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Marina de Marseille

For the sailing events, Paris 2024 sails on the Mediterranean. Due to its geographical location, Marseille is a city naturally turned towards the sea, which offers exceptional sailing conditions. The city's internationally recognized expertise in hosting and organizing nautical events makes the Marseille city and its Marina the ideal site for the sailing competitions of the Paris 2024 Games.

On the occasion of the Games, the Roucas-Blanc Marina, the departure point for the boats, is adapted to reception measures for a competition on the scale of the Olympic Games. The program provides for the construction of approximately 7,000 m² of buildings and the reorganization of 17,000 m² of outdoor spaces as well as a redevelopment of the pool which will make it a remarkable competition site.

The strong potential of the already existing site, with its remarkable exposure on the Corniche, allows the thousands of spectators who will travel in 2024 to follow the events with real proximity. The quality of the water off Marseille, with a fairly constant wind, a configuration of the coast well oriented in relation to the prevailing winds, without current or tide, guarantee ideal tactical and strategic conditions for the competitors.

Note that the city of Marseille also hosts matches of the Olympic football tournament at the Vélodrome stadium.

Capacity: 12,262 places including 2,262 seated and 10,000 standing