Along the beach between Zuydcoote and Bray-Dunes at low tide, some shipwrecks appear, which were destroyed during the Battle of Dunkerque in 1940. As a memorial, they remained on the beach.

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The "Devonia" and the "Crested Eagle" were sunk by the German Army in May / June 1940, when the Allies evacuated in the operation Dynamo in over 300,000 Allied soldiers …

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On the wide sandy beach you can watch dozens of beach sailors in good wind - a very interesting sport.
There is also a sailing school here.
The sailors are quiet and very fast - so keep your eyes open.
The world record is just under 203 km / h - but on a salt lake in Nevada.

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Elevation 10 m

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Wednesday 25 March

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23 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Location: Bray-Dunes, Dunkirk, Northern France, France

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