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Please feel free to check out Aki's Japanese sister site!!
High Performance Surf Coaching Headed up by one of our long-time return guests Brett Menke, Next Wave provides high-level, in depth coaching to help take your surfing to the next level. In addition to improving the skills and strategies of junior surfers aspiring to compete at the highest level, Next Wave's coaches will work with any surfer (male, female, longboarder, shortboarder, etc.) that wants to maximize their skills in all conditions. With coaching facilities in both San Diego and Orange County, the folks at Next Wave use the latest in video analysis, bio-mechanical assessment, fitness and nutrition, and contest strategy to help you maximize your performance. So, whether you're a grom thinking of going big, or you just want to be at your best before a big boat trip to Indo, you should drop them a line.
Yu Uchigaki, also known as The Japanese James Dean, is one of our stellar skippers primarily guiding the Budyadahri. But he also does a damn fine impression of a professional photog these days. Check out this link to his photo site which includes many photos from his trips in the past few seasons, as well as quite a few shots of the man himself charging.
If your after a totally different trip and want the land experience, check out Christie's site. He knows what he's doing and has been doing it for as long as we have:
Their name pretty much says it all. With humble beginnings, the good folks at Clean Ocean have grown to about 2,500 members in just over 3 years. Click here to find out more about how you can help keep our oceans beautiful.
The Slayer first met Eli on a trip early last year and noticed he was a very meticulous fella that surfed with flawless form. He also noticed that Eli was riding boards that he shaped himself and that these boards seemed every bit as high-quality as the name brand sticks you'll spend $450-$500+ for off the rack in California. When they returned back to the states, Eli shaped Slayer a couple boards. Four boards later, Slayer is converted and will never go back. Eli is based in Carlsbad, so if you're in California he can probably get you a quality, CUSTOM board for significantly less than you'll pay in a shop these days. Give him a ring 1-760-439-7017 and see if he can hook you up. Don't worry if he's quiet; he's not pissed at you - he's just listening. ;) Tell him Slayer sent ya!
Tom Plummer is a good mate of Sumatran Surfariis who runs the Substance Boardriding Surfshop in Padang. In addition to being the only store in Padang supplying a full range of surfwear, surf accessories and standard surfboards to the Mentawais, Substance now stocks the latest in Surftech Epoxy "Plastic Fantastic" Surfboards with TUFLITE Technology. These boards have been proven to be 20-30% stronger than standard sticks, which definitely comes in handy in the often heavy waves of the Mentawais and Northern Sumatra. Plus, buy one in Padang also saves on potential shipping costs and damage that can happen to a board in flight. For more information on the Surftech boards, as well other things Tom and the folks at Substance Boardriding have going on in Padang, be sure to check out this PDF file here.
Peter Neely's Indo Surf and Lingo is THE essential guidebook to surfing in Indonesia.
Good friends of the Sumatran Surfariis family, LEAP (Local Empowerment Assistance Project) is a non-government development organization dedicated to assisting Indonesian village communities, through poverty relief and small industry implementation. Check out their site to see how you can help out. Here's a link to a cool story that our mate Evan Asano wrote when he took his first trip with us a few years ago. Nice write up, and it's cool to see how quickly things change. Don't run trips out of Sibolga anymore, and I can tell by the write up that it was pre-architectural revamp on Mikumba, so it's cool for historical purposes. And it's always cool to hear someone's first impressions on a trip to this area. |
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