Rowing

Evian Rowing Club

10 avenue Anna de Noailles
74500 - Evian
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 75 18 33
Fax. Fax: +33 (0)4 50 75 12 07
E-mail: aviron.evian@alice.adsl.fr
Web site
Join the club on +33 (0)4 50 75 12 07, weekdays from 5 to 7 PM.
For rowers 11 and older. Training sessions from September to June.

Canoeing & kayaking

Canoeing and kayaking centre in Evian

Open all summer long, with 110 boats available for rent. Various services offered: beginning lessons in canoeing and kayaking, sea-kayak outings.
M.J.C.
4 avenue Anna de Noailles
74500 Evian
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 74 98 23
Tel : +33 (0)4 50 75 19 69
Web site: www.mjcevian.com

Aquatic centres / pools

The Cité de l'Eau aquatic centre – Amphion-Publier

Rue des Tilleuls. 74500 Amphion
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 70 05 06
E-mail: piscinepublier@wanadoo.fr
Web site
Open all year round.
Aquatic centre: a 25-metre pool, a wave pool, a waterslide, a diving pool, whirlpool baths, etc.
A wide variety of activities: water aerobics, a water garden, swimming lessons, etc.
Fitness centre: 2 fitness-class rooms, 2 weight-lifting and cardio-training rooms, and a relaxation area.

Evian pool

Avenue Général-Dupas
74500 EVIAN
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 75 02 69
Fax: +33 (0)4 50 75 09 00
piscine@ville-evian.fr
E-mail: Web site
Open from late April to mid-September.
The Evian swimming pool is equipped with a 50-metre Olympic pool and a beginners' pool, both heated to 27° C. The pool includes an area of the lake set aside for swimming (100 X 60 metres), with diving boards, floating landings and a variety of pool installations (including an iceberg and swings). It also houses a playground with two paddling pools (free and reserved for children under 6 years of age). The Evian pool also boasts: a 160-metre-long waterslide, a swimming school, water skiing, recreational areas (table tennis, beach volleyball and "jumping ball") and a cafeteria with a terrace.

La Beunaz Lake beach – Saint-Paul

Indiana Ventures
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 72 14 37
Web site
Located in the heart of the forest, the natural lake of La Beunaz will let you cool off and swim in safety with lifeguards. Children will enjoy the paddling pool, teenagers the diving boards and trampoline, and adults the restaurant and Finnish sauna. A unique opportunity to go for a swim at an altitude of 1,000 metres, in exceptionally clean, natural water (no chemical treatment). Pass over the lake on a Tyrolean traverse (the "télébeune").
Activities: the Tyrolean traverse, pedalos, canoeing, tubing, an "urban park" , aero-jump, quad biking, the Indian' Space, pétanque, table tennis and beach volleyball.

Underwater diving

Horizon plongée

215, rue de la Plage
74500 Publier
E-mail: bpdiving@wanadoo.fr
www.horizonplongee.com
Underwater diving: explorations, training sessions and first dives. The diving sites are located near the club.

Underwater diving club - Evian

3 rue du Martelay. 74500 Evian
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 75 64 76

Fishing

Fishing is a very popular activity on Lake Léman (perch, roach, trout, fera, char and pike). Angling is allowed without a permit along a section of the quay. Other types of fishing (spin fishing, dragnet fishing, etc.) require a permit.

APALLF: association of amateur fishermen of French Lake Léman.
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 26 29 85
Web site

Sailing

Cercle de la Voile sailing club - Evian

Evian's Cercle de la Voile offers group and individual sailing lessons, multi-day "discovery" outings and sailboat rentals. (Boats: Moussaillon and Optimiste – dinghies, Hobie Cat).

Port des Mouettes
Avenue Jean Léger
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 75 06 46
More information: www.cercle-voile-evian.com

Marinas

The largest lake in Europe, Lake Léman is an ideal sailing destination. Over 70 ports are scattered along the lake's perimeter. The ports of Evian and Thonon are the largest on the French coast, with 900 and 800 berths, respectively.

The port of Evian

Currently provided with 850 docking spaces, including a jetty with 45 berths, the port is fully equipped with all modern installations for the welcoming of yachtsmen and visitors. The Evian marina won the 2005 Stopover Prize attributed by the National Association of Listed Resorts and Tourist Towns. This prize rewards projects and investments carried out with regard to environmental protection and the quality of services offered visiting navigators.

Contact:
"Les Mouettes" Marina
Quai Paul léger
74500 EVIAN
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 75 36 10
Fax: +33 (0)4 50 75 36 12
Mobile: +33 (0)6 08 25 64 38
More information on the Town of Evian Web site.
E-mail: Port-plaisance@ville-evian.fr
VHF: channel 09

Other ports of the Evian Country

Meillerie: 120 docking spaces
Amphion: 80 docking spaces
Lugrin: 60 docking spaces

Association of Lake Léman Ports

Gathers together 10 towns and 2 private ports, with its headquarters at the harbour master's office in Thonon and its secretarial offices in Sciez.
More information: +33 (0)4 50 72 60 33.

Regulations for pleasure boating and sailing

For information on the regulations governing pleasure boating and sailing on Lake Léman:
Direction Départementale de l'Équipement ("Departmental Facilities Office")
Service Navigation ("Navigation Department")
7, rue François Morel - BP 163 - 74207 Thonon cedex
Tel: +33 (0)4 50 71 11 75 - Fax: +33 (0)4 50 71 77 15

Storm warnings
Lake Léman benefits from a storm-warning service, informing lake users often two hours in advance of a probable gale or thunderstorm.
These storm warnings are communicated via 22 orange lighthouses scattered along the entire lake perimeter.