January 2012
1 post
New Mentawai Rules for Charter Boats
Having a forested look at the trees, it is obvious to just about anybody that the Mentawai Surfing Industry is under threat. There never has been, and never will be a unified voice amongst charter boat operators in the Mentawai Islands. There is too much suspicion, too much paranoia, too many hidden agendas, and way too many egos. Certainly it is clear that the industry can’t sort itself...
December 2011
1 post
WatchAre these refugees fleeing a despotic dictator? No, this is my dad and I trying to get back to the mainland on a Mentawai public ferry. We were lucky enough to show up 6 hours early and score our little slice of the back of a cargo truck to call our own. You interested in having a nice holiday to Mentawai with decent transport? You get what you pay for.
October 2011
4 posts
Ten out of ten Oct. '11 →
WavePark Blog 003
Words: Jamie Joseph
11 October 2011
Eight is Sticky Usually it takes 2 to 3 days for a new group of surfers visiting Hideaways to get to know each other, chit chat and gel. But this time we had a smaller group of 8 arrive, as opposed to the usual 12. This means we are using one boat instead of two. Same waves, same stoke, hell by the time we all got back on the boat from our Tikis trip this...
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WPM Blog 002
10 October 2011
Words: Jamie Joseph
Noosa People in WavePark
One of the things I love about staying at WavePark, other than the best surf in the world, are all the interesting people I meet. This trip we had the Noosa people, which means, influenced by their sunny east coast Australian location, they are morning people. There is always a dog to walk or a beach to jog on before their first...
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WPM Blog 001
Words: Jamie Joseph
19 September 2011
Crossing the channel Padang to Mentawai We just left Padang. I’m stretched out port side of WavePark’s boat KM Koraibi, carries up to 20. Our 9 new guests for the trip are inside, a friendly group from California split between two generations in their forties and twenties, all surfers. Plus the regulars Robert, Steve and Bertie. I just spent seven weeks in...
September 2011
3 posts
Mentawai Surfing Welcomes Guest Blogger.
We’re handing the reins over to our new friend and guest blogger GirlJamie. Jamie aims to give you a fresh outlook on life in our little mentawai island paradise. She’ll be seeing the things that I don’t see anymore. Feel free to repost or comment through FB or at mentawaisurfing.com. Cheers!
WatchAll it takes is one good barrel to pay for the ticket over…
August 2011
3 posts
WatchI just spent 10 minutes writing a very witting rant about this kind of bullshit. Then my connection dropped out. Damnit.
To: the boozed fueled idiots off a particular Australian owned charter boat that towed on top of paddle surfers at 4ft. Rifles on the afternoon of 14 August, 2011— get a ski to your head!
The coconut telegraph is buzzing...
Overheard, reposted, regurgitated, passed on, let go and FYI.”I am not sure you have heard about this but better I inform you that EDISOM, The Bupati Mentawai is already positively to be charged for Corruption Case.The case (for now) is related to the funding of forestry, reboisation or something like that. He is now under survaillance and not allowed to leave the country by law.I am sure...
July 2011
4 posts
WatchJust another slotted punter in the Mentawai islands.
Jess Ponting with his version of Nirvana’s...
WatchNice barrel in the middle of nowhere.
June 2011
2 posts
May 2011
3 posts
WatchThis is a typical epiphany experience for a guest that visits these islands.
WatchI love the Mentawai Islands, especially in May.
Mentawai Resort Owners. Ray from Kandui →
April 2011
4 posts
WatchSecret wave we surfed this week. If you know it by name, don’t name it here.
March 2011
1 post
February 2011
1 post
January 2011
2 posts
WatchRob Machado at Hideaways in 2000. Ripping.
WatchDown you go buddy! Archived footage from Hideaways, 2007.
December 2010
3 posts
Help Mentawai Project Finished. →
This video was made to share our experience with those kind friends and family that support the Mentawai people in their time of need.
Mentawai Reefs Smashed to a pulp in the blink of... →
Here is what happens when you cross desperate, lazy fishermen with a government fisheries department that has “no resources” to patrol.
BOOM!
WavePark through Craig's eyes. →
November 2010
5 posts
Cyclone in the Mentawai Islands, post tsunami... →
In 2010, the Mentawai Islands were hit by a 7.7 earthquake, followed by a 4m tsunami, wiping out villages and killing more than 450 people. During the initial aid effort, the channel between mainland sumatra and the islands was shut down due to a cyclone which developed within days of the tsunami. Although we were hundreds of kilometers from the eye of the storm, we got a small taste of what the...
Surfer joins in. →
October 2010
6 posts
Indonesian House Speaker treading on thin ice with...
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s special staff on social assistance and disaster prevention Andi Arief says that Marzuki Alie, the House of Representatives speaker, must stop defending himself from the public who deem him as insensitive towards the Mentawai tsunami victims. “Marzuki Alie apologize immediately, so we can all concentrate to save people, not commenting on...
Weather at the moment. →
The mentawai tsunami relief operation is currently hampered by extreme weather. All boat-delivered aid has been halted by the west sumatran government until such time as the weather improves. Wind charts show the system easing by Thursday.
My form letter reply about the tsunami.
Hi, due to the volume of inquiries, you’re receiving a form response. Sorry about that. WavePark is unaffected by the recent earthquake (7.7 magnitude), and following tsunami (13ft. high). Although we did feel the earthquake, and saw some strange waves on our beaches for hours afterward, we escaped the brunt of the force being 70 miles north of the epicenter, and having our resort facing...
WatchThe reef out front is finally recovering from years of bleaching, bombing and poisoning. Gives me great motivation to keep efforts up to protect the reefs of Mentawai. Also reminds me that nature is nature and will be here long after all of us are gone.
September 2010
7 posts
WatchThis is from the third day of experimenting. I’ve realized that the barrels are going to have to be a whole lot bigger and deeper to get anything that I’m remotely happy with. Something to work on anyway….
WatchFirst wave on a new camera rig which involves a helmet of sorts. Lesson learned, calibrate the video position before you go surfing.
The experiment continues….
August 2010
11 posts
My latest video from the lookout tower, and gopro... →