Istanbul turkey

After a short stop in vienna and lake neusiedl, where we were kiting for 2 days we are now in istanbul - turkey.

for both of us it´s the first time at the black sea and we were suprised about the big waves they have here. and the best was that a lot of people told us that there is no wind at this spot, but the day we arrived, the wind was nice to practise. the first day of competition - the same, nice wind. we finished the singles and started the doubles in the afternoon. the conditions where hard for us because of the on shore wind and shore brake...but we managed to do some tricks in our heats. in the end celine got 7th and carina 9th.

the racing was held two days after we had no wind. the conditions were pretty rough with gusty wind and huge waves- carina got 7th and celine 8th.

the days we had no wind we went to instanbul to visit the city and get some cultural impressions of turkey, like eating kebap and visiting mosques :-) .

on saturday we go back home to egypt, to practise some new moves for the next tourstop in brazil!

Lago di como - Italy

We were happy to be back on the road with our VW bus ! we missed it...
after practicing one day at lake Silvaplana, Celines homespot, and celebrating her birthday we took off to italy.
the location is great and we feel like at home, because of the mountains and the lake. we parked our car right next to the frechys, which was probably not the best idea because they are the KPWT party tigers... but - we´ll see :-)

During the week there was no wind. Friday the wind suddenly picked up. So we were able to do freestyle and race.

After this event the overall ranking looks GOOD, Carina is 5th - Celine 6th

Now the boardbag and suitcases get packed again and we fly to Istanbul - Turkey

KPWT Greece 2nd part

After one week of vacation and training in paros we were ready for the competition. The forecast was looking good for the whole week .
First day- freestyle single elimination. Carina was riding against the current worldchampion, Kristin Böse and Celine against Marine Sudre . We were nervous but ready to kick some a***** :-)-so we did. Next round we had to compete against each other, what we don´t like, because one of us will always loose. But unfortunately this is also part of it. So we went out and tried to make our best. Carina was unlucky because after crashing her railey to blind she could not find her board. Celine made it to the final and Carina to the semi final. We both had good opponent in the finals and lost. The double elimination took part the 3rd day. So at the end Celine got 3rd and Carina 5th. Yeaaaaa :-) so stoked

Butterflies flying to Greece KPWT Paros

After 1 month of working and practicing in Egypt we are back on the road. The journey goes to Greece with our new Underground Boards in the bag.
We rented a car for a week (by the way the best idea ever J ) and found a nice place to stay directly at the beach. Kari Schibevaag also joined us. We have different daily programs depending on the wind conditions... kiting, a tour to antiparos, drive around the island or drinking a “frappe”...
We love the new Underground boards, they are awesome. And through our perfume sponsor Les Ettes we also smell good on the water now.
On Friday the competition starts, then we give you some more updates. The wind forecast looks good , 26 knots.

Our first KPWT Competition in St. Gilles

We arrived with our VW Bus ,which was packed with the kiteequipment and all sort of other stuff, in the land of baguette and french kiss two weeks before the event. We both had in mind of getting to know the spot before the competition especially because we both have no experience with shore break and doing freestyle tricks in waves.
St. Gilles is lovely , the fisherhouses and the little streets. But the best for us, the Atlantic ocean. Wow, used of being kiting in the bath tub “Red Sea” it felt almost like a shock to go kiting in there.
The first day we were just looking around the city and trying to get warm. But f*** it was cold, with a snowboardjacket and winter boots we were freezing our asses off.... To get an idea you can have a look at the picture. We did not want to spend a lot of money so we decided to live at the parking lot close to the beach, no camping area.
Because there was no wind the first days we soon had the idea of going surfing. Carina never did it before, and Celine new a little bit. But this decision was the best. The surf teacher Nico was really sweet and invited us for a drink in the evening. And then it really started. We got to know the local kiteshop owner Olivier from Kitesloop and after a few Rum their English got really good, so it was not only us talking. We had a great evening and got to know a lot of local people. After a few days the people in the supermarket recognised us, “the kitesurf girls that come for the comp” and said hello and we both agreed that this is just the coolest place and people.
The only thing that was missing was the wind...finally after one week of surfing we were lucky. Wind.....Lets get out , totally nervous and afraid the kite could drop and the lines could wrap around us. But wow , we survived and were both calmed for the event because we both managed to do our tricks even in the wave. One day of wind was all we could practice before the event, but it did not bother us. Surfing was great, and with teacher Nico no wave was big enough.
Olivier from the Kiteshop gave us some goodies in return of putting a sticker on our board during the competition. Almost every evening we spent together with Nico and Olivier and their friends, having a lot of fun, playing Acitivity, cooking weird French food, going to concerts or discos or just hanging around in our favourite bar Le Sloop. We almost felt like at home with old friends.
Then in the morning we both saw the hugest poster of the KPWT in St. Gilles and we knew, now it is going to start.
Jane and Dave, our supportive team and Photographer , arrived in St. Gilles. And all the other Kiters too.
Both getting more and more nervous, finally the event started. First day, Freestyle. Celine had problems of going upwind because there was not a lot of wind and so she could not manage to get in the next round. Carina showed a nice heat and came in the next round.
Wave Competition. This was fun. We both had no wave board and never tried one. We could persuade some riders to give us a board for the heat and so we went. And what a cool surprise: Celine got 5th
Raceday was pretty hard, because there were a lot of problems and confusion. Celine almost drowned and Carina did not manage to get upwind. But finally in the last race Carina got second in the race.
Then the Best Trick Competition. We were really happy because we could ride together in the heat. Celine managed to become first and Carina second. That was our main objective, that we both get on the podium , check out the picture.
So thats our final results:
Celine
1st Best Trick
5 th Wave
Carina
2nd Best Trick
4th Race
5th Freestyle

Now we are back in Egypt and we have to say we miss the wave , we miss the surf and we miss the people there. And we threw a coin in the ocean, so we will come back.
And thanks to the MC. Donald’s Crew for letting us use their toilets as our bathroom and the free internet... :-)

Kitebutterflies - The story

Lets put the time back around 8 month when we, carina and celine, decided to explore the world of kiteprofessionals.
There are more and more girls getting into the competitions. What is different about us – we are no individuals – we are a TEAM. We promote each other together and compete WITH and not against each other.
How we came up with the name “kitebutterflies” - after we had the idea to be a team and having a great summer in egypt, carina left to Austria to go to university. Celine stayed mean while in Egypt at the Kitepeople Kiteschool. The time without her team- and trainingpartner was not so much fun.... the fun factor and the “giggling” is not the the same if just one of us is at the Kiteschool. Anyways – in the time carina was not here, there were always a lot of butterflies around the Mövenpick resort in El Gouna - where we have our kiteschool. Celine saw them and felt like Carina send them to her. Celine looked at the butterflies and thought – they have a lot in common with us, flying around looking nice and always together. And so we decided to call our team the butterflies or even better THE KITEBUTTERFLIES.