The year 2020 is folding so quickly with many events and scenes in our memories to remember. I wouldn’t say it felt like 8 hours, but certainly it felt much less than a year, with so many changes happening so fast. My experience with kitesurfing this year, just like almost everything else, got disturbed by…
During the last weekend I got the opportunity, finally, to participate in a kitesurfing competition in 2020, and probably the biggest kitesurfing event amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. From November 5th to November 7th, Makani Beach Club hosted El Gouna Kite Mania 2020 competition in El Gouna. The competition was full of excitement and…
I hope this post works as an introduction to kitesurfing at el Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt. I like to consider el Gouna as a second home spot for me as I have been visiting the town repetitively in the past 3 years. El Gouna is a fun and convenient destination for kitesurfing. The town is…
Summer season kitesurfing in Kuwait and the hot-blow winds By the end of May, Kuwait health authorities lifted the full lockdown, and adjusted the COVID-19 precautions to partial curfew that allows people mobility and traveling within the country. The lifting of the lockdown came in time with the change in seasons in Kuwait and the…
After I finished spending my home quarantine period, 2 weeks after the 2 weeks of institutional quarantine, total 4 weeks since returned back to Kuwait. Finally I was able to go to the beach and get some kitesurfing sessions. I finished my quarantine period on April 24th, which is also my daughter Zaina’s birthday. I…
Written on April 23rd 2020 At first I like to extend my apologies to the frontliners in Kuwait and express my disappointment for incident upon my arrival, and my apologies for not discussing the subject at this time. So here is the deal; we made it back to home. On March 25th we managed to…
From Redbull Ragnarok to being stuck in Munich March 8th 2020, my fellow kitesurfer and rider from Kuwait Abdulaziz Albanna and I started our trip and preparation camp for the biggest Snowkite event ever, the Rebdull Ragnarok 2020. It is the 10th addition of the snowkite race that Redbull organizes. The Ragnarok should take place…