Archive for October, 2009

Well, maybe it was too good to be true. Having been out in Dahab, Egypt for just coming up 1 week there has been a big fat ZERO days of wind! On the other hand back home in Poole Harbour I believe there has been a good few days of breeze! Out here in Dahab, the normal pattern of cooler nights creating a strong offshore wind in the morning just hasn’t been happening for a few weeks now! In fact, we have been having just the reverse weather pattern out here. An onshore wind that starts light in the morning & builds with a sea breeze in the afternoon, much as we get back home on a nice summers day.

All this doesn’t exactly make for epic windsurf training ground right now but it has helped me to explain to you what to look out for when planning a windsurfing trip out to Dahab, Egypt.

Next week is looking to go back to normal & I should be able to report on how the windsurfing out here compares to good old Poole Harbour. I am hoping that we get enough water time to give a low down on how the conditions are for carve gybes & advanced windsurf freestyle.

Keeping checking back & in the meantime at least we are getting 30c with sun everyday & some pretty amazing sunsets – check it out…

Beginners windsurfing lesson finishing at sunset in Dahab, Egypt

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Happy present shopping & have a great Chrsitmas – from us at Poole Windsurfing!

Summer is drawing to a close, the water is getting cold & its getting harder to motivate yourself to get out on the water. This is the perfect time to consolidate your summer of windsurfing with a dedicated trip somewhere warm & windy.

I have a trip planned to Dahab, Egypt in a week or so & plan to give you all the low down on just what you can expect out of a late, late summer windsurfing trip.

It is billed as a top location for cracking those long awaited carve gybes (for which someone in my group will be able to give a first hand report on) plus a mecca for windsurfing freestyle moves (check out my up-coming posts on learning how to land a SPOCK)

Transfer time is not too bad compared to other destinations, its relatively cheap to go at this time of year, the weather is still warm & wind should still be blowing. It all looks to be adding up to a no-brainer windsurf trip!

Once I am back I will give a full report on everything, from how easy it is to travel there, what the location is like & most importantly how good the windsurfing is!