Kitepix Magazine No.6 April - June 2015 | Page 174

Just back from the Seaman Race in
Hamata, Egypt. This is my 3rd time joining
the Seaman Race, and it’s getting bigger
and better each year!
The event is a 6 day event, and with the
registration fee you can try out a great
selection of the latest kite equipment.
This year there was test material available
from North, Ion, Liquid force, Cabrinha,
Flysurfer, Airush and RRD. It’s a great

opportunity for anyone looking to choose
new kites and boards to try out a wide
range of gear. On 3 of the days there are
competitions organized, the main event
is a race around the island, (it’s about
12km, and the water is pretty flat most of
the way). Anyone who can ride upwind
can take part and the team from Kite
village have plenty of rescue boats out
monitoring the race. This year over 50
people took part in this race, and there
are rankings for different categories. As
well as the main event there was a relay
team lagoon race, dark slide contest and

big air. Unfortunately the freestyle did not
go ahead this time as the wind dropped
at the end of the 3rd day of events. There
is also a long distance race around the
3 offshore islands approximately 25km
that is open only to adults and high level
riders. This is because the waves outside
on the upwind section can be well over
3m so it’s quite challenging ev [