Update on April 28th, 2012
The hotel has now re-opened with a new name and new owner ...
The new name of the hotel is The Sun (Phone: 062.3.741.737).
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Mellow business is for rent .
It includes 12 room resort, 2 shops, restaurant and bar. Available for 5 years rent.
Check out the page of Mellow.
If you want more information, you can contact:
Gilles started windsurf when he was 19 years old in Brest in Brittany. His brother was a French Champion and invited him to try out a tour on a racing windsurf board... He fell in love with the sport. No longer that 2 years later, he was joining a pro-rider team and had many different sponsors including QuickSilver, Oxbow, Fanatic and Gastra. He participated to the World Tour duging 8 years and had the opportunity to discover many spots since he could enjoy few days relaxing after each event.
His favorites spots are in Brittany, Tarifa and Fuerte Ventura (Spain / Canary Island) and Mui Ne (Vietnam). What he likes the most with Brittany is the nice and big waves and the diversity of the spots.... You probably already guessed that he enjoys wave-riding the most.
Gilles likes Mui Ne, he came already last year and decided to come back this year. He likes people smiling, their simplicity, the welcome ...
Gilles was surprised by the size of the event, how well it was promoted by media and the involvement of the sponsors. The Vietnam Fun Cup even reminded him of the World Cup Events "few" years ago at the time Robby Naish. Gilles was really impressed by the high level of the Vietnamese participants saying they are really fit!
Today, for the super final, his target will be having fun. But as a suborned Breton, he will not let go the first place!
Jean-Paul is Gilles' friend, both by chance returned to Mui Ne when the Fun Cup was about to take place. So, they are in the game!
Jean-Paul started windsurfing 35 years ago back in Brest, his home-town. Being pushed by a friend at school, he tried and was captivated. He did spend all year long practicing the sport. What he loves about windsurfing is the nature, the gliding feeling, the contact with water. And most of all, he enjoys wave-riding. Jean-Paul has traveled around for windsurfing and his preferable spots are Brittany, Treompan (especially when the wind is from West or North-West) and also, Mui Ne. Jean-Paul & Gilles happened to find out about Mui Ne last year, on the Internet when they searched for a spot with good wind, nice temperature and reasonable price.
As being a doctor specializing in ethno psychology, what he likes about Mui Ne is the mentality of the local people, everyone here seems to be happy, smiling, easy-going and approachable. He definitely comes back often for windsurfing in Mui Ne.
Csiga started windsurfing since he was 9 years old, being encouraged by his father who was also a windsurfer. He first sailed in Balaton Lake back in his country, Hungary. Csiga shares that there iś not much difference between windsurfing in a lake and at sea, as long as there is good wind. And wind is also the reason why he came to Mui Ne, only for windsurfing. It is the 6th year he returns to Mui Ne, every year he stays for the whole winter season, from late Jul/Aug to Mar. What he loves are the waves and slalom. Csiga´s target this year is to participate in the PWA in Italy this April and the KW-SURF in Mauritius this July.
Having watched the Fun Cup from the beginning, he hopes one of the Vietnamese guys will wind the race, provided that they keep an eye on their Russian competitors.
the race of the day... well, similar route as yesterday, no surprise! the key success factor: to pass the starting line full power in planning at the end of the final count down (not before and not too late after the go!!!)
contestants warming up... waiting for stronger wind...
Best windsurfers starting first at 1pm, the so-called super final, then the 10 last of yesterday (the small final) and finally, the ladies. Not very windy, every one is out with big sails and big boards, it looks more like a boating competition :)
Race 1
Beautiful start, all competitors crossing the line in an homogeneous group. Soon, one leader emerged: Gilles Tanguy, riding faster than everyone. He will cross the finish line unchallenged with a comfortable distance. Much was said after the first jibe. No one fell in the turn but some jibed faster than others; especially in the pumping to get back in planning.
Race 2
Much more of a fighting here. On the starting line, Nguyen Van Rot was coming from the inside as a bullet and emerging as the leader of the race. On the first jibe, he got caught up by Gilles and another 2 contestants. Finish line was disputed fiercely, Gilles got the final word and won.
Race 3
Supporters on the beach got their hearts pounding harder at the first jibe, the scene being apocalyptic. Alexy Karachevtsev, riding first was making his way to an easy victory, followed by Grigory Zolotarev, equally untouchable as Maxim Koshkin fell and obstructed most of the followers, among whom Jean-Charles Drubay, aiming for a 3rd place in this race. Trying to avoid the crash, he let go his wish and sail and soon all contestants ended up paddling and sorting out which windsurf belong to whom in this whole mess.
The wind is still super nice with about 18 knots. Racers have boards around 100 liters and sails around 7m². This set of race is a bit special because it mixes 2 finals: Super Final Women and Small Final Men.
Race 1
Mark Walton and Lucy Odillo have the lead. At the first Buoy, it is the catastrophe for Mark Walton who fell down. Other racers following also fell but some manage to make their way... Then guess who stays up on the water ? Lucy!
Race 2
Lucy is first at first Jibe. Everybody was not fully ready has the green flag was raised. First man fell after the Jibe's with an amazing catapult as he was gaining speed.
Lucy crossed the finish line first ... way ahead of the other competitors (I am including the men here!).
Race 3 (after the break of 10 minutes! )
For the top 4, this race was a much higher level than previous ones with no fall. Lucy did not finish first this time. It seems that men wake-up !
The wind was getting quite gusty during this last race but top racers managed to keep planning all the way.
Race 1 - group A
The race went on with a medium wind (between 15 and 18 knots). Still, people were planning all the way. The standard board and sail would be about 7m² and 110 liters board.
Race 2 - group A
At the start, the wind was a bit light and some racers stayed on the departure line without planning. Then the wind picked up and every-body got planning.
Race 3 - group C & D
No doubt that Camber Sail are beautiful on the water. It was really impressive to watch. The wind is sill about the same, 18 knots.
The 3 women have been competing happily... No doubt each of them is going to be on the podium..
Race 4 - group C & D
Still the same going on ...
Women: Lucy won the second race ! Deborah is number 2 and Chi is number 3!
Race 5 - group B
finished ... no change for the wind
Race 6 - group B
The wind is getting up ...
Race 7 - group A
Additional 3 races because we have time...
The wind is at its stongest.
Race 8 - group C & D
finished
Race 9 - group B
finished
Interview of Cyril Moussilmani and Ben Van Der Steen.
Height: 196 cm
Weight: 94 kg
Deborah began windsurfing along East Coast in Singapore since 1993. It just happened spontaneously when one day, she decided to take the board, take the sail and went out to the sea. And as Deborah said, it takes her forever to come back.
She loves the freedom that windsurfing brings, nobody around, peace at heart. Yet at the same time, the sport is very challenging and a good physical exercise. She came to Mui Ne first time in 2005 and came back every year since then. Each time, Deborah stays for about 3 months, spends most of her time windsurfing and enjoying the relaxing Mui Ne. She usually stays at Full Moon, does a lot of swimming, exploring the delicious dishes and chit-chatting with friends from all around the world. Her favorite restaurant is 385 (specializing in goat meat hotpot). She also finds the local BBQ super yummy and enjoys much the Vietnamese meals prepared by the owner of Full Moon.
Every time in Mui Ne, she always starts windsurfing from Jibe´s, heads to Sailing Club and comes back. She loves Jibe´s for its nice atmosphere, good & helpful beach boys and its sufficient, good-quality equipment. What she loves about Mui Ne is the sailing condition is never the same. It keeps changing, big waves this day, strong wind the other day, which makes windsurfing so exciting and thrilling.
Deborah enjoys the Fun Cup much and as she shares, she will work hard today to achieve her no.3.
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You probably know that Mui Ne is a great place to practice windsurfing. If you want to start windsurfing, don't be afraid of the wind and waves in front of Your hotel, Darko organizes lessons close to the fishing village of Mui Ne where the water is flat and shallow. The lessons take place in the morning when the wind isn't very strong yet. Also, the equipment is perfectly adapted for beginners with large boards and small sails. Conditions are perfect for learning!
The first lesson starts with 20 minutes on the sand with an explanation of the basics of windsurfing (get on the board, stand up, pick up the sail, go and turn). Then you will get in the water for about one hour with your board and sail.Darko has been teaching sailing and windsurfing for many years, and you will benefit from all his tricks to make learning more simple. Don't feel offended if Darko is leading you with a strong voice, he just wants to make sure that you can hear him in the middle of the wind and waves... I did witness a lesson where the 2 complete beginners (one woman and one man) who joined could manage doing all the basics by the end of the first lesson!
If you want to book lessons with Darko, you can ask for him at Jibe's where he works and teaches advanced classes in the afternoon.
For the past 5 months since its creation, AllAboutMuine.com keeps getting more and more visitors.
We hope that it will continue.
Around 60% of visitors are coming from Vietnam including about 40% who are already in Mui Ne.
Most of the visitors are coming from Google.
Suprising fact
Saint-Genis-Pouilly is in the top 10 of the city from where visitors come from. Saint-Genis-Pouilly is a city of 8,379 inhabitants in France, close to Paris.
We have no explanation yet ...
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It is confirmed, the PWA event will happen for the second time in Phan Thiet - Vietnam.
In 2012, Phan Thiet will host one of the events of the PWA worltour, the 2012 PWA Vietnam Grand Slam Event of Phan Thiet.
Phan Thiet is a city close to Mui Ne (13 km away from Mui Ne).
Two disciplines will be part of the contest:
Professional Windsurfers (both Men and Women) will compete in Vietnam for the second time. Last year, the event happened in the beach of Mui Ne. The event was a success and brought all the main competitors and many spectators on the beach and on the net since all the competitions could be watched live on the website the the PWA World Tour (http://www.pwaworldtour.com/)
In 2012, the event will take place from November 30th to December 8th.
You can get more information from the website of the PWA Vietnam http://www.pwavietnam.com/ and from the website of the PWA World Tour (http://www.pwaworldtour.com/).
Here are a few websites which worse to know:
We are a non-profit website and work on this project during our free time because we believe it can support the development of Mui Ne and because we love Mui Ne.
Our target is to give the people coming to Mui Ne a website that can help them prepare a great trip.
We hope that they will keep a great memory of that trip, that they will come back and share with their friends how much they enjoyed their holidays.
Our resources are limited and we cannot check and write about everything in Mui Ne. Also, we have not raised any fund to run this website.
Any help from your side would be welcome (I am not talking about money here).
Here are a few things that you can do to help us, we believe you that you want to help us because helping us means helping the development of the tourism in Mui Ne and it is free:
Thanks in advance for your support.
Let' s start the blogging experience in AllAboutMuine.com !
I hope that you will find here some interesting articles which will come in the future.
We will talk about the best windy day in Mui Ne, about the best trips you can do around Mui Ne, about the best events that happened in Mui Ne and maybe some advices as well.
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