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Any kite surfers out there? I'm moving to Qatar this fall and am wondering if there is much of a kite surfing community there. Looking for others to ride with/learn from.
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sammie1571 said
Ask Super 7 he does it ...Ask Super 7 he does it
sammie1571 said
Dam these double posts ...Dam these double posts
fede said
fly ...sure we are a few around here
flysurfer said
I'm still learning, so I ...I'm still learning, so I would like to be able to go out with others while I gain experience. Where do u guys tipically ride? I will be moving to Al Khor, any good spots nearby? Appreciate the responses.
Cheers
fede said
there are a few good spots ...there are a few good spots on the nothth coast, you should try zekreet if you are beginner. Now the wind is weak but it picks up in autumn and winter.
flysurfer said
Nice ...Should be coming there by November give or take. Will check it out. Any surfing? Also what about gear/repairs? Any surf/windsurf shops in Qatar?
Thanks.
milou said
nothing to do with surfing ...I am just wondering if you could share some info with me since you are Canadian and moving to Qatar. I am in the same situation and my paperwork are being finalized. I am not quiet clear about fingerprints and police certificate. Do we need to bring it with us as Canadians. Please advice if you are aware of that.
Thanks a lot
Milou
flysurfer said
Police certificate ...As far as I know we get fingerprinted when we get there. All the agency asked for is the police certificate. They even went as far as to tell me not to get a police search based on fingerprints, just name and address, which only took ten minutes at the local RCMP office. I've read something about getting the police certificate attested when you land in Doha at the embassy there or something. Maybe someone else knows more, I'm still going through the process myself. Hope that helps, you can always ask the HR person at your company or recruitment agency.
Good Luck and let me know if you learn of anything different.
spoerry said
surfing spots in the region ? ...hya !
you know of some surfing spots in the region ? in oman ?
or - in a completely different matter- some dunes skiing ?
cheers,
christophe
Gleidy said
Surfing Spots ? ...Hi everyone... i'm going to be going to Doha for christmas. I was wondering before i went if there are any surfing spots in Qatar so that i know if to bring my surfboard... thanks for any input
Also any ideas for what to do or where to go are also welcomed thanks !!!
Mirage said
surfing ...well you cant really surf, to the best of my knowlage, i mihgt be wrong, like the waves arent large enough to surf around like you do in say hawaii etc...but i know you can kite surf, my IT teacher is the chairman of the kite surfing federation
the_kite_kid said
kite spots ...THese kite topics just seem to end at the fact that one can kitesurf in Qatar.
What about locations / wind directions, or who to get in touch with RE kitesurfing...send me a message if you would like to leave contact details
I'll be moving to Doha shortly. Have fairly good kiting expereince in the ME, having lived in Dubai and kited most of the Emirate and Omani coastline.
flysurfer said
Kite surfing ...Yeah I agree, not a whole lot of info. I'm moving there soon myself and just kind of figured I would find people when I got there. Feel free to drop me a line if you find out anything. shornscrot/-a-t-/hotmail.com
Pilot Pollution said
Kite lessons ...Hey guys,
This forum is leading to nowhere, so i did some search on my own.
I found a sports shop that sells kitesurf equipement and sails for windsurfing (not windsurf boards cause apparently no one's buying them). It's on Salwa road and it's called Skate Shack.
Being a windsurfer and wanting to learn how to kitesurf without killing myself i also searched for some kite lessons, and i found a guy that does that on the western coast of qatar (an hour drive from doha). It costs 200 rials for a 2 hour lesson, and apparintly u need two lessons to get to be independent. I didn't have the lessons yet cause there were no wind since i found the guy. He should thank me for the publicity, his name is AKRAM and his phone number is 5899217.
I'm hoping he could lead me to kitesurfing comunity cause it sucks to surf in solo. Anyway i'd love to meet anyone doing kite or windsurfin qatar so comtact me on iwillneverfindaname/-a-t-/yahoo.com and maybe we'll sail together.
flysurfer said
Great info. I'm still ...Great info. I'm still waiting for the visa (paperwork has been sent about 3 weeks ago.) then I will know when I'll be there. Am definitely looking to meet others to ride with.
shornscrot/-a-t-/hotmail.com
The Swede said
Sounds interesting! I'm ...Sounds interesting! I'm moving to Doha at the end of Sept. Took a couple of lessons this summer. Am a total newbie and would also like someone to ride with. Will keep in touch.
nico said
Good news ! I'm moving to ...Good news ! I'm moving to Doha on November. Took also a couple of lessons this summer and would like someone to ride with !
EuroGirl said
let me know ...hi,
I'm moving to Doha in 3 weeks and I'm also into the watersports..did windsurfing, bodyboarding,skinboarding...as I can see here there's no big surf community so we just have to start that...stay in touch..we might create surf group???
nico said
why not ! ...A watersports'community ! good idea ! I'm sure that we are not the only one looking for people to ride with !
Feel free to drop me a line if you find out anything.
nicosim/-a-t-/wanadoo.fr
Keep in touch
telljax said
kite surfing ...sounds like amazing fun..i knw a place her where u can go jet skiing and stuff so no probs regarding the water sports thing..hopefully ill learn how to kitesurf with u ppl..lets hope we can work this thing out
johng said
Kite surfing ...I lived in Kuwait for 2.5 years and travelled to Qatar a few times.
There is no surf in the Persian Gulf, except a bit of wind swell now and then as it is closed to the open ocean. On the very odd occasion Q8 would get about 3 foot, but that would be in a howling onshore, so it was not really surfable.
There isn’t generally not a lot of wind in the Gulf, but there seems to be more in Qatar than most of the places. In additional to large kites, I would also take a surfboard to bash about in the little wind swell when it happens. I saw a little white water on the reef where the guy was kiting, but it looked to be breaking in a fin snapping depth.
I have left Qatar in wind to arrive in Q8 with it calm. A few years ago there was a bit of a kiting community in Qatar.
There is a Q8 based kiting chat page – flying-camel.com (I seem to remember). One of the guys travelled and kited in Qatar quite often, so it might be worth logging into that forum.
I saw some guys kiting at the expat yacht club. It is out of town.
The windy season in Q8, which I imagine will be the same as Qatar, is from about late May to Sep, but you get an odd blow over the winter. In Q8, the wind in Q8 seemed to happen when the temperature reached 47 degrees, but that isn’t statistically proven, just my caustic observation. The wind is called the Shamal (north Easter). I also worked in Bahrain for a few months, which is quite near to Qatar, and they also seemed to get some wests.
Heaps of people are moving to Qatar – I was offered a job there today, but am having too much fun in WA.
ryder said
Kite surfing ...Hi all, I am moving to Al Khor in August. I am looking to get into kite surfing while there, I did it a little in Brasil. I am hoping to connect with some people out there. Would anyone recommend bringing all the equipment or is it easy to buy in Qatar? Lessons? Feel free to contact me.
ryderjurgensen/-a-t-/gmail.com
chadinko said
Hi guys I'm also a beginner ...Hi guys I'm also a beginner on kite surfing and it will be great if i find somebody to go with.
is there anybody surfing these times.
chadinko said
anyone who needs help ...Hi guys
I've been here in Doha almost 3 years ago i started kitesurfing with this guy named Akram i took one lesson with him and the rest was on me i did it couple of times after then i got a bit busy so i couldn't continue into practicing but since last year this guy just disappeared, changed his phone number or maybe he left the country, anyway i know almost all places best for starting this sport and a place where you can buy or repair your gear.
so if there is anyone who needs help or to go with i'm ready
my contact number is 5973594
chadinko/-a-t-/hotmail.com
Chadi
alexGR said
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Shahter said
Selling a full kitesurfing kit ...I'm selling a full kit for kitesurfing - everything you need to get started! All gear in nice condition.
See the details here:
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Good winds to all!
alexGR said
airush kites and boards ...airush 2009 now in Doha...
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