The Five Essentials To Ensure a Successful Surf Charter
Perfect Wave recently conducted a comprehensive client survey. We figured it would be more interesting and helpful to help you plan your next surf charter by sharing our findings. After compiling and then analyzing the data from well over 1,000 respondents, we have our five most popular surf charter destinations and five key components to organizing a successful surf charter.
1. The five most popular destinations for surf charters were:
1 / Maldives – Nth Male atolls
2 / Maldives – Central and Southern atolls
3 / Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.
4 / Banyak Islands, Indonesia.
5 / Telo Islands, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
But more importantly: The five essentials required to ensure a successful surf charter according to you guys are!
1. Wave quality and where to surf.
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Maldives, Mentawai, Banyaks etc etc.
– whether that be in the
Taylor Knox and Friend ready to get in the water / Maldives – Carpe Diem 2018Fronstide pitt in Indo
Taking the Dinghy to the peak on the Kaimana recently renamed Kai SatuHeading to the peak in the Ments – Kai SatuRipping Mentawais lips!Left-handers dreamland!
The Boys chlling on the Kai SatuGood catch on the Naga Laut – Mentawai
2. Good surf guides maximize your surfing time.
Another essential ingredient to getting maximum wave time is your surf guide.
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Another essential ingredient to getting maximum wave time is your surf guide. This ranked number 3 in our survey. Most enthused, “Surf guides need to know the region like the back of their hand, but also have to understand hospitality, it about looking after the surfers. A great surf guide understands how to balance the priorities so everyone feels like they scored! Their knowledge, experience and professionalism will ensure you maximize your surf time.”
Amazing crew of the Kai Dua
Jack Wray who booked a charter on the Melaleuca in the Mentawai said, “I had the most amazing trip, scored some epic waves, the food was choice, crew were super friendly and the surf guide made some good choices. Lances left was the winner for me. no one else there and such a fun wave.
3. A good chef and cold beers are critically important.
Having a good chef and access to unlimited cold beer is critically important. It ranked 4th highest overall in priorities
. All surfers agree there is nothing better than an ice-cold beer after an epic days surfing in the tropics with friends.
Clean, fresh and healthy food is right up there as important as cold beer. We all require energy to surf right?
Cold beers and snack enjoyment on the Raja ElangChef cooking the best after session’s meal! / Mentawai – Kai satuVoilà!
The best boats have the best chefs because food matters, regardless of if the waves are pumping or flat! Its a pretty easy life, surf all day and only stop to eat and drink your fill! Regardless of if the boat is in Maldives or Sumatra, it must be well provisioned. Most demand unlimited cold beer, but a Gin & Tonic on the rocks is requested by some and gourmet food and glass or two of red wine with dinner is becoming quite a common request.
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4. Reputation in industry is essential.
First things first, an overwhelming majority of you guys 71% seek a reputable Australian surf travel co with a bricks and mortar office, good looking website and surf industry names you have heard of and trust before contemplatating booking a boat charter.
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Crew of The Dream Boat
5. Comfortable cabins and beds.
Once surf, beer and food were all ticked off, sleeping arrangements came up next. Surf charters in bunk rooms with mates and crew are fun, however, nearly 50% of our survey respondents mentioned, “That having your own cabin or a twin-share with a buddy was the preferred option to ensure you get a better sleep.” Many noted that Maldives boats tend to be larger roomy twin share cabins with ensuite bathrooms. Whereas in Sumatra the boats are set up as a more ocean going vessel and cabins are often more compact and shared bathrooms the norm on all but the most luxurious boats.
Kai dua outdoor dining, sunbathing… area Kai Dua’s interior
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