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demitrescou · Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 122

Can anyone tell me if windsurfing is widely practiced in SA and the best places to be for it?

I've heard it's better to be on the Red Sea coast than the Gulf coast for it but the statement wasn't accompanied by an explanation. Any truth to this?

Cheers

johnslat · Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:53 pm Post subject:

Dear demitrescou,

You might want to "like" this facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Sea-Windsurfing/124705237577432

and there's this:

http://forums.boards.mpora.com/showthread.php/53427-Windsurfing-Spots-In-Saudi-Arabia

Regards,
John

demitrescou · Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 122

Cheers Johnny.

Considering a random move to SA but not sure if I'm comfortable with having no access to beer. Really not much of a drinker but I am partial to a nice cold Carlsberg in the evening after work.

cmp45 · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1475 Location: KSA

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Windsurfing ? Good on the Red Sea - north of Jeddah. Maybe in Yanbu, Al-Wejh and Jaizan. Not good in Khobar. Not practical in Riyadh

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

jaffa · Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Posts: 403

Damn shame that Egypt is pretty much a no-go area these days as it was prime diving and windsurfing country - Sharm el-Sheikh and Dahab, especially. Also very cheap airline deals out of Saudi were always abundant - 900SR return was the norm. I've never seen one windsurfer here and I live 3 minutes walk from the sea.

OzMak · Joined: 14 Dec 2011 Posts: 34 Location: Australia

I believe its a bit unfair to have this view that Egypt has completely gone to the sewers (though at times it does feel like it!!).

I'm sure whoever is curious enough to visit the place or consider moving here will use their noggins to determine where to go and where not to go. I've been here before the revolution and still here, the difference I see is that every Friday afternoons there seems to be a protest of some sort, and its generally in Tahrir- not in any other place.

The other places seem to be fine- in fact its probably better to visit now as it won't be polluted with too many tourists (if that is what you prefer).

Again, security + safety can be a problem anywhere, just use that thing between yer shoulders! Rolling Eyes

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Here is one of the places to check out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obhor

South Jeddah is also supposedly good and, when I was there was relatively "undeveloped".

Zara461 · Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Location: 007-Kingdom

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Not been in Jeddah since I moved to the other side of the Peninsula in 2003.

trapezius · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:48 am Post subject:

I know someone who does it at Silver Sands, one of the private beaches in North Jeddah.