pieman1599968788 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Anyone been Dalaman in turkey? We are going the holiday village on the beach but just working out if its kitesurfing paradise or not???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie35 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Sorry given you a bad news but beachs there really busy at this time of the year. Your best bet is get a car and drive to Akayaka. Akyaka is the best beach you use for the kitesurf. You can always push your luck and kite where you stay however beach user on the beach boats on the shore always ll be problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman1599968788 Posted August 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Cheers Ozzie that's really helpful. Yeah just gonna take my gear and kite strate off the beach?? It's sarigerm where I'm going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie35 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Make sure you take your equipment mate. i never been there myself but i just seen few picture from internet. The here is a water sport and sailing on the beach so wind must be good for them to use katamarans. ( i love katamarans so much fun by the way) İf you bored i have a friend at Akyaka i give his details so you can get in touch. Enjoy your holiday. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman1599968788 Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Thanks again. Is akaya near the holiday village?? I assume I should just take my 12m??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman1599968788 Posted August 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Our resort is in holiday village, Sarigerme but did not want to travel to go kiting ideally. Anyone know if the beach is kiteable?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1599968573 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hi, I live in Dalaman for two or three months each year. Sarigerme is excellent for kitesurfing but you must fly out of the school and be able to keep upwind. You will need about a 12m or maybe larger on some days. Go and have a word with Erkan or Birol at the school which is located at the town end of the beach. Your hotel is probably one of the ones at the other end of the beach. Just stay out of the swimming zones and you will be OK. I will be there for the whole of September and would gladly show you the other beaches nearby that can be used. Just ask for Ant at the school. When are you going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman1599968788 Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hiya ant, Lucky you!! Do you teach out there?? I am thinking of taking kite only and hiring a board as its a family holiday only a few sessions I think?? It's the holiday village first choice and Up the pther end of the beach. how far is that? can i not kite right outside the resort?? We will have to exchange numbers buddy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1599968573 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hi Pieman, I do not teach over there but I have known the guys at the school for 6 years now. I am flying out today and will be there all of September. The beach at your hotel has a fair amount of kite killing debris on it at times and the water has a quick drop off point. You would be best to walk away from the hotel beach before you set up as the hotels get very funny with people flying near their guests. The kite school is only a 10-15 min walk along the beach. Turn right out of your hotel beach and head for the outcrop of rock. Behind this is a footbridge that takes you over a small estuary towards more hotels. Keep walking past these hotels and eventually you will see the area that is dedicated for launching/landing kites as well as the kite school hut on your right, this area is not associated with any of the hotels. The school has secured an area of beach and water that no swimmers our allowed to use! On a good day the wind gets funneled between the main land and the island 1/2 mile out to sea. It's a nice trip round the island as well as long as you can go upwind. The only place to hire a board there is from Erkan at the school. You will need a pka card or equivalent to prove to him you can kite, if not he will have a half hour session with you to see what your skills are like. He has all sizes of boards available and is never normally that busy. On that beach a busy day is about 5-6 kiters on the water. He also does day trips to Patarra and Gokova. If you fancy it one day I could take you to Gokova (1 hrs drive away) and show you Kite Beach. I do not have a phone over there so just message me on this forum, or take a walk along the beach and ask for Ant. What dates r u coming out? Hopefully see you on the beach for a session. Happy flying, Ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1599968573 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hi, one other thing you might like to know is that if you r thinking of renting a board from the hotel they will get one from Erkan at the kite school and charge you twice the price for it. They also do this with lessons as he is the only registered kitesurf instructor on that beach. It's a bit cheeky really that they do this but they try to make money out of you by ripping you off whenever they can. It would be best to speak to him anyway before you hit the water as he can tell you what the conditions are like. There is sometimes no wind on the beach but 200 yards offshore it can be blowing a gale! The wind only ever kicks in about midday as it's a thermal wind and blows to about 6pm. Ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman1599968788 Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Do you know how much for a board hire ant?? I'm looking forward to it. Cheers bud and yes I can get up wind body dragging!!! Joke!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goedele Posted October 24, 2024 Report Share Posted October 24, 2024 will there be enough wind to kite next week in Akayaka or Dalaman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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