 km/h | |
| 10 | Basile Maurange | 22.2 kn 41.2 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- Wing foilJuly60
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 14:00 and 19:00. Local start time.
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Lacanau11 km325
- Hourtin12 km188
- Le Porge23 km10
- Arès36 km18
- Andernos-les-Bains37 km101
- Arcachon48 km275
- Gujan-Mestras49 km27
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Questions
When is the best time to go to Carcans?
Sessions at Carcans are mostly between June and October. The busiest month is July, with 66 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Carcans better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 14:00 and 19:00, local time. 4% start before noon and 96% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at Carcans?
Wing foil (92%), Sailing (2%), Windsurf (2%), SUP (0%), and Powerboat (0%). Waterspeed recorded 407 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at Carcans?
34.3 knots (63.5 km/h), Wing foil, on June 28, 2026. It is the fastest session at Carcans on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Carcans?
Robin Bourmaud, with 34.3 knots on June 28, 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.