“Riding on top of the wave” is a funny way of saying the sport of kitesurfing on the sea.
Many “players” enjoy surfing on the waves at My Hoa village – Photo: DUY NGOC
For nearly 4 years, domestic and international tourists have enjoyed coming to My Hoa village, Vinh Hai commune (Ninh Hai) to surf “riding the top of the wave”, an exciting adventure sport.
With ideal natural conditions, My Hoa village has been chosen as the host for many domestic and foreign kitesurfing competitions, such as the 2016 Kiteboard Tour Asia international kitesurfing competition, or recently the Ninh Kiteboarding Festival. Letter 2019.
Hang Huy Son (in Phan Rang – Thap Cham city), an athlete with more than 10 years of experience with this extreme sport, shared: ” Kitesurfing is an adventure sport that uses wind to ride on top of the waves My Hoa beach is not only attractive to professional “players”, but also a suitable place for players to practice their first kitesurfing exercises by a team of professional coaches. “.
Anh Son is an athlete who started participating in this extreme sport in 2010, in 2017 he participated in CR: X Convertible Kite Racing, held in Ninh Thuan.
In 2017, he also received the certificate of international kitesurfing instructor IKO (International Kiteboarding Organization) to serve tourists who want to experience this adventurous sport.
“This is a must-have license for coaches at training sites in My Hoa village, if they don’t have it, they won’t be able to participate in training for beginners,” added Mr. Son.
Nguyen Thai Le Trung Hieu (in Phan Rang – Thap Cham city) with more than 7 years of experience said: “The wind conditions in My Hoa are ideal, the waves or the depth are extremely safe for players. In particular, it is possible to play this subject for many consecutive days from November of last year to the end of March of next year.”
When the logistics work is done, the “game” of the “players” begins – Photo: DUY NGOC
The soaring phases of kite surfers make everyone excited – Photo: DUY NGOC
Colorful kites on My Hoa beach – Photo: DUY NGOC
Ninh Thuan with its potential for wind has been attracting the attention of domestic and international tourists, according to the survey results of the World Bank. Ninh Thuan has the largest wind volume in the country, the whole province has 14 potential wind zones, concentrated in Thuan Bac, Thuan Nam and Ninh Phuoc districts, with the average wind speed at an altitude of 65m reaching 7.25m/s.
In particular, My Hoa is a beautiful beach combined with unique terrain, with a coastline of about 5km. This is a blue sea, with high wind speed, warm weather all year round, so it is very convenient and attracts a lot of tourists from many countries around the world to come here to experience kitesurfing activities.
In recent years, kitesurfing events have attracted the attention of many tourists from many different countries around the world who come to Ninh Thuan – Photo: DUY NGOC
In order to contribute to building a destination, promoting Ninh Thuan tourism and creating a healthy playground, in 2019 the Provincial People’s Committee agreed for Ninh Chu Bay Joint Stock Company host the Ninh Chu kitesurfing event. A large-scale marine sport event with about a hundred international athletes from Russia, Korea, Australia, England, Switzerland, the Netherlands…., participating in the form of individual kitesurfing demonstrations at My Hoa beach.