Windhut Windsurfing and Lifestyle: Tag Egypt

Just back from Marsa Alam Windsurfing spot Egypt

Buzz — Sat, 28 May 2011 12:50:00 +0100

Set off on the evening of the 17th to the Club Mistral annual manager meeting which this year was in Marsa Alam Egypt.

Left Mauritius to Dubai on an Emirates flight which is perfect, great grub, great entertainment and as I had to wait longer than 8 hours I got a voucher for a hotel room in Dubai while in transit. Passed the night sleeping and then jumped on the connection to Cairo, night stop over in Cairo, met Jason and Resit in Cairo airport for the next flight down to Marsa Alam.

Accommodation for the meeting was at the Shams Alam Hotel all inclusive. When we arrived at the place the rest of the team was already there having a beer or two, rooms were great and the food for the week although a bit the same was really great standard, no Egyptian belly, nice mix of fish, pasta, veg, rice, salad, breads etc for dinner and the usual breakfast buffet in the morning.

Something unusual for a Club Mistral meeting was the wind, it blew and blew and blew, the locals in the hotel were perfect hosts no feelings of what has happened in Egypt, nice and chilled atmosphere just what you want when you go to a windsurfing destination.

The spot offers perfect flat water blasting with some bump and jump, shallow sandy launch cross to cross offshore wind. The spot is also in a nature reserve so the reefs etc are still in amazing condition making the snorkling really nice too. The place reminded me a of the spot at Meridien in Dahab but in a much more tranquil environment and although windy less small side on chop than Dahab. For a relaxing getaway with windy blasting conditions or improving water starts etc its really great.

The centre is big and spacious with nice chill out etc great selection of rigs and boards so all good really.

Meeting was really great not only from the perspective that we all got to see each other in the same place at the same time to share ideas etc but also from the content and training.

Have to say that although there is a lot about Egypt in the news right now and it is obviously in a state of change that while travelling around it all seemed the same as before. Maybe Cairo centre is not the place to be but for sure the resorts in Dahab, Marsa Alam and Safaga are far from these problems and although quiet seem to be business as usual with the usual Egyptian hospitality.

Still plenty of reasons to go and enjoy an amazing Red Sea windsurfing experience.

Windsurfing Dahab 03-03-2007

Buzz — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:43:00 +0000

Good wind today.. Rigged a 5.7 and took the Mistral Beast 84 out to the swell with Toby and Mike (one of our guests). It was a bit of a wobble out to the speedy but once around the corner planning started straight away.

It was a nice constant wind which kept the three of us outside for a good 2 hours or so. Not such big swell at the moment as the wind has been light the last few weeks but huzzzah it looks like its back for a while now.

Today I start a few weeks of moving around, leaving for the UK this afternoon for a few days of work and to see my Mum for her Birthday. Then off to Germany to the Club Mistral HQ for a quick meeting and on the Monday off to Morroco for the Manager Meeting so updates may be a bit few and far between, sorry about that.

I am hoping to get an hour or two on the water before I have to rush off to Sharm to catch the flight Inshallah the wind will play ball.

Best wishes and happy windsurfing.

Windsurfing Video from Club Mistral Dahab 10-02-2007

Buzz — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:16:00 +0000

Available for download the 23 minute video clinic filmed with our guests 10-02-2007 its in wmv format and at 640x480 resolution so its quite big. Probably one to download overnight.

There are some good crashes and me showing that I really can’t do much with the wind from the left hehe. It was quite windy around force 6 but very gusty with a strange wind shadow infront of the platforms.

Maximum respect to all guests who sailed on it, hope you had a good time with us here in Dahab hope to see you all again very soon.

Enjoy..

10-02-2007 Video Clinic - Riders: Guests & Team at Club Mistral Dahab

size (MB)	length (min)	format	download time (min)
333	23:00	wmv	420:00 approx on 512 dsl
download

Happy windsurfing and best wishes to all from Dahab

Dahab A Windsurfing, Diving and Relaxation Paradise By The Red Sea

Buzz — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:29:00 +0000

The Club Mistral Teams Quick Guide To Masbat Bay

These past few days the wind has been low so as well as re varnishing our beautiful windsurfing school myself and the team have been updating our guest book. Svetlana re vamped the map of the bay and numbered a few of our favorite places as well as taking a few pics. Over the next few days I will update the site with some recent pics of these favorite places so you can see how the bay is developing and growing. Despite the problems last year the the people here remain optimisitic that Dahab will remain one of the most popular and relaxed windsurfing and diving spots in the world.

The past few months the bay has continued to be modernised but I am happy to say that it has retained much of its charm and is still a fantastic holiday destination.

Dahab itself is split into 3 main areas.

Dahab City and Lagoona - This area is where the larger Hotels such as the Hilton are situated along with all the windsurfing schools and some dive schools.
Masbat - The local village which is shown in the map. The village has many supermarkets, some like Ghazala selling a wide range of imported European products such as Nutella (yum) as well as many bazaars and restaurants.
Assala - The Bedouin village where you can find some amazingly quiet places to relax by the sea and local fruit, fish and meat markets.

There is something in Dahab for everyone and every budget and over the next few days I will endevour to give you a virtual view of the new Dahab.

All the best and happy windsurfing

Stormy Dahab

Buzz — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:57:00 +0000

Couple of pics from my appartment window of a sand storm we had a few weeks ago here in Dahab

New Dahab Website

Buzz — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:50:00 +0000

If you love Dahab South Sinai Egypt and lets be honest who couldn't love this charming part of the world you may be interested in viewing the following recently launched website.

I Love Dahab

Here on you can find almost any information about Dahab.

ENJOY