The last couple of months in Zanzibar have made us crave for good winds, so we decided to work a little on what we had from past travels and put together a short video for you to see the abilities of our Emanuel as well as some beautiful kitesurfing spots around Tanzania (and not only in Zanzibar!).
Remember that we offer advanced tuition for kite surfing with your own gear. You can learn to jump and do tricks like Emanuel is showing you and become a pro!
Enjoy!!
Yes! We were there! This year we were in Cape Town for the King of the Air, the greatest event of the kind in the world, in the best spot for some proper jumps!
Cape Town is known for the infamous Cape Doctor, the strong south eastern wind that blows in Cape Town in the summer months, bringing strong winds, easily above 25 knots. The perfect recipe, together with the big waves of the West Coast, to give chances for spectacular jumps up in the air.
This year has unfortunately seen one of the greatest kite surfers in the world, Nick Jacobsen, injured when training for the KOTA 2018 and unable to participate in the competition. Nick and Joshua Emanuel have been beating each other’s records over the last year.
Emanuel had a chance to meet Nick who came to see the other athletes competing. We hope to see him kite surfing and giving us the usual show as soon as possible! Speedy recovery Nick!
Kevin Langeree, winner of the King of the Air 2018 went very close to Joshua’s record with his 28.88 m (Josh still holds the record with 28.9 m)!
Emanuel also met Gijs Wassenaar, who participated in the event this year up to round 4, where Kevin Langeree and Aaron Hadlow brought home a higher score.
If you want to know more about the event click here.
Such a pleasure for a passionate kitesurfer like Emanuel to meet some among the best ones in the world!
Kite Beach, Blouberg, Cape Town, is THE place to be for big jumps and where all these athlete train for the highest jumps.
Here a couple of pictures from the KOTA to give you a taste!
Emanuel has been teaching in Kite Beach as well as Langebaan and Shark Bay over the last season in Cape Town, as you can read from this post.
I know it took us a while to find the right design, and the right artist to draw our sign… but finally here we are!
Now you have no excuses! The sign is big on the top of our school – on a beautiful white background for easiness of reading.
We have commissioned a local artist from Paje to do the work and finally this morning we have put it up!
Easy to find us on the beach now, and we will put signs on the main roads leading to here soon.
We are also thinking about putting some artwork from local artists inside our offices, for you to have a look and buy if interested and for us to have a more colorful and happier atmosphere (as if there was a need for it!!).
Check out our new sign in the pictures below:
Welcome to join us this week of great wind!
Wind is blowing every day on the South East coast of Zanzibar in this season, and the sea is full of kite surfers.
The other day we took the chance to pump up some of our kites so that you could see what we have available for you! Take a look!
We have kites of various brands ranging from 3 to 17 square meters, to cover all winds and weights combinations, and boards for beginners and experienced kite surfers!
Karibu (Welcome) Coconuts Kite!
Let’s get to know who is behind all this! Emanuel is the owner and the main instructor of the school, he is Tanzanian and has been teaching kite surfing in Zanzibar for quite a few years.
See a bit of what he can do when on the water! Once you have learned to ride, you are welcome to get some more advanced lessons to learn tricks!
