Source: www.coastalwatch.com
Text: Brad Whittaker
Photos: Matt Johnson and Noah Hamilton
The waves of Nias, first discovered by Peter Troy, Kevin Lovett and John Geisel have been credited for opening the door to what may have become one of the most photographed and videoed island chains on the planet, that being the Mentawai, Telo, Simelue and Hinako’s. Nowadays for some, the perfection surrounding the waves of Nias has been shrouded in mystery and tainted by the 2005 and subsequent earthquakes and Tsumani. But is this the actual reality? and have those events, coupled with the explosion of the surf charter and tourism caused Nias and her surrounding islands to lose their shine? Well that all depends on your perspective of surfing. An eclectic group of surfers were sent on a surfing holiday with a difference… The surfers would rediscover the waves of Nias and just as the early surfing adventures did before luxury surf holiday travel, they would reconnect with the local communities. The full version of that introduction will be played out in a film currently in production. In the mean time lets unpack the purpose activities the team focussed on as well as the key surfing locations of Nias and the nearby Hinako Islands.
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