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Amr El Sayd

Name: Amr El Sayd
Nickname: Nemo
IKO license: 4538, level 2
From: Cairo, Egypt
Sponsors: CrazyFly
How did you start kiteboarding?
In RedSeaZone, I was assistant, and I practiced a lot. All of my friends gave me the lessons and tips.
What do you like the most about kiting?
I love kiteloops in 30 knots, airpasses. I also like to go for kiting trips. And for sure I'd like to get better, and practice new tricks. And I will:) It's extreme sport, very good for the body. Kiting makes you active all the time.
Competitions: KiteJamboree'09 I won Freestyle Jam (amateurs), and I was 3rd at Egyptian Championship. I was also a finalist of Billiards (pool) Competition in El Gouna:))
Other sports: Football, and wakeboarding. Now I can do some tricks.
Kite adventure: I took a trip downwind from RedSeaZone to Club Med with my friend Emad. All the way downwind, my board broke, and then my harness as well. Emad's equipment also started to break, although we checked everything before. We were trying to help each other out, but it was very hard. The wind was very strong, and it was like a fight with the wind, instead of a downwind trip. At the end, we came too close to each other, and both kites got tangled, and fell in the water. We packed down everything and swam back to the shore.
RedSeaZone: RSZ is the best, the best, the best, the best.... for 4 years. I learnt all my kiting skills in RedSeaZone, Mike helped me out a lot in teaching, kiting and everything.
Beyond kite: Watching movies: action, comedy and romantic, I like them all.
Something from Nemo: Thank you RedSeaZone:) .... and this is my movie on you tube  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaA_qHlGsZc

 

Marek Zach

Name: Marek Zach
Nickname: Murphy
From: Czech Republic
Sponsors: Ozone, Mushow, www.spboarding.com, www.skateshop.cz, www.nashgrowshop.cz, bern, flou, spy, gul, www.redseazone.com, www.aktera-fyzio.cz
Favorite trick/style: m-zach to blind
Competitions: redbull golden jump, loosers contest - (1st place 2005, 2007, 2009 - RSZ), cz redbull king of the air, snowkite master 2008,
RedSeaZone: when I have nothing to do :) I teach there, and the boss likes me...
Kite adventure: this is what I wait for
Beyond kite:  fishing, beer punk, Ben, wake, snowkite
Something from Murphy: www.murphykite.com
Movies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR95rbIVyI0&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ySCPf06tk&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0j5bb9OOs0&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZRiohx5TK8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar78ls74G_k
http://www.vimeo.com/10412996

Asia Litwin

Name: Asia Litwin
Nickname: jenny
Age:15
From: Poland
Sponsors: Nobile Kiteboarding, Npx, Orange Surf Team, Elson Izabelson
Favourite trick/style: freestyle, I like all the power HPs
Competition: PKRA
RedSeaZone: I learnt how to kite in RedSeaZone 3 years ago, and I come here very often to train before competitions
Kite adventure: I don't have anything like this :P
Beyond kite: school, acrobatics, reading books, skateboard, snowboard
Something from Asia:
RedSeaZone is a very good spot for both: beginners and advanced riders. It's almot always quite windy because of the termics. The water is waist high, o it' perfect. It's very good to train the new tricks in here, I can recommend!!
Website:
www.nobilekiteboarding.com
www.orangesurfteam.pl
www.elsonizabelson.blogspot.com

Tomek Daktera

Name: Tomek Daktera
Nickname: Dakti
Age: October 3rd, 1991
Sponsors: Xenon Boards
Favorite trick/style: kung-fu S-bend double pass
RedSeaZone: I've been training in RSZ for 3 years. I'm coming to RSZ 3-4 times a year. It's a perfect spot for training new tricks, with steady wind and flat water.
How did you start kiting?: in El Gouna, April 2005. My dad was teaching me, and it's all his fault:))
Competitions: in 2006 I competed in Zywiec Cup, and finished at 5th place in Poland. Starting from 2007, I've been taking part in Ford Kite Cup. This year (2009) I am 3rd.
Kite adventure: In general I don't have adventures. One day I wanted to jump, I unhooked, when some random student did a kiteloop. The main tube hit right in my forehead.
Beyond kite: School & girls:))

 

Filip Porzucek

Name: Filip Porzucek
Nickname: Świstak
Age: 21
From: Poznań, Poland
Sponsors: Ozone, CLTN, RedSeaZone, 77 Project, Dakine, Pharmgas,
Favourite trick/style: Newschool, wakestyle - but sometimes I do board-offs.
Competitions: There were a few competitions, sometimes I finished on the podium. If you are more interested go to www.filipporzucek.com. This season I was 8th in Polish Kite Cup, but I think it's a good result - I had knee injury at the beginning of the season.
RedSeaZone: I have quite close connection with RedSeaZone. I was teaching in RSZ Poland for 3 years. I visit RedSeaZone in Egupt about 4 times a year, mainly in the wintertime. It is perfect training spot, but I also teach kitesurfing on various levels. Whenever I come back to RSZ, I really enjoy my time over there. It' not just a training spot and a kite station - it's a group of wonderfull people who always welcome me with arms wide open, and I can always count on their help. Therefore, I always recommend RSZ to other people.
Kite adventure: Mhhh... – I can say that my last stay in RSZ last winter was a kite adventure - funny interviews in front of the video camera, dead dolphin and many more...
Beyond Kite: I am a student, kite is just an addition to my life. I study biotechnology, and this is my pasion and idea for my future career. Apart from that, I have the greatest girlfriend, and I try to spend as much time with her as possible.
Something from Świstak: Everbody who wants to read a bit more about me - go to my website www.filipporzucek.com and see you on the water!

Petr Pechacek

Name: Petr Pechacek
Nickname: Pechi
Position: instructor, team rider /bestkiteboarding.cz, meatfly.cz, spboarding.cz/
IKO licence: 4000, level 2 senior /czech, english, polish/
How did you start kiteboarding?
When I was riding mountainboard world series, there I saw it first. We traded some boards for kites... that was about 2001, than I started kiteboarding 4 years ago while living in Spain.
What you like most about kiteboarding?
The thing by itself :D
Other sports: I did some :) mostly any boardsports all year long.
Kite adventure: there are no adventures.. its boring sport.. do not start with it :D
Beyond kite: so you are telling me there is a world beyond kite?

Martti Ainola

Name: Martti Ainola
From: Tallin, Estonia
Position: instructor, Team Rider but it's still a secret for which team :]
IKO licence: 4809 level 2 water, level 1 snowkiting /estonian, english, russian, finnish/
How did you start kiteboarding?
I saw some clips on tv and thought to try this, looked for equipment – got some stuff from Estonia and some ordered from Germany, and as there was no instructor available I had to learn by myself J I was learning it for two months, and sometimes I was so angry with it that I wanted to burn all the kites down…but then at some point I just started kiting!
What you like most about kiteboarding?
Freedom and competing with nature /wind, water/ and that it is a real challenge when u learn new tricks!
Competition: I took part in competition in Estonia..there has been more then few I don’t remember them all :D, Kite-Cross 22.09.2009, 1st place, RRD Freestyle Cup 2008 2nd place; Marathon 3rd place, Kite Race I etap 24.05.2008, 3rd place, Wissa (World Championship) 2007, 21st place, Kite Race 2007, 1st place, Maraton “Naissaare” 2007, 1st place, Kuue Miili Maraton RRD, 3rd place, Freestyle Kite Kapp 2007, 1st place
Other sports: snowkiting, ice hockey, football - if I have time :]
Kite adventure: kitesafari in El Gouna was like riding in paradise…
About RedSeaZone: very nice people, I like the station atmosphere, I like you because it is not overcrowded here, and you can always find a space to kite :]
Beyond kite: beside kite my great passion are motocycles as the other possibility to feel free… to go for speed… to get the adrenaline rush and my great love are my two dogs /cane corso/ Chico and Rani!

Emil Bartkiewicz

Name: Emil Bartkiewicz
Nickname: Emo
Age: 19 (June 15th, 1990)
From: Warsaw, Poland
Sponsors: SkyWalker, DaKine
How did you start kiting?
I started kiting when I was 15 in Rodos. I learnt how to fly the kite over there. I was lucky because Lukasz Ceran „Książe” (Polish Kitesurfing Champion in 2006) was teaching me the basics. It took me another year to learn how to ride and jump properly. Since then, I've been training with Lucas.
Favourite trick: I like kiteloop handle passes – like a regular kiteloop HP, or slimchance kiteloop. I also like non-inverted slim.
RedSeaZone: I came to RedSeaZone for the first time to work as a windsurfing instructor, but after a while (about 2 weeks) I became a kitesurfer. I visit RSZ very often – I've been there about 10 times. In February 2008 I took part in procamp organized by Lucas Ceran, additionally I competed in „El Gouna Instructors' Competition” and came in 2nd place.
Kite adventure: I was riding close to the boat, and doing jump transition while high-fiving a chick on the boat. Unfortunatelly, I high-fived the side of the boat with my face. The chick was not impressed.
Beyond kite: I just finished high school, and want to start university. Yeah,.... I'd really like to.
More: I am single and looking......:))

Marten van Suylekom

Name: Marten van Suylekom
Nickname: Martini van Salamailaikum
IKO license: 4430 level 2
From: Oosterhout, The Netherlands
How did you start kiting?
I started kiteboarding 6 years ago with my brother. We bought an old kite and a selfmade board, and went practising. Before that, we were always flying smaller kites on the beach, so it didn't take us long to learn it.
Why do you like kiting?
I like kiting because there are so many different kinds of styles you can use. You can go with a surfboard in the waves, go oldschool, just cruise around, or go hardcore wakestyle. I prefer wakestyle.
Competitions: 1st Russian O'Neill Kite Cup 2008 in Hurghada, with the freestyle amateurs, even though Im not Russian! yieuuueueuewwww
Other sports: wakeboarding and bit of snowboarding.
Kite adventure: Got a hole in my lip once from the inside up to the outside. happened with kiting!! scary!!!
RedSeaZone: I found out about RSZ once I was on a holiday in Egypt. I kept in contact with Red Sea Zone when I went home, and I'm working with them for 2 years now .
Beyond kite: Love to travel around, last year I've been to France, Italy and Australia. It's always good to come back to RSZ though. I'm trying to play a bit of guitar as well, which keeps me busy!
Something from yourself: uhhh yes www.cabrinha.com greatest kites and boards on the market :)

Kihwan Kwon

Name and last name: Kihwan Kwon
Nickname: Kihwan
IKO license: 3919 level 2
From: Korea, Seoul
How did you start kiteboarding? 6 years
What do you like the most about kiting? El Gouna
Competitions: Korea Champion since 2003
Other sports: windsufing, snowboarding, wakeboarding
RedSeaZone: Good station