Sola Gracia is an Australian-built 23m luxurious Mentawai surf charter boat. The ship offers speed, stability, smooth sailing and unparalleled comfort and luxury amenities configured to provide the finest surf experience anyone could expect. Built with large windows throughout the boat, it offers spectacular views from all angles in the living and dining areas.
Telos, Banyaks and Java/Panaitan surf trips available upon request – subject to availability.
What We Love
Australian-owned and built: 23m luxury Mentawai surf charter boat with many years of experience in the region.
Speed, stability, smooth sailing and comfort with great amenities on board. 2 tenders (support vessels).
3 cabins with comfy beds and luxury bed linens. Perfect for groups of 8-12 surfers.
Loaded with cutting-edge lightweight eco-efficient motors, she cruises at speeds of up to 8-12 knots.
What you love
Perfect
Chris was brilliant and extremely helpful as a few changes had been made and I only jumped onto the trip a week before. The crew were absolutely fantastic and Rick the surf guide was unreal.
Great trip
Trip has been booked by a friend of mine. Perfect Wave support, advice and assistance has been great.
Surfing Highlights
Macaronis
One of the most perfect waves in the world. A very hollow wave with many shallow spots. Lefts start from way up the point, then gradually slow down as it approaches the channel. The further up the point you paddle, the faster it barrels when you take off. After the initial barrel ride, this wave offers one of the most rippable walls for any maneuvers you can think of.
Hollow Trees
One of the worlds greatest right barrels, HT’s has been all over the surf mags and videos over the last decade. The main takeoff spot is up the point where most of the waves start barrelling and peel flawlessly down the reef. On larger swells it can be very shifty and hard to read. It can shift more to the end bowl where it can break, reform, then bowl again into the channel. The inside is very shallow and is often referred to as the “surgeon’s table” due to the many reef-cuts doled out to travelling surfers.
Lance’s Left
This left-hander is a consistent and frequently surfed crowd-pleaser. Lance’s Left has the ability to hold big swells and can offer up rippable walls and some little tube sections. It can also handle an onshore wind and still have fun waves. Facing Southwest makes this spot very consistent however its nature become more serious when there’s a large swell running.
Suicides
Aptly named, this high performance right off Awera Island is very shallow and can only be surfed on a mid to high tide due to the reef. However, it produces an amazing barrel and the locals love this break.
Bintangs
A short and hollow right across the channel from Lance’s Left. As the wave approaches the reef, the bottom drops out before barreling towards the channel. When conditions are prime, Bintangs delivers amazing, round barrels and extremely fun, rippable walls. A major advantage of Bintangs is that on the days when the dreaded North wind blows out most spots in the Mentawais, Bintangs is offshore and pumping.
Telescopes
It’s hard to beat this wave for its variations of sections. A long left with mutiple deep barrel opportunities, can hold real size. Made famous by the Young Guns 2 movie with Kelly Slater and Co having a load of fun with Indies Trader 4 and a helicopter!
Scarecrows
Breaks off of an island called Tugat Nusa just south of Telescopes. Great consistent left as exposed to South as well as SW swell. Best on a dropping high tide with the end section named the Curry bowl the pick of the wave for barrel riders.
Rags Left
A great lefthander that can hold the biggest swells. It is very hollow and can often dish out some of the heaviest hold-downs in the island chain. Usually a bit more water moving around so a larger board can be useful.
Thunders
Another large left that picks up and can hold the biggest swells. It’s a top to bottom wave on the outside, that gets a bit mellower on the inside section. Another wave that usually has a lot of water moving, so a bigger board can come in handy.
Greenbush
One of the most amazing waves to surf in the southern Mentawai region. Greenbush is known as one of the most mesmerizing and hair raising breaks. The tube is very open and on the correct swell direction all three sections link up.
What’s included
– Airport transfers to and from the boat.
– Berth on board Sola Gracia.
– Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
– All snacks included.
– 10 cases of Bintang per trip, unlimited filtered water, soft drinks and hot beverages.
– Use of fishing, snorkeling, speargun equipment and shore excursions.
– All necessary zone permits.
What’s not included
– Mentawai Surfer Tax
– Photography
– Flights to and from Padang
– Hotel in Padang if required
– Visa Fees and Departure Tax
– Any additional cost resulting from late arrival or the need for early departure
– Spirits and any other alcoholic beverages exceeding the beers a day.
If the schedule permits, Sola Gracia can offer extra nights.
Personal photographer service available on request. (Please bring your own USB).
Extra carton of Bintang/Anker beer is only approximately $55 AUD.
- Length: 23.35m (76’7″)
- Width: 6.00m (19’8″)
- Depth: 1.80m (5’10”)
- Gross Tonnage: 111
- Net Tonnage: 66
- Engine: 2 x 350HP Marine Diesel engines
- Cabins: 3 (4 pax per room)
- Bathrooms: 2
- Tenders: 2
- 6 metre centre console with twin 40hp engines
- 4 metre inflatable with 20 hp engine
- built on the east coast of Australia
Sola Gracia
Loaded with cutting-edge lightweight eco-efficient motors, the Sola Gracia cruises at speeds of up to 8-12 knots. Indoor spaces are air-conditioned throughout the boat. The food on board is fresh with good quality and lots of variety. The Mentawai charters are lead by Guy Morgan of Mentawai Surf Co who has spent 10 seasons in the Mentawai, Telo and Banyak Islands and knows the spots and conditions as well as anyone. Capt. Maman and core crew have been with the vessel since she arrived in Indo and are definitely a solid unit which makes the guests feel comfortable and safe in any conditions.
Accommodation
The rooms provide comfy beds, luxury bed linens, reading lights, and 220V international power outlets. Upper deck displays a spacious area with sofas, beanbags and plenty of room to entertain, enjoy a cold beverage, or lay down while watching perfect waves and tropical sunsets unique to the Mentawai Islands. These carefully planned features were in mind, so you will feel the comfort you deserve whilst on holiday.
Surfing
Best quality waves in the world. The Mentawai Islands and the wider regions expanding up to Nias and further south has one of the best wave fields in the world. Open to all the amazing long period swells generated from the south indian ocean’s roaring 40’s, yet nestled away on the equator with lighter winds and weather systems. This combined for perfect swells, perfect weather and amazing barrels.
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