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KB4girls Global event in June 2012, El Gouna/ Egypt!

Posted by Jenny Cooper on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 in El Gouna / Egypt

KB4Girls: El Gouna - June 15-17th 2012!!

As you know, in June (15-17 Inclusive) Kristin is coming back to El Gouna to hold a Global KB4Girls Advanced clinic here at Buzzha Beach with our hosts, Kiteboarding Club. Registration is already open and some girls have already registered.

Accommodation

With fantastic support from El Gouna and the hotels here, we have been able to secure a great rate for rooms in 5 of the “Marina Hotels”: Fanadir, Mosaique, Captain’s Inn, Turtle’s Inn and the Ali Pasha. The rates (see below) are available for Bed and Breakfast (B&B) or for Half Board (HB) and are valid for up to a 2 week stay as long as the 2 weeks includes the 15th, 16th and 17th!! Take advantage and come and enjoy all El Gouna has to offer and bring all your friends and family too, as the rate is open to everyone who quotes the promotional code… as long as there are still rooms available that is, it’s just too good to miss!! I think it may be a good idea to book your room as early as possible after registration. The clinic is a great reason to get a real party vibe going and get as many people as possible to come and enjoy El Gouna, so these hotels may get booked up pretty quickly!! :D :D :D

Here’s a link to the hotels website, so you can see the accommodation details, they are under the drop down menus for the 4 star and 3 star hotels. http://hotels.elgouna.com/default.aspx
Use the interactive map and zoom to locate them. The 2 closest to Buzzha Beach and Kiteboarding Club (where the clinic will take place) are Fanadir and Mosaique, which are next door to each other on the North Basin. The other hotels are located quite close to each other round Abu Tig Marina. All the hotels are within walking distance of each other or you can easily get around by tok tok (5 LE per person per journey) or taxi (15 LE anywhere in El Gouna) and there’s a shuttle bus service around El Gouna that costs 20 LE for a weekly ticket.

Accomodation prices (all prices per room per night)

Fanadir & Mosaique:
Single         B&B 28€    HB 43€
Double        B&B 37€    HB 67€

Ali Pasha, Captain’s Inn & Turtle’s Inn:
Single         B&B 21€    HB 32€
Double        B&B 28€    HB 50€

Transfers

When booking your accommodation, please state if you think you will require an airport transfer and this will be organized for you at an extra cost, to be paid locally. To give you an idea, a taxi transfer costs approx. 120-150LE (10-15 Euros) for a car.

Booking

El Gouna have kindly made someone available to help participants with their booking arrangements. Her name is Suzanne. You can contact her by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - please quote the code KB4spo in the title and let her know if you are a registered participant.

If you prefer to book through your regular tour operator or with the help of host kite school, Kiteboarding Club then that’s fine too.

Special Deals for Kitegirls

Kiteboarding Club are offering 20% discount on storage, courses and rental for all girls who are joining the KB4Girls-Event (15-17.06.2012), discount valid for up to 14 days.

Friends, relatives and spectators of the joining girls can get 10% discount on storage and rental (discount is valid for 14 days) and can even take a kiteboarding courses while the participant is busy with the KB4Girls-Event (15-17.06.2012) with a 10% discount as well!

For more information and to reserve and book, please email Julia This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Visa

At the airport, you will need an entry VISA, most people can buy this at the airport (cost $15 dollars or equivalent) but to be sure check requirements ahead of time and remember to make sure you have enough validity and blank pages in your passport!!!
There is some limited information here
http://www.moiegypt.gov.eg/English/Departments+Sites/Immegration/ForignersServices/Visa/default.htm

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Welcome to the KB4Girls Lancing Chapter!

Posted by Jo Malyon on Thursday, 19 January 2012 in Lancing / United Kingdom

WELCOME!

Welcome to the Lancing, UK Chapter! We (Andrina and Jo) are extremely excited about launching this chapter, and are already planning loads of exciting events for this year!

Lancing is one of THE BEST places to kite on the South Coast. It has something for everyone! Learning to kite is easy with the consistent summer winds and low flat water sessions. And more advanced riders can push their skills on flat water or take advantage of small swells that occasionally push in. To top it off we have a fantastic group of local kiters who never hesitate to help out or offer advice when asked.

Lancing has been host to two KB4Girls clinics so far, and at the last event we ran the first ‘friendly competition’ in association with our National governing body the BKSA. These last two clinics were thoroughly enjoyed by all participants (even the first clinic where there was no wind!)

Read all about the 2011 clinic (and fun competition!) here!

And click here for the KB4girls Lancing Video's 2010 and 2011

We are supported by the BKSA (British Kitesurfing Association) as well as our local club - The Lancing Kitesurf Club. We also promote appropriate insurance for participating at our get together's, if you do not have this already you can get this through becoming a member with the BKSA where you can also simultaneously join the Lancing kite surf club to help support our local kite scene- keeping the beaches open, safe and further allowing events like these to continue in you area.

CHAPTER EVENTS

We will be organising events every second sunday of the month from April to October. These will range from non-wind activities (e.g. riding the local Cable at Hove Lagoon, SUPPING, kite video sessions and simulator training etc) to kite clinics, downwinders, video/photo technique kite sessions and open days to encourage beginners. We will be organising a trip to Egypt to take part at the KB4 girls event there this year, and will be doing our annual trip to the West Country, read about our last one here:

andrinakelly.com/Westward Ho!

We will post details of upcoming events on this page and the KB4girls Facebook page. We are also always available in between chapter events if you want to kite or do something else, just get in touch (see below) with either one of us. We look forward to meeting you soon!

ABOUT US!

Andrina Kelly:

I have been kiteboarding now for 8 years, I did my IKO instrutor training in 2009 in Weymouth and am now a Level 2 IKO instructor, and I plan on doing the BKSA training this year. I currently teach through the Brighton Kite Surf Academy, which is based on Lancing beach, which is also my local beach and where i live( I can see the kite beach from my lounge.) I am also a KB4 girls UK ambassador. I have been fortunate enough to attend and coach at various KB4 girls clinics in Egypt, Turkey, New York and of course England. I am also now sponsored by BEST Kiteboarding. I am super excited about creating this KB4 girls Chapter with Jo. We met at the early days of our kiteing journey, and take great inspiration from each other. We are both super excited with how the female kite scene has developed and are looking forward to helping its growth continue.

www.andrinakelly.com

Jo Malyon:

I started kiting in 2003, after becoming bored of watching and videoing my partner all the time! I inevitably got the 'kite bug' and my passion and interest in kiting has (like most people) continued to increase year after year. Now sponsered by Airush and Shinn I continue to enjoy riding in one of the best spots on the South Coast of England, my local beach -Lancing.I have been active on the girls kite scene for some time organising social events and getting girls together for kite sessions, and have been involved in organising local KB4 girls events the last few years and am very excited about starting this chapter together with Andrina. Nothing motivates my kiting more than kiting with other girls! I plan on doing my BKSA instructor training this year, and am looking forward to 2012 -the year of the girls ;)