City of the Wind. The largest landsailing site in Europe at the foot of Mont-Ventoux in Provence - France

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1 Association Eole presents City of the Wind The largest landsailing site in Europe at the foot of Mont-Ventoux in Provence - France 190 days of wind and 2600 hours of sunshine per year Pristine land and sustainable environment policy A Communiversity: creates jobs, learning facilities and incubator for new business 1

2 The project Create the largest landsailing basis in Europe with its natural complementary activities: Sports and outdoor recreation, Agriculture and Eco-tourism Make our Region a European leader of the sport-tourism activity developing a young, active, international clientele that perfectly complements the existing tourism activities: cycling (the Ventoux challenge!), world famous wineries and black truffles... creating at least 200/300 jobs FTE At City of the Wind Communiversity, people from all walks of life and all ages come together to collaborate, to engage in the flow of ideas and to make discoveries that ultimately extend benefits outside the walls of the City. 2

3 The exponential growth of the market of landsailing sports and recreation (Sail and Kite) offers a unique opportunity to create an 100 acres outdoor site and Communiversity comprising: tracks of natural grassland Landsailing: Eole Farm complementary activities: teaching Sport and Nature, animal farm activities, beekeeping, exhibit of sustainable energy creation, companies incubator Classrooms, exhibition center, learning facilities, Restaurants, Hotels, Camping, regional products and organic products market, Craft Center: Art, exhibitions, Culture of Mediterranean plants... 3

4 Sun and Mistral The Provencal geographical area of Northern Vaucluse and Southern Drôme has record sunshine (2600 h/year) and at least 150 days of wind per year, mainly Mistral, a natural asset to Eole Farm in addition to existing tourist potential that includes cycling (Ventoux...) and wineries activities. It is located from the South of Montelimar (26) to the North of Orange (84), close to the network formed by motorways (A7 and A8), railways (TGV Avignon and Valence, TER Montélimar, Orange, Bollène) and airport (Valencia, Avignon, Nîmes, Montpellier, Marseille). This region is a focus of tourist migration from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean, Spain and Italy. The winter rigors are free of moisture: cold is dry and easily bearable when one practices an outdoor activity wearing a windbreaker wax. Summer ishot and dry. The mistral is a dominant powerful Northerly wind. It takes birth in depressions of the North Sea or in the Golf in Genoa. The plain of Valencia, strongly heated compared with neighboring landforms (Alps and Massif central), form a call for air. The mistral strength builds up to Orange. Then, arriving in areas of more homogeneous temperature, it decreases rapidly. 4

5 190 days with medium/strong wind each year Days with average wind speed of more than 20 knots Nombre de jours avec vent moyen 35 km/h (Rafales 45 km/h) janv. fev. mars avr. mai juin juil. août sept. oct. nov. dec. Année Moyenne somme Source : Armée de l Air BA 115 Orange 5

6 LandSailing: Buggy Kite and LandSailer Buggy Kite 3 wheels Landsailers: solo, family biplace, Kids Mountainboard (4 wheels - Kite), Power-Kite (2 wheels) 6

7 Landsailing Family Landsailers Handisport 7

8 Landsailing Kite Surfing LandSailers Buggy Kite 8

9 Kite-Surfing Rapidly developing Landsailing activities require land facilities that City of the Wind satisfies: land, sun and wind combined. At a crossroads of various sports such as skiing, surfing, windsurfing, snowboarding and kite, kitesurfing is an easy-to-learn-discipline. Within a week, students can practice properly and be quasi-autonomous. On the seaside, Kitesurfing is only allowed at offshore (300 meters from the beach and up to a mile from the shore), as well as within areas specifically dedicated. Its practice is prohibited within swimming areas. During summer season, practicing kitesurfing therefore appears complicated when combined with swimming activities. It is usually possible only from 6 pm. Hence its developments inland. 9

10 Situated at the heart of Provence Une heure ½ heure ¼ d heure Moins d une heure Montélimar La Ferme aux Crocodiles Le Pont du Gard Arènes de Nîmes La Grotte Chauvet XXX Château de Grignan Vaison la Romaine Le Palais des Papes Avignon City of the Wind Arles Théâtre Antique d Orange Le Ventoux Sources : CDT / CRT ; Visiteurs/an 10

11 7,6 millions inhabitants and 22 millions tourists/year Within 2 hours Habitants Bouches du Rhône : Vaucluse : Ardèche : Drôme : Rhône : Loire : Hérault : Gard : Tourisme en million de séjours/an Source CDT ou CRT Bouches du Rhône : 50,6 Vaucluse : 24,2 Hérault : 37,2 Gard : 20,0 Drôme : 7,8 Ardèche : 16,1 155,9* Soit environ 22 millions de visiteurs dont 5,5 millions d étrangers (25%) * Hors Rhône-Alpes à 93,0 hors sports hiver et Drôme 11

12 Easy access to pupils en Milliers Elèves 11 ans 1 er Cycle Elèves 11 à 18 ans 2 ème Cycle Total Gard Hérault Vaucluse Ardèche Drome BdR Total Sources: Académies Aix-Marseille, Montpellier, Grenoble * Sans l agglomération lyonnaise 12

13 Total Attendance Forecast clientèle cible Jours/an vent Jours Nb Sessions Nb participants Nb passages Nb Passages disponibles activité/an par jour par session par jour par an vacances adultes, WE, ponts, jours fériés, RTT % 82, adultes : séminaires 2 jours/semaine * 38 semaines/an 76 55% 41, individuels vacances scolaires (hors WE) 18 semaines/an * 5 jours 90 55% 49, centre aéré - parascolaire 50 semaines/an * 5 jours % 137, pédagogique scolaire 40 semaines/an * 3 jours % classes vertes 4 mois*4 semaines*7 jours % 61, touristes étrangers 6 mois/an *7 jours/semaine % With approximately users per year and an average of more than 2 accompanying persons per user, The resort should see an attendance of to in total per year. 13

14 Eole Farm Services Restaurant (Brasserie, Regional products ) Snacks, Cafés Ferme Eole Boutique Kindergarden Hairdressers/ Beauty/Spa Hotels Cycling and horse riding Camping, tennis 14

15 Eole Farm Local Products Exhibition and sale of local products Market reserved for local producers Specialities of aromatic plants (lavander ), black truffles, wines, olive oils Demonstration of Beekeeping Gastronomic / cooking lessons Cultivating rare local plants 15

16 Learning in a Communiversity Exhibition of research and demonstrators of renewable energies. Business Incubator on sport, energy, ecology Extra curriculum activities for school children: Ecology and renewable energies Children s Interactive Museum Conference centre, auditorium In liaison with from Gainesville (GA) - USA 16

17 Eole Association President: Roland Icard Retired from Gendarmerie Nationale. Pioneer in windsurfing (1978). Inventor. Silver medal at the international exhibition of invention and new techniques of Geneva Supported by ANVAR. Vice-Président Administration: François Carrière francois@ferme-eole.com Rouen Business School/ Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Former Company Director for Saint-Gobain, Le Printemps, Krups-Moulinex, Cap Gemini, Hogg Robinson France, Great-Britain, USA, Switzerland, and Russia. Vice-Président Education/Recherche: Vincent Méjean vincent@ferme-eole.com Director of research at CNRS - Laboratoire de Chimie bacterial Marseille. Author of numerous scientific works. Vice-Président Fédération / Sport: Louis Poretti louis@ferme-eole.com Retired from Gendarmerie Nationale. Former Chairman of the departmental Committee Olympic and sports of Marseille region. President Delegate of the Provence of Rugby Committee. Vice-Président Communication et IT: Benjamin Xambo benjamin@ferme-eole.com ENSI de CAEN - Architect in infrastructure IT at Credit Agricole insurance. Présidents d Honneur: Charles DAHER Pioneer windsurfing (1973). Founder of Pacific Palisades in Marseille. Registration of windsurfing in the French sailing federation. André HAUCK Pioneer windsurfing (1973). Baptized Epluchure Beach spots at Marseille and Brutal Beach at Six Four. Association Eole N W JO n 1588 du 31 Mars Siret Contact: roland@ferme-eole.com tél : av de Valréas Grillon 17