About Club Nautique de Percé
Dive into the extraordinary world of Gaspésie’s marine life! Curious? Find out more about the club.
Our history
Founded on February 16, 1978, Club Nautique is a non-profit organization. In the beginning, the organization planned and managed windsurfing activities. An explorer and entrepreneur at heart, Georges Mamelonet, founder of the Club Nautique, discovered the underwater beauties around the Cornu (a rock formation commonly known as “le Bilbo”) in Anse du Bilbo. The same summer, the underwater landscapes of the Baie des Marigots were also explored. Floating docks were soon set up there to organize diving trips and show the splendours of the region to the few divers who ventured there. A few years later, Club Nautique occupied the facilities of the Percé municipal pool. The Club’s activities included pool activities, windsurfing competitions, and a dozen scuba-diving sites. Over time, windsurfing activities were put aside, and kayaking trips were introduced. Today, Club Nautique concentrates solely on scuba diving activities on nearly twenty sites in the marine strip of the Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé.
Our mission
The Club’s mission is to promote scuba diving and to help people discover the exceptional fauna and flora of the marine strip of the Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé. At the time of its foundation, the Club’s objectives were to develop the art of diving, to encourage tourism and to bring together enthusiasts of this sport.
Today, Club Nautique de Percé :
- Promotes scuba diving in the basin of the Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé, in particular, to discover the exceptional fauna and flora;
- Instills respectful practices for marine life and educates the clientele about its protection;
- Establishes, develops, operates and maintains a scuba diving centre to promote the sport and to benefit the population of the region and surrounding area;
- Organizes and delivers scuba diving training and certification to promote the sport and water sport tourism.
Our mandate
Club Nautique’s mandate is to promote scuba diving, offer various training courses, teach practices that respect marine life and make its clientele aware of the protection of the fauna and flora of the Parc national de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé.
