BASE NAUTIQUE ADRIEN HARDY

About

Not only is Beaucaire a Town of Art and History in the South of France, it’s also a sporty town with a strong local community. The water sports centre has a 140m wide and 4km long lake on the River Rhône exclusively for sailors and paddlers. It is best known for rowing with a training academy where the Olympian Adrien Hardy trained.  

Sports: Rowing, Canoe sprint, Para rowing, Para canoe

Specifications

 • Site: River

 • Markers for 2000m possible

 • Navigable length: 4000m

 • Equipment available: Lifeboat/Life jackets/First aid equipment (foil blanket etc.)/Covered boat storage area/Ramp for motorboat launch/Secure car park/Tarmac road around the lake/Footpath around the lake

Previously hosted

 • Training site for the elite Beaucaire athlete Adrien Hardy, 2003 rowing world champion and 2004 Olympic champion.

 • 2006/2007 sports season – Junior French team training camp for the Youth Rowing Cup

 • Mediterranean Games in 1993

 • Training camp for the US canoe team for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics

 • Various national rowing and canoeing competitions between 1990 and 1994

 • The local rowing club’s foreign partner delegations for training at the municipal centre

Facilities 

 • Internet access

 • Equipment available for private use

 • Secure storage area

 • Infirmary

 • Nearest hospital: 2km

 • Floodlit facilities

 • Relaxation room

 • Physiotherapy room

 • Weight room

 • Meeting room

 • Video room

 • Security team

 • Transport service

 • Disabled transport service

Location