Two gold medals for Martinique at the 2024 French Surfing Championships

This year, the Martinique delegation shone at the French surfing championships by winning two champion titles. The competition took place in the temple of European surfing in the south of Landes between Capbreton, Hossegor and Seignosse from October 23 to 31.

After the title of French open champion won in 2023 in Biarritz by Maël Laborde, the Martinique team, made up of 17 competitors, was particularly awaited.

After winning all his shortboard series, cadet surfer Luc Bier-Degouve logically won in the final. The member of the Madinina surf club and resident of the Pôle surf hopeful at the Lycée Frantz Fanon de La Trinité, made an impression by obtaining the best score of the day.

In addition to winning this cadet final, the Martinican signed the two best waves of the day. A 7 points first in 1/2, before doing even better in the final with a 7.63 points.

French Surfing Federation

For this part, Noah Lamarche was crowned French champion in longboard hopefuls. The surfer knew how to master the finale, performing the most beautiful tricks on his 3m long longboard.

While the day before the solid conditions had led to a massacre of broken boards (5 longboards broken in 3 series), the last day of competition smiled on the former member of the Martinican Surf Hope Pole, for his last competition in the hope category.

It was both super intense and very long. The minutes took forever to pass. It was perfect, there were very nice waves, we were among friends. I had never reached the final in the French Championship, it was always my fear to only come 5th. Gégé, my coach, is the one who taught me to surf since I was little, he's my best friend's big brother, it's great to do this with him. Great to finish my last year as a hopeful alongside them, it's magical.

Noah Lamarche, French Longboard Espoirs champion

French Surfing Federation

Noah Lamarche is now among the favorites for the French Longboard Open which will take place at Anse l'étang beach in Tartane, the weekend of November 30 and December 1.

Maël Laborde, reigning French open champion and member of the Madinina Surf club, obtained 3rd place in Open shortboard.

After a year marked by injuries, he was able to find the strength to return to the highest level and show other competitors that he intended to defend his crown dearly. In very difficult conditions, he knew how to use his seamanship and technique to defeat very high level opponents.

Martinique Surf League

Loris De Marco from the Madinina surf club, crowned junior world vice-champion in kneeboard, since August in Jeffrey's Bay in South Africa, confirmed his outsider status by also reaching the final. The Martinican takes 4th place.

On this board which is surfed on his knees, he faced much more experienced competitors, accumulating a dozen French champion titles between them.

The other Martinican competitors also did well. beautiful courses like Lucas Winder-Dreux, who finished 5th in Open in Stand up paddle and Diamantinois from Local Mada Rida, Clement Maslin who ranks 6th in Junior bodyboarding.