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Posted on June 19, 2013 by

The Oakley Pro Bali leg of the ASP World Championship Tour got off to a surprising start at Keramas on Tuesday. For starters, #1 ranked American Kelly Slater lost in the first round, as did #4 ranked Joel Parkinson of Australia.Aside from those upsets, other Oakley Pro Bali results from the first round include wins … Read More

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Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Over the past couple of years I’ve posted a bit about surfing animals. There are surfing dogs in California (in San Diego they have their own annual competition), a surfing goat (also in California) plus a surfing alpaca in Peru. I’ve even seen a video of a surfing rat in Thailand, although to be fair … Read More

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Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Russian surf documentary film On the Wave spotlights Bali. Only last week I posted on the Rapture Camps Portugal blog about a unique new documentary film about the surf scene in Europe. Called The Old, the Young and the Sea, the film focuses on the local people and travelers who enjoy the “European Classic Surf … Read More

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Posted on November 21, 2012 by

A cousin and I ended up at this camp in the middle of July. The weather was mild had a little rain but the experiance was awesome. Great camp with a good mix of English speaking staff. Camp has everything you need while traveling. Wifi, surf boards, scooter rental, alcohol, and if you luckly like … Read More

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Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Last month on the Portuguese site I posted about surfing dogs in Portugal and California. Then I thought, what about monkeys? Can they surf? They’re more human-like, smarter and agile than dogs, so why not? Because it’s stupid, that’s why. Though I did come across this video of monkeys in Japan ‘driving’ remote controlled speedboats … Read More

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Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Today the camp awoke to beautiful clear skies and a keen attitude to surf. With some clients leaving today they really wanted to get the most out of their final surf. So it was a quick breakfast then off “to the beach”. A common quote mentioned by our surf instructors when they are asked, “Where … Read More

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Posted on July 3, 2011 by

Today the swell was very excitable at Padang with contemplation to search for another spot, as the swell might be too big. We took our chances and were down there at 6am ready for our first session. With the sun still yet to peak over the mountain the water was a little fresh to begin … Read More

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