Kitesurfing

zie
By zie

I will be moving out to Qatar in a few months time and will be visiting several times in between now and then. I've seen some posts saying that there are places you can learn to kitesurf - does anyone have any details? Just for the record, I cannot surf and haven't flown a kite for years so I'm definitely at the "beginner" end of the spectrum!

Many Thanks.

Zie

By anonymous• 3 Dec 2009 11:12
anonymous

lessons, equipments http://www.wix.com/ovidiustaicu/Qatarkiteboarding

By anonymous• 6 Nov 2009 01:25
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Kiteboarding / paragliding / support.

Lessons / equipments.

Call for lessons 3474176.

By dweller• 22 Jun 2009 14:56
dweller

have an answer. I live in Turkey.

I suggest you try posting the question on anew thread.

You could try this thread:

http://www.qatarliving.com/taxonomy/term/19523

By [email protected]• 20 Jun 2009 21:27
strangerd@hotmail.com

lol, wow your right, 2006, anyways man, do you have an answer to my question about kitesurfing? and if no where can i find the right answer

By dweller• 20 Jun 2009 13:15
Rating: 4/5
dweller

Check the date of the post before yours.

It's amlost three and a half years old.

By [email protected]• 19 Jun 2009 10:52
strangerd@hotmail.com

I recently moved to Qatar, i have no idea how to kitesurf, but i am willing to learn, any one have an idea about how to get started?

By Super7• 15 Feb 2006 12:43
Rating: 2/5
Super7

Don't go unless its windy as they won't be there

By Super7• 15 Feb 2006 12:43
Rating: 5/5
Super7

It is called Blokarting and they have an informal track in the desert

Very easy to learn (you can jump straight on and do it with no knowledge or previous experience) and it is a lot of fun.

It is past the qtel station on the north road then turn right into desert

By AusM• 15 Feb 2006 12:30
Rating: 3/5
AusM

There is a place also called gulfkarts, that have a track in westbay, i can get the details for you.

By butterfly• 15 Feb 2006 09:09
Rating: 4/5
butterfly

But anyone else interested, can also contact Jonathan Le Marchand, Chairman of Qatar Ketesurfing Club

Tel: 535 0336

[email protected]

I got his details from the Marhaba.

Dweller, wow, I'm very Impressed.

By Super7• 15 Feb 2006 08:02
Rating: 2/5
Super7

zie I kiesurf. If you want a number of an instructor then post your email and I will send it to you direct

By dweller• 14 Feb 2006 21:54
Rating: 5/5
dweller

It's probably not a well known fact that in the 80's Qatar had the largest single class (Class V) Sand & Land Yacht club in the world.

Every February we raced from Dukhan to Rayan (or reverse depending on the wind) in what was internationally knows as the Trans-Q (Trans Qatar).

It was the only land yacht race in the world held on an open public road and attracted teams from: UAE, Oman, UK, USA, France, Bahrain and Saudi together with individual entries from Belgium and even New Zealand.

Sadly the last race (and one in which I was proud to take part) was in the late 80's (I think 1989 but will have to check the photographs). We also in that final year broke the world record for a class V sand yacht hitting speeds of 110kph between Shahaniya and Rayan (where my personal pic was taken). Unfortunately the record wasn't ratified by the Guinness book of records as it wasn't over a measured kilometer. Our only reference was the leading police car who said that he was doing 110 and we were gaining on him. All that and no brakes!

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