lives2fly
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A little video of our recent trip to Egypt
Video from just 2 days of an awesome 15 day trip to Egypt.
Sorry for the the Hungarian titles... in joke...
https://vimeo.com/90482839
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markite
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looks like great trip - Sharm El Sheik is another place I've always wanted to get to for kiteboarding and a holiday.
thanks for posting the video
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lives2fly
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Hey Markite,
Yes its well worth a visit.
The wind kicks in early morning and mostly (but not always) drops off in the afternoon so there is planty of time for hanging out and doing the
tourist thing or family activities.
9 to 12m is the most useful kite size (LEI) but having a big kite in your quiver extends your days. I took 9/12/15 and only once wished for a 7. Had
13 windy days in 15
15m Naish Fly,12m & 7.5m Naish Cults, 10m & 12m Naish Parks, 9m Naish Bolt, 6m & 14m Naish X3's, 13m PL Venom, 10m & 6m Ozone
Access,
1.5m flexi Buzz, 3.5m Flexifoil Bullet, 4.7m flexi Rage, 5.6m PL Twister II, 6.6m flexi Blade, 8.0m HQ Toxic
Flexdeck Landboard, Nobile Flying Carpet 160, Airush Switch 142, Slingshot Misfit 136, Naish Monarch 134, North Whip 5'8", Fischer Skis,
Palmer & Drake Snowboards.
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Kamikuza
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Looks awesome! How deep is the water?
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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lives2fly
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It can get a bit sketchy near to shore at low tide but generally you can choose to ride in the shallow part which is knee to chest deep or there is a
big deep pool inside the lagoon on the South side where you can't touch the bottom.
There is a wave spot upwind you can walk to or if the water is high enough you can kite over the reef to open sea and get there in 3 or 4 big upwind
tacks.
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Flexdeck Landboard, Nobile Flying Carpet 160, Airush Switch 142, Slingshot Misfit 136, Naish Monarch 134, North Whip 5'8", Fischer Skis,
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looks nice, all flat super deluxe. current?
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lives2fly
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yeah very current. March 2014
15m Naish Fly,12m & 7.5m Naish Cults, 10m & 12m Naish Parks, 9m Naish Bolt, 6m & 14m Naish X3's, 13m PL Venom, 10m & 6m Ozone
Access,
1.5m flexi Buzz, 3.5m Flexifoil Bullet, 4.7m flexi Rage, 5.6m PL Twister II, 6.6m flexi Blade, 8.0m HQ Toxic
Flexdeck Landboard, Nobile Flying Carpet 160, Airush Switch 142, Slingshot Misfit 136, Naish Monarch 134, North Whip 5'8", Fischer Skis,
Palmer & Drake Snowboards.
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tidal/water current?, indeed recent as you said. we have spots like that but riddled with current flow
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lives2fly
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hahaha! sorry I misunderstood!
No there was nothing at all that I noticed. The tides are not very big in the Red Sea so there is nothing to generate noticable movement. They were as
big as they get when I was there and there was still only 0.5m range!
The only way you notice the tide is it gets choppy out by the reef as the tide comes in...
The lagoons I ride at home in Scotland are really tidal. with outflow currents up to 12 knots on a big outgoing tide. not fun at all if you drop your
board! We only ride them when the tide is coming in!
15m Naish Fly,12m & 7.5m Naish Cults, 10m & 12m Naish Parks, 9m Naish Bolt, 6m & 14m Naish X3's, 13m PL Venom, 10m & 6m Ozone
Access,
1.5m flexi Buzz, 3.5m Flexifoil Bullet, 4.7m flexi Rage, 5.6m PL Twister II, 6.6m flexi Blade, 8.0m HQ Toxic
Flexdeck Landboard, Nobile Flying Carpet 160, Airush Switch 142, Slingshot Misfit 136, Naish Monarch 134, North Whip 5'8", Fischer Skis,
Palmer & Drake Snowboards.
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we have about 7-10 ft tides twice daily, so lotta flow.
in front its present but not that big a deal unless it running with NE,
but the backside is flat and rides are current dependent unless its like 30knts +
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