WOMEN'S MENTAWAIS
SURF BOAT TRIP
WITH COACHING!
This is the trip of a lifetime. The opportunity to rid yourself of all those bad surfing habits that are holding back your surfing. To be surrounded by a group of RAD women, all with the same goals as you: to have FUN and progress over 12 nights, aboard the 100ft Moon Palikir boat, in surf paradise!
Expect perfect waves and progression on this all-women's intermediate to advanced boat trip in the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. With coaching from 2 of the World's best surf coaches, as well as your own yoga instructor to lead daily stretches and yoga practices.
There's more ... also included is video analysis, a photography package AND a professionally edited video, so you can relive the trip again & again.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
12 Nights / 11 days
2 Surf coaches
-1:6 coach to surfer ratio
3x Video analysis sessions
Photography & video package
ALSO INCLUDED:
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED
MEET YOUR COACHES
Peter Van Ryan (Twiggy)
Surf Coach / Surf GuideA surf guide in the Mentawai Islands since 2012, Twiggy has a passion for progression. Especially the improvement of other people's surfing. Always smiling, eternally curious, and a qualified yoga teacher with a keen interest in body performance. Twiggy is dear friend of Still Stoked and has coached many of our readers at his home break in Bali, in addition to writing several articles to help women progress, even when out of the water.
Gee Cormack
Surf CoachThe founder & head coach at Chix Surf School, Gee is one of the leading surf coaches in Australia, celebrated for her innovative coaching techniques & development using Smooth Star surf skate trainers. A generous, warm, & passionate soul, Gee has dedicated her life to bringing more women to the ocean & helping them progress to levels of high performance, all the way through to professional surfing.
Alexa Hohenberg
Yoga Instructor, Photographer, VideographerThe founder of Still Stoked, Alexa is a 200YTT yoga teacher, photographer, & award-winning film-maker. A pro at practicing yoga on boats after sailing across the South Pacific on a small 38ft sailboat, she is particularly passionate about yoga's role in supporting surf progression, strength, and muscle recovery. Expect to leave this trip with a subtle body, great surf photos, & a killer movie featuring yours truly.
DISCOVER YOUR BOAT - The Moon Palakir
"A high standard 100 foot vessel capable of high-speed and long-range. It’s the real wave hunting machine."
COMMON QUESTIONS
Am I good enough to surf in the Mentawais?
If you are just learning to surf, sadly this trip isn’t for you.
We have designed this trip especially for intermediate to advanced surfers who are either beginning to do manoeuvres, or are looking to perfect their skills in perfect waves with world-class coaching.
Our coaches ask that you are able to:
- Paddle well
- Duck-dive or roll efficiently (if on a longboard)
- Take off smoothly on shoulder to head-high waves
- Keep a calm mind
From there we can teach almost anything ☺
What are the waves like?
This trip is scheduled at the end of the peak season when the winds get lighter and the crowds thinner. With lighter winds, we are able to explore more locations, offering us a wider variety of waves outside of the busy marquis waves that the Mentawai are famous for.
Expect shoulder to head high perfect waves, progressing to overhead later in the trip. While we can’t say which exact waves we will be surfing as we do not know the swell and wind, some of past favourite spots include:
- Burger World – Long, clean, right-point break with playful walls
- Playgrounds Left – Long, peeling, easy left-hander
- Bintangs – Quality, punchy right-hander
- Pitstops – Clean, predictable, and seemingly endless right reef break
- Roxies – Perfectly peeling & very fun, right-hander
- Beng Bengs – Predictable left, breaking over a deep & forgiving reef
- Macaronis – Mechanical left-hander, described as one of the best waves in the World
- 4 Bobs – Clean fun, & forgiving right-hander
- Silabu Left – Fun, uncrowded & mellow left-hander
There may be days when we’re near more than 1 break and the group can choose which waves they would like to surf. We are lucky to have 2 additional tender boats included to help with getting guests to and from, different surfing options.
Are longboarders welcome?
Of course! As long as you are comfortable turtle-rolling your board and calm and confident surfing in shoulder to head-high waves, your style and grace on a longboard is very much welcome!
I Get Sea Sick - Is this a issue?
All the long distance travel on the boat is done overnight to maximise surfing daylight hours. The boat will always be moored in sheltered bays however there’s still the possibility of weather and swell aggravating your sea sickness.
Sea sickness can be effectively managed with non-drowsy medicine where many excellent natural options are readily available. We would recommend bringing some medication with you to manage your motion sickness if you think you will need it.
How to get to the Mentawais?
You need to fly to Padang, Sumatra, at this airport: Bandara International Minangkabau (PDG)
Internationally, you’ll want to get to Jakarta, Singapore, or Kuala Lumpur first.
Airlines direct to Padang: Lion Air, Garuda, Air Asia
FIND OUT MORE & BOOK YOUR SPOT - Only 5 spots left!!!
Dates: 28 OCT – 9th NOV 2020 (12 nights)
Price: $4,987 AUD per person
To secure your spot, a deposit of $1,000 Australian dollars is required. The deposit is non-refundable but it is transferable.
The remainder of the cost ($3,987) is due in two instalments:
- Instalment 1: $1,000 by March 31st 2020
- Instalment 2: $2,987 by July 30th 2020.
Read the full booking terms and conditions.
