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And once he was hooked, there was no stopping Mr Bull.
Combining his passion for this exciting sport, with many
years working in the adventure tour operation industry, led
him to running his very own windsurf holiday company in
2000. Specializing in tailor made luxury tours to the world’s
best windsurfing spots, Planet Windsurf Holidays is now the
world’s number one windsurf holiday operator. Along the
way, Marcus learnt that not all windsurfing holidays are
created equal.
“My best efforts to transpose my enthusiasm for all things
wind, water and waves to my other half have sadly not been
successful. So my quest began for the perfect family holiday
where I could also indulge in my passion for windsurfing.
The list I was handed from those ‘above’ included a safe
location, direct flights, kids clubs and a location where I
would not have to disappear for most of the day to windsurf.
We tried many locations around The Mediterranean,
Morocco, Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Islands, and
had some really amazing trips, all with varying degrees of
‘success’,” says Marcus.
And then he discovered Mauritius…
Finding the perfect spot
“After years of travelling to the very best windsurf spots in
the world as a free spirit, with my only concern being the
conditions, a wife and two little girls have since appeared
somehow! Since I cannot be as selfish now as in the past,
my list of travel needs is geared much more towards my
family’s needs.
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“Then in 2014 we were invited by ION Club (the then Club
Mistral), the largest windsurf / kitesurf centre management
company in the world, to a ‘site inspection’ of their school in
Le Morne, Mauritius. We were to stay at The St. Regis
Mauritius Resort, where ION Club has one of their 4 centres
on the island. OMG! You cannot believe how perfect this
resort is for a family windsurf holiday.