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Mentawai's last week

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Created by KEARNSY > 9 months ago, 15 Jun 2016
KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
15 Jun 2016 9:28AM
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Gday all. I just returned from a 12 day boat trip through the Ments with Doris and scored it big time. The place pumped until the last day. We spent most of our trip in the south and only ventured up as far as Lances on the last day. Here are a few shots of some of the waves that went unridden . Best surf trip of all time!






















DARTH
WA, 3028 posts
15 Jun 2016 9:52AM
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Awesome

Buster fin
WA, 2581 posts
15 Jun 2016 1:37PM
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You lucky, lucky bastard!

mitchbat
WA, 397 posts
15 Jun 2016 2:12PM
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Epic photos. Some serious juice there

SebScott
12 posts
15 Jun 2016 2:42PM
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!!!!

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
15 Jun 2016 5:11PM
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Nice work. Thanks for sharing

KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
15 Jun 2016 3:30PM
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Here's a pretty solid sequence of Adam from the Glass Lab - it was evil out there with the storm passing behind us and these 10ft sets draining so hard on the reef . Only of 3 of us went out this session , and yep I took the beating of my life on one of these beasts. Heavy ****

































KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
15 Jun 2016 3:39PM
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I have about 1000 pics to sort through , from 2 photographers so I will post some more as I sift through them all.

Zuke
901 posts
15 Jun 2016 3:49PM
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Bloody awesome KEARNSY, thanks for sharing.

MickPC
8266 posts
15 Jun 2016 4:03PM
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Epictacular man, good score...need more more more

Razzonater
2224 posts
15 Jun 2016 5:57PM
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This is the best post in recent memory thankyou kearnsy for posting surfing in a watersporys forum

Looks like solid water.....what boat? If youd rather not post please pm..
I need a trip

bene313
WA, 1347 posts
15 Jun 2016 6:01PM
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Keep them coming!

How was the Traveller? Or did you surf something bigger?

Buster fin
WA, 2581 posts
15 Jun 2016 6:17PM
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Who's ride is that? I love how he's still dragging a hand way back there!

KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
15 Jun 2016 6:49PM
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Razzonater said..
This is the best post in recent memory thankyou kearnsy for posting surfing in a watersporys forum

Looks like solid water.....what boat? If youd rather not post please pm..
I need a trip


Razz - we went with Tony Elthrington aka Doris onboard the Raja Elang . Tony is a bit of a legend - an Aussie guy who has spent over 30 years running charters in the area. I would have no hesitation in recommending him and his crew at all . The boat , food and service was fantastic . Hardest part for me now is telling the Mrs this is now an annual thing for me

Check out :

www.facebook.com/TonyEltheringtonSURFCharters/?hc_location=ufi

KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
15 Jun 2016 7:11PM
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bene313 said..
Keep them coming!

How was the Traveller? Or did you surf something bigger?


The traveller went great once I switched to the Large MF FCS2 . The board went well up to about 8ft waves but Im sorry to say the glass job is definitely sub standard. The deck is covered with depressions. I will not buy another Rusty.

The guy in the sequence is Adam Wessel - he owns the Glass Lab on the Gold Coast who glass a lot of the boards made over there these days . Those boys brought 8 boards each , each with light glass and they still held up better than my Rusty.

I did take my 6'7 for a run a few times but to be honest my shorter boards went better with more foam up the front and a pinched tail . The waves were heavy! One thing these shots dont show is the reef and how much water there is draining back out . Its all about paddling and the takeoff

Razzonater
2224 posts
15 Jun 2016 8:49PM
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KEARNSY said...
bene313 said..
Keep them coming!

How was the Traveller? Or did you surf something bigger?


The traveller went great once I switched to the Large MF FCS2 . The board went well up to about 8ft waves but Im sorry to say the glass job is definitely sub standard. The deck is covered with depressions. I will not buy another Rusty.

The guy in the sequence is Adam Wessel - he owns the Glass Lab on the Gold Coast who glass a lot of the boards made over there these days . Those boys brought 8 boards each , each with light glass and they still held up better than my Rusty.

I did take my 6'7 for a run a few times but to be honest my shorter boards went better with more foam up the front and a pinched tail . The waves were heavy! One thing these shots dont show is the reef and how much water there is draining back out . Its all about paddling and the takeoff


Cheers kearnsy, one of me mates was ranting on about him. Proof is clearly in the pudding........good work good good work, the pics are epic and its good to see empty waves, looks real, im calling dave lewis when home i been ranting and raving about a 6,6 off the rack faaark it back to dalewy and order a 6,9 lock meself in an indo trip.....
Cheers for sharing the stoke

Tux
VIC, 3829 posts
16 Jun 2016 7:21AM
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Nice score bro thanks for sharing!!

KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
16 Jun 2016 6:12AM
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Some kook






KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
16 Jun 2016 6:17AM
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Razzonater said..

KEARNSY said...

bene313 said..
Keep them coming!

How was the Traveller? Or did you surf something bigger?



The traveller went great once I switched to the Large MF FCS2 . The board went well up to about 8ft waves but Im sorry to say the glass job is definitely sub standard. The deck is covered with depressions. I will not buy another Rusty.

The guy in the sequence is Adam Wessel - he owns the Glass Lab on the Gold Coast who glass a lot of the boards made over there these days . Those boys brought 8 boards each , each with light glass and they still held up better than my Rusty.

I did take my 6'7 for a run a few times but to be honest my shorter boards went better with more foam up the front and a pinched tail . The waves were heavy! One thing these shots dont show is the reef and how much water there is draining back out . Its all about paddling and the takeoff



Cheers kearnsy, one of me mates was ranting on about him. Proof is clearly in the pudding........good work good good work, the pics are epic and its good to see empty waves, looks real, im calling dave lewis when home i been ranting and raving about a 6,6 off the rack faaark it back to dalewy and order a 6,9 lock meself in an indo trip.....
Cheers for sharing the stoke


Yeow go hard mate , one of the best things you will ever do! The 6'6 is plenty Razz . Let me know if you need any more info

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
20 Jun 2016 7:36AM
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Anymore pics? I am sure you have had a good look over the weekend

KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
21 Jun 2016 9:22PM
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Here ya go Ted . Im back out at work so will have to drip feed you a few pics using the slowest internet in the Southern Hemisphere ......


KEARNSY
WA, 1321 posts
21 Jun 2016 9:29PM
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Coops11
WA, 6 posts
21 Jun 2016 10:55PM
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Cracking photo's !!!

absolutely loved the ments, i know what you mean about water drawing off the reef, if you're not up and in early you just gotta accept the beating that's going to to be delivered !!

dont hold back on posting more surf porn

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
22 Jun 2016 8:25AM
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KEARNSY said..
Here ya go Ted . Im back out at work so will have to drip feed you a few pics using the slowest internet in the Southern Hemisphere .



Thanks for that. Those waves look absolutely delicious.

Cobra
9106 posts
22 Jun 2016 8:58PM
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nice spanish

bene313
WA, 1347 posts
23 Jun 2016 3:33PM
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qué?

DARTH
WA, 3028 posts
24 Jun 2016 3:16PM
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bene313 said..
qué?


Fish.



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