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Check out the latest fashion of O`Neill and North in our brandnew shop. There is no need to bring your boardshort and your harness- you will find it all here. Bikinis and Flip-Flops for the ultimate Kitesurf Style.

El Gouna resident Jenny Cooper making her mark at the Dakine Weymouth Speed Week 2009 event off the Dorset coast in England. This yearly event is open to kitesurfers, windsurfers, small sailing craft, in fact virtuallty anything powered by wind. More ...

Check out a really great article in IKSURFMAG about girls in kitesurfing featuring our very own Celine and 6 other girls. The article starts on page 17 and the piece about Celine starts on page 41.

Stefan Spiessberger becomes the 2009 Austrian Champion at the ISUZU Kitesurf event on Lake Neusiedl. Monster huge congratulations from all of us at Kitepeople.

~~ WELL DONE STEFAN ~~

What do a world champion athlete, a retired 52 year old English women, and a hotel manager have in common? In the case of Kristin Boese, Jenny Cooper and Franziska Hansen, two major things: kitesurfing and El Gouna.

In this article, in the El Gouna Magazine (page 42), the three women reveal how kitesurfing has affected their lives and brought them together in El Gouna ...

... and check out the latest movie from Stefan Spiessberger.

If you don't know Helen here she is at Blackpool (UK) laying down a real simple basic move!! Don't try this at home folks. In the meantime Celine has returned from her travels so catch her smile on the kitebeach at Kitepeople.
Also ... speeding, more soon ...

Hot or Wot! Chico and Carina are back from their travels but Celine is still away. After the Sylt KPWT event she did a competition back at her home spot of Silvaplana (Switzerland) and is now at the KPWT event in Portugal. Don't forget to follow her progress and that of all the other competitors. Pictured on the right is Chico looking for his breakfast!

Celine, Carina and Chico are road tripping again. Carina and Chico are visiting Lanzarote while Celine has been in Cornwall (UK) and is now at the KPWT event on the German island of Sylt. Click on the image for more information.

Kitepeople now has a group on facebook so you can post your own photos or comments. Just click the photo to visit facebook - Keep in touch!

Summer is here ... day time temps are low to mid thirties and the water is warm - you can kite in just boardies and a rashy.

On the beach you'll find some familiar faces and some new ones. Click on the photo to check out who's who on the team page.

The Kitepeople news is now available via RSS.

Now right next to the kitestation is the Breeze Bar. Here you can chill and get drinks such as coffee, fruit juices or cold beers and if you're hungry just order a snack from the beach menu. (Click the photo for a larger image)

Congratulations to Jenny Cooper, El Gouna resident and regular kitesurfer at Kitepeople, who is now supported by JN Kites and Surface to Air Sports.

If you would like to know more about the great range of kites from JN come and find Jen on the beach or visit JN Kites.

Simon from FakieWorld pays a visit to Kitepeople to meet up with pro rider Hans WW to promote the great new range of surf wear from FakieWorld, check it out! - Fakie ... because you can't ride naked all the time.

Meanwhile ... the daytime and water temperatures are starting to climb. So from wetsuits to shorties and some are already in boardies and T's. Come and visit us or email (info@kitepeople.at) us for more information about kitesurfing in El Gouna.

It's a quieter time of year now so by way of an early spring clean the Kitestation is getting a lick of varnish and there's a few repairs to take care of. The website gets a facelift with a slightly revamped Team page (pix of Leo and Zany added) plus some more German translation on the German Home and Team pages. Pictured opposite is Hans, who was part of the 2008 team and dropped by recently to say 'Hello'.

Well, 2008 was a monster fun year here at Kitepeople. A big thank you to all our guests.

Some of the team have returned home so it's a fond farewell to Heinar, Svenja, Fabien and Marco - Have fun and stay safe!
Joining the team are Leo and Zany - Pics coming soon.

To see some of the above in action and antics from others here at Kitepeople check out the latest video on Kitepeople TV

The KA2Cape team, who visited El Gouna back in September have made it to Cape Town - Big congrats from all of us here!
Where next guys?

We're all looking forward to another great kitesurfing year. Come and join us on the beach, We'd love to see you. The news page will keep you up to date on what's happening here at Kitepeople but for now cheers & take care.

Season's Greetings to one and all from the Kitepeople Team.

Arriving at Oban the first thing you see, the Clansman ferry destination Tiree
This mighty vessel my escape from the rat race, cuts through black waters at a leisurely pace
Nothing behind us but a trail of white foam, and memories of loved ones we left at home
Oban gets smaller as it fades from our sight, in the wind and the cloud and the rain
On the port side majestic and proud, stands the family home of McLean
Castle Duart rises up from the shore, a fortress from days long ago
As if to guard the Sound of Mull, distinguishing friend from foe
Flanked by a lighthouse on the opposite shore, painted in brilliant white
Linsmore shines over The Sound, guiding the ships throughout the night
Passed Tobermory we are clear of The Sound and sailing on the high sea
A stop at Coll and we are on our way to the beautiful isle of Tiree
The captain announces arrival at Coll as passengers disembark
With new arrivals two by two, reminiscent of Noah’s ark
The car deck closed and the mooring ropes in, the Clansman is out once more
The next thing we see is a house painted pink that guides us into the shore
We land at Scarnish the sun splits the skies, and the sea turns to azure blue
Full of excitement we get off the boat, and head strait for the Lean To
With a warm welcome and an open fire we drank a few golden nips
We looked out the window across at the bay and gazed at all the old ships
This beautiful island like a picture post card never fails to amaze
This is the island of Tiree
The land below the waves

The above poem, courtesy of Martin Sweeny, (check out his blogspot) is by way of a greeting to a young lady from that part of the world, Helen Thompson, who is staying in El Gouna for a while and training at Kitepeople.

Helen is the 2008 BKSA Womens Champion and a Naish Pro Rider.

Big congrats to Celine & Carina who have picked up another sponsor. This time it's a monster massive thanks to:

www.snowkitecenter.si

Sooooo Cooool!

El Gouna resident Jenny Cooper who frequently kites here at Kitepeople has, along with her husband Dave, got a cool write up in the latest issue of Kiteworld Mag - First in a series of articles about kiters who've changed their lifestyle to live in their dream kite location.

There's a cool write up about Carina in the latest copy (2/2008) of the online mag Kiteunit - Keep up the good work, Andreas.

KPWT Morocco: In tough conditions Celine acheived her best result so far in the wave event with a fourth place. A great finish to her first KPWT season - Well done Celine, have a safe journey home.

Clix on the pix to see some volleyball photos. After the second round, on Sunday 26th October, the Kitepeople team remain unbeaten - hooray!.

Celine is off to Essaouira in Morocco for the final round of the KPWT - We wish her every success.

On the Kitestation it's business as usual - Good wind, Good fun and Good company!

Les deux instructeurs français, Fabien and Marco, sont arrivés à Kitepeople. Their arrival nicely coincides with the start of the volleyball season here in El Gouna and for the first time there is an ALL Kitepeople volleyball team - Celine, Heinar, Fabien & Marco. We'll bring you some photos soon.

Kitepeople are delighted to announce that they are now an IKO Affiliated Center. To mark this achievement we've launched a range of advanced kiteboarding courses - Check out the Training & Services page.

Other news ... Chris and Marcus have left the Kitepeople team to continue their adventures. Chris has gone back to his homeland of Austria for a while before returning to New Zealand. Marcus has plans to see a bit more of Egypt before more global travelling including a diving trip to the The Galápagos Islands! A big thanks to both guys and we wish them safe journeys.

A pleasure to see Janie here again at Kitepeople. Great company, great progression and a great birthday party! Click on the thumbnail to see some more photos.

Meanwhile ... It's been a fun September. The day time temperatures are down to low thirties and the water is still nice and warm. If you have a holiday booked here at The Moevenpick Resort & Spa El Gouna we look forward to seeing you.

Katie, Simon, Henry, Ted and Binks (the LandRover, click on photo) aka 'ka2cape' - These guys, and girl, are driving from south west England to Cape Town, South Africa to raise awareness and money for CODRA (The Community Development & Relief Agency)

Having already driven through France, Italy, Tunisia and Libya they arrived in Egypt taking some time out to kitesurf in El Gouna and visit Kitepeople. Their onward route takes them south to Aswan before crossing to Sudan and then to Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. If you would like to help them by making a donation or would just like to follow their venture visit www.ka2cape.co.uk

They came on holiday - they wanted to learn to kitesurf - so they did and they smiled and smiled and smiled - well done and thanks to Nadia and Sylvia.

New on Kitepeople TV, watch a video of Stefan Spiessberger.

After a great, if a little hot, August we have a few changes here at Kitepeople. On the Beach: Jamaica moves on and Tamer & Fathy join the crew. Sadly Stefan leaves the team to return to Austria to continue his studies at college - A big thanks for all his efforts and all the best in the Austrian National Championship in a few weeks time - but we are joined by fellow Austrian, Heinar Brandstötter, another JN Pro Kitesurfer.

We were delighted to see Kristin Boese here again in El Gouna and on the beach at Kitepeople. Kristin, with a video production team, were making a training DVD for kiters of all levels. El Gouna's resident pro kitesurf photographer, Dave Cooper, was called upon for a photo-shoot with Kristin at Kitepeople where he kites and photographs regularly. For more information on imaging services available in El Gouna click here.

Alain Chatel, who for the last three years has been the General Manager of The Moevenpick Resort & Spa El Gouna, has taken up a new position at the Moevenpick Hotel & Resort Beirut. We would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his great work and wish him all the best in his new position and kind regards to his familly. It's been a pleasure! Taking his place is Mr John G C Wood - A warm welcome to you from all at Kitepeople.

We are now in Ramadan and the season has changed - The temperatures are down a little from the August heat and the wind has been strong - 7 & 9's - FUN!

Anyone seen the girls - Celine & Carina? They're off again ... This time the dynamic duo are in Brazil for the next round of the KPWT competition - Go for it girls!! Click here to check out their Blog.

As promised - Click here to read a short article about the paragliding experience with Matti & Chris.

Marcus, who joins the Kitepeople team as an instructor, arrived from Hong Kong a couple of days ago after 33 hours travelling.

The all new 2008 gallery is now live - Click here to check it out.

Coming soon ... Matti & Chris go Paragliding -
Don't miss it!

Stefan joins the Kitepeople team (see team page) which, with Celine & Carina back from KPWT for a while, is Rev'd up for summer and our new Slingshot Rev kites are proving to be great for training and really popular with intermediate and experienced riders alike. OK - purely on a personal note (the webmonkey) the 11 metre is an awesome kite but don't take my word for it come and see us and try one - we have all sorts of sizes. Now you may have noticed the small flags at the top left - well now some of them do something - The UK and German flags now change the language accordingly - Click and try (Yes, we know there is still a bit more to do on the German translation, we're working on it - honest). Apologies to the French - It's coming soon - C'est vrai!

A big 'Hi' to Chris who joins us from Auckland, New Zealand (although he's Austrian) as an instructor.
After the double elimination round at KPWT (Paros) Celine made 3rd place in the women's freestyle and Carina came 5th - They are now at Lake Como, Italy for the next round.

It was the end of a quiet kiting day here in Egypt when we got a call from an excited Celine - Wow! - the Kitepeople team riders, Kitebutterflies, are rockin' on Paros.

At the end of Day 1 in the KPWT women's freestyle event Carina beat Kristin Boese to make it through to the semi-final against Kari Schibevaag and Celine beat the Australian, Marine Sudre, to make it to the FINAL against Ainhoa Garcia.

Now we must wait until tomorrow for the outcome - we'll post the results as soon as we hear the news. Our thoughts are with both of them - Well done and go for it girls!

To give you more of an idea of the kiting area here at Kitepeople check out The Big Picture on the location pages.

The Kitebutterflies article has been published in the online mag www.kiteunit.com (select the 'Magazin' option from the menus).

The little dude opposite? Don't know his name but he strode down the beach with soooo much style.

Matti's return from holiday, where he tried skydiving, coincides with some changes at Kitepeople. Leaving the team is Hans who returns to Holland to complete his studies in Sports Management. He then hopes to train in physiotherapy. We would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to him for all his efforts and wish him a safe and successful future - He's been a great assett to the Kitepeople team and will be missed. They say that every cloud has a silver lining so joining the team are Svenja, effeciently looking after the office (never as easy as it sounds), and Mohammed is an instructor - A big welcome to both. Meanwhile, Celine, Carina and Chico are on the island of Paros, Greece, for the next round of the KPWT - Follow their progress on the Blog page at www.kitebutterflies.com - More news soon ...

We were thrilled to have Leander Vyvey, Belgian champion, training here at Kitepeople - Awesome to watch. Celine has her own website (still under construction). Lisa and Bernd have left Kitepeople we wish them every success in the future.

Carina and Celine are now back from KPWT - Click on the photo to visit the KPWT website - Check out '05' in the Video Gallery. Matti is taking a well earned holiday for a couple of weeks. The new Kitesation is now finished ready for summer.

Day 1, Carina came joint 5th in the women’s freestyle. Day 2, Celine came joint 5th in the women’s wave event. Day 3 was race day. Conditions were pretty appalling and even a number of the guys abandoned the course. Results are still awaited.

In the afternoon the “best trick” competition was eventually held when conditions improved. Both girls were exhausted after the race event but found enough energy to impress the judges and the crowd. With only 2 minutes to land as many tricks as possible, they managed to get in 3 moves each. In the women’s event, they beat everyone…. Celine took 1st place with a “shifty” S bend and Carina took 2nd with a railey to blind. The judges really struggled to decide between them. RESPECT! Day 4, No wind so some much deserved R & R. Click the photo above to visit a gallery.

Celine & Carina from the Kitepeople team have left us for a while. Having flown from Hurghada to Munich they started their journey in what they describe as the VW Bus. First stop in Austria and then on to Switzerland for a few days before setting off across France to the west coast in preparation for the KPWT competition starting in late April. We'll bring you an update as soon as we hear from them.

New to the Kitepeople team is Lisa who originally comes from Hampshire (England). Previously an English teacher and having spent some years working as an editor in Athens, Lisa decided that a change was in order and combined her teaching experience with her passion for kiting to become an IKO instructor.

This is Gerbo from Belgium - He's 8 years old and has been into kites since he was four. He came to practise the water start - With a 12m kite and a board that seemed bigger than him he planed in one direction, then the other and then started doing turns - Awesome!

Hans, aka 'The Flying Dutchman', aka 'Shakira' joins the Kitepeople team as an instructor. He is 17, comes from near Eindhoven in the south of Holland, and speaks Dutch, English, German and some Flemish. Previously Hans played in Premiere league basketball in The Netherlands for The Giants.

We welcome aboard Loic to the Kitepeople team. Loic who is French and originally comes from Paris joins us from Safaga where he also taught kitesurfing. When he's not out on the water Loic busies himself with improving his english - C'est tres bonne n'est-ce pas!. See the team page for a larger photo.

A big thank you to Dakine following the girls' announcement about their newest sponsor. Celine and Carina are now spending as much time as possible on the water practising ahead of the PKRA & KPWT comps in France during April. We'll keep you posted on further developments.

Hi, Click HERE to visit the Kitepeople Video Page. This is currently showing the 3 minute Kitebutterflies video. The video should start playing automatically without requiring fully downloading - Thanks and enjoy.

New strengthening timbers have been added and the roof terrace boarded. The framework for the windbreak has also been installed - this will be fitted with plexi-glass. Work is progressing well on the new office, equipment store and extra storage lockers. (Click on the thumbnail for a larger image which will open in a new window - Just close the window to return.)

Thanks for your patience - It's now here and live with regular updates about what's happening at Kitepeople, El Gouna. Below are a few of the more recent happenings - Enjoy.

The first of the year - Held at Mangroovy Beach. Guys and girls entered from all around El Gouna.
The wind conditions were a bit variable but nonetheless the competitors were all eager to get on the water and show off their skills - Fantastic to watch and even better the Kitepeople girls, Celine, Carina and Jenny, took 1st, 2nd and 4th places respectively in the womens competition. Well done to them and all the other competitors.

Great news - Work has now started on a major extension to the Kitestation. Once completed there will be a new class room, changing room, extra equipment storage lockers, office and best of all a roof terrace to chill out on and watch the action! Check back soon for a progress report. (Click on the thumbnail for a larger image which will open in a new window - Just close the window to return.)

Celine and Carina team up to form Kitebutterflies. This dynamic duo are a must to watch on the water. Having created a short video that was first shown on www.kiteforum.tv, and has since won an award at Surf and Kite Movie 2007 held at Badeschissf Wien, they wrote an article about Kitebutterflies which has been accepted by the online kite magazine www.kiteunit.com and will be published early in 2008. We'll update you when it is published. Click here to visit the girls' gallery (A new window will open).

Congratulations to Celine Collaud (Kitepeople administrator and instructor) on her sponsorship by Underground Kiteboards - A big thank you to Adrian and all at Underground - She now has a brand new FLX22 and will be flying Slingshot Fuel kites - so now she's set for the 2008 competitions. We wish her every success.