I made a call to Andrew Mooney to see if he was keen to chase a swell to one of the forgotten waves in Indo. With the swell coming from the right direction and the charts on our side the trip was on. Pepen Hendrix was already keen as well as Andrew “ Roosta” Lange , the logistics of the trip were put into plan. With three flights needed to reach this right- hander and only a two day swell window keep the trip to a four day hit and run mission. Picking up Mooney at the airport and then transferring to the domestic section, we were off. Spending one night in Medan and then catching our connecting flight onwards.
The drive from the airport to Langradi Bay is another story in itself. The best option is to close your eyes and pretend you are sleeping, with seemed to work for us. On arrival we were treated to some fun waves, and that night we all slept with butterflies in our stomaches knowing that tomorrow was going to be a good day. Waking up in the morning the swell had arrived and the boys were ready. The whole day we had 6 to 8 barrelling right- handers basically to ourselves with just a handful of Euro surfers giving the boys all the waves they wanted.
The local boys put on a good show with Justin and Madmen Tony using their local knowledge to weave in and out of a few nice barrels. For me to shoot the photos from the water I was given a big shock and sent back to the ABC of swimming lessons, more than once I was washed to the beach and then to be picked up by boat and try again. The current at Nias is a crazy factor when surfing this place the wave will just stand up from nowhere and before you know it, you are 20 metres to far inside then the scramble begins but with this means to get into the perfect take off point under the lip and straight into the barrel. Knowing the swell was peaking on that day we used it to our full advantage and surf well into the sunset. The Bintang was tasting sweet that night, and the stories of the waves were been shared around.
Now back in Bali waiting for the next swell.
All pics and words by Brad Master/liquid-whs
Standing tall in Sumatra
Sitting on the beach enjoying a beer at sunset down by Semiyak . I made a call to Andrew Mooney to see if he was keen to chase a swell to one of the forgotten waves in Indo. With the swell coming from the right direction and the charts on our side the trip was on. Pepen Hendrix was already keen as well as Andrew “ Roosta” Lange , the logistics of the trip were put into plan. With three flights needed to reach this right- hander and only a two day swell window keep the trip to a four day hit and run mission. Picking up Mooney at the airport and then transferring to the domestic section, we were off. Spending one night in Medan and then catching our connecting flight onwards.
The drive from the airport to Langradi Bay is another story in itself. The best option is to close your eyes and pretend you are sleeping, with seemed to work for us. On arrival we were treated to some fun waves, and that night we all slept with butterflies in our stomaches knowing that tomorrow was going to be a good day. Waking up in the morning the swell had arrived and the boys were ready. The whole day we had 6 to 8 barrelling right- handers basically to ourselves with just a handful of Euro surfers giving the boys all the waves they wanted.
The local boys put on a good show with Justin and Madmen Tony using their local knowledge to weave in and out of a few nice barrels. For me to shoot the photos from the water I was given a big shock and sent back to the ABC of swimming lessons, more than once I was washed to the beach and then to be picked up by boat and try again. The current at Nias is a crazy factor when surfing this place the wave will just stand up from nowhere and before you know it, you are 20 metres to far inside then the scramble begins but with this means to get into the perfect take off point under the lip and straight into the barrel. Knowing the swell was peaking on that day we used it to our full advantage and surf well into the sunset. The Bintang was tasting sweet that night, and the stories of the waves were been shared around.
Now back in Bali waiting for the next swell.
Bradley Masters/ LiquidEye-whs.com
Comments (1)
sick pics!!!
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 14:37
James Dean
Sick shots!! Hope I get there soon again!! And then with a swell like this!! so sick!!
