Action Video; ON THE ROAD Hamata, Egypt

Check out my video from Hamata.

Kitesurf Tour Europe in Sylt, Germany

One week back home to see my family and friends and I was already on the way to Sylt in Germany to compete at the Kitesurf Tour Europe.

I knew form Videos from the Spot Westerland, that the conditions are very hard there, but it was even harder then I expected....  


The first day was perfect, the sun was shining and it was warm. All the freestyler were released for the first day and after the opening ceremony, we went all to the spot  "Ellenbogen" where we found flat water ;-)

But then the next day, everything was different. The sky was gray, it was cold, the wind was super strong and the sea was very troublous (high and unreadable waves everywhere). I trained all these different tricks and the best I was able to perform was a unhooked backroll and raley, its a shame but it is true. As if this wasn't enough I crashed my kite "accidental" and I had a hard time in the short break.... thank you Michalina for saving us..... 


So, I knocked out in the quarterfinal of single elimination against Asia Litwin, afterwards I lost against Hannah Whiteley in the doubles and I ended 7th. I expected more from me but I had a very good time there and I meet good people :-) 

Nachdem ich eine Woche zuhause verbracht habe um Freund und Familie zu sehen bin ich bereits weiter nach Sylt geflogen, um an der  Kitesurf Tour Europe teilzunehmen.

Ich habe mir im Vorfeld einige Video angesehen von diesem Spot und wusste bereits, dass es sehr schwierige Bedingungen sein werden, aber es war noch viel härter als gedacht.......

Der erste Tag startete super, es war schön sonnig, warm und nach einer schönen Eröffnungszeremonie wurden wir Freestyler entlassen. Worauf wir zum nahegelegenen Spot Ellenbogen gefahren sind, wo wir schön flaches Wasser vorgefunden haben.

Doch der nächste Tag startete total anders.... der Himmel war bedeckt, es war arschkalt, der Wind war sehr stark und dass Meer sehr unruhig (es hatte super hohe und unlesbare Wellen). Jetzt habe ich all diese Tricks gelernt und ich konnte am Wettkampf kaum etwas zeigen..... das Beste war ein ausgehackter Reley und Backroll...., es war wirklich etwas peinlich. Als ob das noch nicht genug gewesen wäre. Ich habe es sogar geschafft, dass ich den Kite voll in den Short Break gecrashed habe und ich von den Wellen ein paar mal schön durchgespült worden bin.... danke nochmal an Michalina, die uns aus den Wellen gerettet hat....

In den Singel Eleminations bin ich dann im Viertelfinale gegen Asia Litwin ausgeschieden und in den Doubles gegen Hannah Whiteley und ich wurde 7e. Ich habe mehr von mir erwartet, aber ich hatte eine tolle Zeit und habe viele tolle Menschen kennengelernt :-)

Jetzt wird fleissig weitertrainiert, auch wenn die Bedingungen nicht super sind :-)

My daily routine, during the last 10 Weeks

I was in Hamata (Egypt) for the last 10 Weeks and I really enjoyed the time there. Every day was similar but that was exactly what I was looking for. Perfect wind and water condition to train and teach, a nice hotel room and good food.

I would like to thank my co-workers for the good time at the Kite-Village and the Stuff from the Wadi Lahmy AZUR Hotel for the perfect service.

                                           

              have Breakfast                                                                     Transfer to Kite Village

                               

           Session in the morning                                                           Lunch

                               

             Session in the afternoon                                                      Transfer back to the Hotel Wadi Lahmy AZUR

                                           

        Drink and Snack @ Pool Bar                                                   Dinner Time

NO WIND ACTION IN HAMATA

Unfortunately we had a few days no Wind in Hamata. 
But it was not boring, there are a lot of no Wind Activities to do here in the Desert.

One Day we went on a Quad-Tour. It was so nice to drive around in the desert, we saw camels, sheeps and we joined a Beduin Family for a Coffee.

And we drove with a 4 wheel drive Car into the Desert, where we found a sandy and steep dune to do sand boarding. I had a lot of fun and at the end the my body was full with sand from the crashes :-)

still in Hamata

I am already one Month here in Hamata and will stay her for at least one more Month.

It is hard for me as a Women to work here in Egypt. My egyptian co-workers are all men and their way how they see the part of the women in the society is totally different then in Europe. The Women has to stay at home to take care of the family and a women has to obey. As you can imagine, I am not such a women..... and I had already troubles because of that.... because I talked a little louder to one of our Beachboys because he dropped a 5kg sandbag on my kite and made a hole in the canopy (after we told them all several time not to do that). As they told me its very bad for them when a women talks like this to a men, I had to apologize and a few days he  didn't talk to me but now we are a happy family again. 

We all have to tray to respect and understand other cultures to live together. That means for me here in Egypt to learn to be more patient and to tell things again and again and again..... but I can't do that directly, I have to ask Andy to speak for me, because I have nothing to say as a Women :-)

Wonderful Spot, Hamata in Egypt

I really enjoy my time here in Hamata at the Kite Village. A lot of People I know are here and I have good students. All in all I have a lot of fun.


The situation here in Hamata is super safe, no demonstrations or other troubles like in the north around Cairo. Come and visit us, the conditions are perfect, as you can see;