EXTRA COURSE ADDED - EL TUR 25th Apr-2nd May 2010!

EXTRA COURSE FILLING UP FAST - CONTACT WINDWISE ASAP!

After a successful visit in 2009, Simon Bornhoft returns to El Tur to run one of his Windwise Freewave courses. Loving the flat-water wave combo, SB focuses not just on mastering those gybes and refining your existing short board technique, but all aspects of high wind control, fast short board tacks, gybe variations, jumps, entering wave environments and developing front and backside wave riding techniques. Plus for those that way inclined, you can learn to forward loop! If conditions or requests dictate we’ll also delve into light and strong wind feasible freestyle like duck gybes, helicopter tacks, up & downwind 360’s. If you want more than just blast and gybe, this course is perfect for you!

Course criteria: Must be able to waterstart and blast on a sub 100L board. (Contact Windwise if you’re unsure of your level)

EL TUR

Flight, Transfer, HB Accommodation £629 (per-person based on 2 sharing)

Board Hire @ Oceansource £195 per week.

SB Windwise Essentials Coaching £285

BOARD CHOICE
As with all our holidays, if you are unsure about what board is right for you, we are only to pleased to assist you in that choice. Windwise suggestion 85-105L depending on weight and ability.

TRAVEL DETAILS
Airport: Sharm El Sheikh
Transfer: Approx 1 hour

What to take & Travel Tips:

In April we’re talking shortie and long leg short arm 3mm summer/spring suit.

Surf shoes, harness and obviously sun block are always worth popping in the bag.

Worth bringing a bottle of duty free for that après sail sun downer.
Please bring a waterproof watch, so you don’t miss those cracking on water sessions!
Make sure you have a bottle of water and maybe a snack for the transfer.
The hotel DOES NOT accept credit cards, so Euros and a hand full of Egyptian pounds if you buy snacks at the airport or on the transfer.
For the evening's it's worth taking long trousers and a fleece.
Bring European round pin travel plug.
Mobile phones do work.

Hotel
The rooms are simple, basic and right on the beach, you don’t have to walk more than 200 metres between, room, hotel and board store. You struggle to spend much money, it’s only lunch and your bar bill. There is nothing else to spend money on. In fact, apart from what size sail you’d like, there is very little else to think about. It’s not long before you forget the UK and get down to some serious windsurfing.

TYPICAL COURSE STRUCTURE
El Tur offers great short board sailing, so we’ll be covering everything from blasting control, gybing and be encouraging some to try some jumps, loops and feasible freestyle to take you to the next level. The coaching is broken down into specific SB ‘Windwise topics to focus on YOUR particular requirements. Using rewarding effective Windwise Skills Training, special demos, digital video and plenty of on water coaching, you’ll get all the encouragement and assistance you need to insure you improve.

Typical Course Level: Freewave
Provided you can waterstart and sail a sub 100L board you will be able to join the EL TUR course. The levels and abilities will then be split into smaller groups, so that specific topics can be covered to suit your requirements. If you have any concern about your level for the week, please do call us and we’d be only too pleased to help.

What You Get:
Windwise pre-course pack with fitness and preparation advice.
5 days of expert coaching, video playback, on and off water coaching.
The Windwise local knowledge, care and service for a superb holiday.

LOCATION DETAILS

Easy launching, with cross and off-shore winds making extremely flat water in the bay. Bump and jump style waves around the corner if that's your bag!

The Wind

We go at statistically and historically a decent time of year. The south of the Sinai claim greater wind strength and Boards magazine rarely seem to fail at this test venue. It is quite feasible that you will be using a range of sails from 4.0-7.0m. But more often than not you’ll end up on something around a 5m. If your body can handle it, you often get a good six-eight hours of solid wind a day. It’s a dreamy and dynamic short board venue.

SB on wind stats

“As I have said many times, and reads of the BOARDS series ‘Winds of the World’ know, I am not a great believer in wind stats and they are basically a license to print money. However, as I have been to Egypt so often at this time of year, I can only say we’d expect to get decent wind. At very worst you’d get 35-50% wind in a week, highly likely to get at least 50-75%, but could get planing conditions every day.

Windwise

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