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I stumbled across one second hand in in near new nick for half the price of a new one, tail pad, fins, and perfect recommended measuments (5,9 4-6 ich's shorter than what i normally ride, 6'1-6'3 ) so bought her as i like short boards and had been curious after seeing Rob surf them in Indo in solid ...

wonder what the highest possible period is 24 seconds is pretty impresive......

Only really got into looking at the period of swell a few years ago when in the Mentawai's for six months and yes it has a huge effect on the quality, power, and how good some set ups break.

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Dont know if i'd risk shipping a board, im sure it would get to Indo OK, but between when it got to Indo and you pick it up could be where any problems come in..anythings possible at that point.

Perhaps a good option is to go hang out on the bukit at Bingin and Ullus plenty of very cheap losmens on the cliffs, good place to hook up with other solo travellers(info and share transport cost) waves straight ou front and in walking distance. Also check out www.baliwaves.com good site for surfing...

If your going to Andamans Islands looks like you would be going at a good time of year.

http://www.lowpressure.co.uk/surftravel ... region=211

Dont have an exact answer only really pass through Bali these days, but when i did hang out there id just hire car and driver theres standard rates for half day and full day, not sure of current rates, do as search for "Bali travel forum" on google or yahoo, can find current rates easily there and a...

Yeah that is the great thing about that area (playgrounds/sth Siberut mentawai's) so many set ups for all levels of surfers often in real close distance, and the crowd at each wave is normally suited to the level of surfer, magic area.

just put a link to my website in the "swap city check out my website forum" of this website. There is direct links to both Kandui resort, Kandui villas, plus all the others camps(with websites) in the area and descriptions and video's of all those waves mentioned. Pit stop hill is also a good option...

Hi Guys Please check out my site its not a surf travel booking site more a directory that list every surf camp. surf resort, surf charter boat in Indonesia outside of Bali, links are also provided to the camps/resorts/charters websites. Also included are descriptions and videos of all the main spots...

Two places come to mind. Surfing village in the South Telo's, a rustic style camp, with one of the best rights in the Telo's out front (much longer and better wave than Max's right, or the boot is the real name of that wave), run by Brazzo's but they are the real deal, lived and surfed in the area b...

Never been on Arimbi, but have spent about a year in the Mentawai's and other offshore Sumatran Islands. Personally i just ride my standard short board most of the time, or a board a few inch's longer, but that said i dont go looking for crazy big stuff plus but even if it gets real solid i always f...

Theres is also top news and video updates on the surf aid website (see link on post above)
Barenjoey is also among one of the Aussie charter boats leanding a hand there and they have a been doing a journal account online at http://www.sumatransurfcharters.com.au/

Yeah too true...if youve done a trip to the Mentawai's nows the time to give back, it may have faded from the news but there is still so much work to be done in providing, shelter, food, tools and other help to get the people from these very poor remote villages back on there feet...and Surf Aid are...