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PHOTOS: SUPPLIED BY HUEY SURF CHARTERS<br />
For most of us, there’s not really a<br />
question of whether you’d like to go<br />
to the Mentawais or not. This chain<br />
of lush, tropical islands with an<br />
uncountable number of world class<br />
waves in pristine lukewarm water<br />
is what surfer’s dreams are made<br />
of. The equatorial doldrums (calm<br />
prevailing winds) mean that most<br />
days here, the water is like sheet<br />
glass. The question is then, ‘How?’<br />
Huey Surf Charters is one way.<br />
Huey’s an eighty-two foot ex-<br />
Japanese customs vessel, so you<br />
can gather it’s bloody quick. It has<br />
been customised for surf charters<br />
and the vessel has undergone<br />
constant upgrading, recently<br />
jumping up a class while still<br />
maintaining an affordable price.<br />
Below deck there’s three airconditioned<br />
sleeping cabins, plus<br />
a dedicated TV room with full<br />
surround sound, satellite TV and an<br />
800-movie library.<br />
Steve, (aka Sooly) is the owner<br />
of Huey and captain, host and<br />
surf guide. He’s been travelling<br />
Indonesia for some twenty years.<br />
Amril is Huey’s Indonesian Captain<br />
- a born and bred Padang local<br />
who also has over twenty years<br />
experience at sea. He’s been with<br />
Huey since 2002 and knows these<br />
waters well. Khairul is the chef who<br />
has been on board since 2000. Arry,<br />
the kitchen hand and maintenance<br />
man, has been with Huey since<br />
2007 as has Amon, the youngest<br />
member of the five man team. He<br />
has completed 2 levels of schooling<br />
and will become a fully qualified<br />
Captain within the next 2 years.<br />
All five crew members are certified<br />
with Seacom, Indonesia’s Governing<br />
body for ocean going vessels.<br />
Huey Surf Charters go for ten days<br />
and eleven nights leaving Padang<br />
around 9pm and arriving in the<br />
islands at dawn the following<br />
morning. The boat travels mostly at<br />
night so as not to waste valuable<br />
surf time.<br />
The Mentawai Islands are known<br />
to offer some of the best and most<br />
consistent waves in the world<br />
and Huey Surf Charters has been<br />
operating in these waters since<br />
1999, providing surfers with a variety<br />
of waves to suit all ability levels.<br />
Huey 1 with, BELOW: a<br />
view of the dedicated TV<br />
room and the deck area for<br />
relaxing between sessions.<br />
BUSINESS PROMOTION<br />
TRAVEL: SHOW US YOUR BOAT<br />
The above deck dining area provides<br />
you with full views of the surf, so<br />
you can recount your surfing heroics<br />
over a meal, or lounge around in the<br />
shaded front deck with a book or a<br />
couple of drinks.<br />
The five crew have a combined total<br />
of forty-two years working on this<br />
boat so they know how it works.<br />
For more information on Huey Surf Charters and the Huey 1 as well<br />
as schedules and bookings, visit the website at www.huey.com.au.<br />
Alternately, email surfcharter@gmail.com or call +62 811 661 4839<br />
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