Magic wave 133 2014

Kata Pengantar Setelah mati suri selama empat bulan, Magic Wave hadir kembali dalam edisi yang ke-133. Magic Wave masih terus ada setelah empat bulan menumpuk banyak sekali kenangan indah yang kudu ditulis. Dan tentunya, tergantung prioritas. Masih tentang surfing dan hal-hal lain yang berkaitan dengan komunitas.

‘Kebangkitan’ setelah empat bulan ini tentunya tidak terlepas dari campur tangan berbagai komunitas surfing yang terus mendukung kami. Juga para pembaca setia baik Magic Wave edisi cetak maupun online. Serta berbagai pihak yang ikut mendukung terbitnya edisi ini.

Hari-hari menjelang deadline cetak ini diisi dengan keceriaan di kantor seperti biasanya (tidak dimulai pada pagi hari ). Suasana didepan kantor Magic Wave juga sedang diramaikan dengan event Big Sale Merchandise dari Magic Ink (13/5), yang dimulai sejak jam 11 pagi hingga jam 7 malam nanti.

Kesibukan deadline di kantor Magic Wave juga ditambah dengan persiapan event surfing yang akan diadakan di Pulau Merah Banyuwangi pada tanggal 23-25 Mei 2014 mendatang. Dapat dipastikan event surfing yang kedua di Banyuwangi kali ini akan lebih perfect dari event perdananya dulu pada tahun 2013.

Preface After our ‘near death experiences’ for four months, Magic Wave finnaly come in its 133th edition. Magic Wave is still there for four months with so many cheers moments that pile up, waiting to write on. And based on priority. Still talking about surfing and stuffs. This ‘raising’ after four months obviously in corporation and consideration from surfing-community who keep support us. And of course, our readers who read both printed-edition and online-edition.

And all of you who support us to publish this edition.

Few days to deadline-day full of joy at our office as usual (we’re not start early in the morning ). In front of our office now there is an event from Magic Ink, Big Sale Merchandise (5/13), which is start from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.

In rush of our deadline-day at Magic Wave’s Office, we’re also in prepairing of surfing competition that will be held at Red Island, Banyuwangi soon starts from 23-25 May 2014.

This surfing competition will be more perfect from its first event in 2013.

Chief Editor: Piping Irawan | Editor: Ebong L. Sandi Wirabuana, Sakti Alam | Design & Production: Wahyu Sukarna, I Wayan Angga Yudistira | Journalist: Magic Crew | Photographer: Komang BSP, Andi Perdana | Development & Marketing: A.A. Sri Dian Ekawaty, Putu Leonk | Accounting: I Gusti Komang Pujana | Contributors: Didit Majalolo, Jonas Pfau, Icha Capunk, Bobby Bone (Papua), Novi Yudha Adi Putra (Timor Leste), Michele Trahan | Magic Wave Bengkulu: Perry Ronaldi, Thomas Richardo, Budi, Zulkarnain, Epi Apriadi, Tri Aprisetiawan, Alba, Erda | Contributing Photographers: Tommy Schultz, Dolin Wau/Dolin Surf Photo (Nias), Bali Surf Photography, Simon Chipper | Internships: Lena Korbjun, Dana Morgenroth, Vivien Bömer, Jeliana Gabrella Seilatuw, Dilan Cagli, Tobias Bauer | Distribution: Mohamad Nur Suyudi | Linguist: Kellie Savage | Legal Advisor: Edward Tobing SH. (Edna Law Office), Denpasar | Advertising & Promotion: info@ magicwave.org or magicwave_bali@yahoo.com

Fotografi Aerial dari Red Island Surfing Competition 2013 Bagi saya, fotografi udara adalah keindahan dan sensasi. Saya merasakan sesuatu yang berbeda ketika memotret dari udara. Sebelum memotret, saya harus jeli melihat detail lansekap serta memahami pola dan struktur subyek yang akan difoto. Selain itu, hal terpenting adalah membuat sebuah foto dengan nuansa yang berbeda dari foto-foto pada umumnya.

Untuk menghasilkan foto udara, hal yang perlu diperhatikan adalah mempersiapkan alat dan memahami dengan baik jenis lensa yang akan digunakan. Saya selalu menggunakan kamera DSLR Canon 500D dengan Lensa 17-45 mm. Saya juga tidak lupa juga membawa kamera GoPro, sebuah kamera video mini portabel yang bisa dipasang dimanapun. Saat memotret udara, saya menggunakan paramotor, alat terbang yang paling saya suka, karena saya dapat melakukan eksplorasi sesuai dengan apa yang saya inginkan.Sebelum memotret udara dengan paramotor, kita perlu melakukan riset dan pemahaman yang sangat baik terhadap lokasi yang akan difoto. Penerbangan dengan paramotor mempunyai keterbatasan dan sangat berbeda dengan penerbangan menggunakan jenis pesawat terbang atau helikopter.

Tantangan yang saya hadapi adalah ketika memotret beberapa wilayah pegunungan tengah Papua dengan tingkat kesulitan tinggi, saya dituntut untuk dapat memberikan hasil yang terbaik. Kemudian saya juga pernah memotret puncak Gunung Bromo, Jawa Timur, karena saya harus lepas landas diketinggian yang sangat signifikan. Pada kondisi tersebut, saya harus melakukan persiapan mesin dengan baik dan analisa cuaca yang sangat baik agar dapat menentukan waktu terbang. Lepas landas dari ketinggian membutuhkan kekuatan mesin yang lebih dbanding saat lepas landas dari dataran rendah. Memotret Surfing Kesempatan yang menyenangkan adalah ketika melakukan penerbangan fun fly di Pulau Merah, Banyuwangi. Kebetulan saat itu diundang oleh Mas Piping, tokoh surfing Indonesia yang sekaligus seorang sahabat. Saat itu saya membuat beberapa foto. Meski sebelumnya saya belum pernah memotret kegiatan surfing, namun setelah beberapa kali jepretan, it looks awesome! Melihat para peselancar menguasai ombak dari sisi yang berbeda adalah sesuatu yang luar biasa. Betapa kenikmatan dan kemenyatuan dengan alam adalah hal terbaik yang harus kita lakukan dalam hidup ini.

Sebelum saya terbang untuk memotret surfing di Pulau Merah, saya tidak melakukan persiapan yang merepotkan dan saya pun hanya berangkat sendirian saja dari Jakarta. Biasanya saya membawa asisten dan teknisi a apabila memang pemotretannya dengan jangkauan yang luas, ada perbedaan dan persamaan tentang analisa penerbangan paramotor

dengan surfing secara khusus ketika kita bicara tentang arah angin. Penerbangan saya harus ideal ketika ngin berhembus dari laut ke darat (on-shore) sehingga saya dapat take-off dengan nyaman. Namun untuk surfing justru sebaliknya. Angin ideal adalah angin yang datang dari darat (off-shore), dimana ombak akan terbentuk dengan bagus. Karena pada saat itu ombak pagi disana sangat bagus dan air laut pun masih pasang sehingga tidak ada lokasi untuk saya take-off, saya putuskan untuk mencari tempat take-off diwilayah kebun jagungyang telah panen, dengan jarak sekitar 3 kilometer dari pinggir pantai. Saya berhasil terbang dengan nyaman, aman dan tanpa kendala.

Saya bersyukur kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa karena saya dilahirkan di negeri yang indah ini. Saya dapat menikmati cantiknya alam Indonesia dari udara. Menikmati indahnya dunia dari sudut yang berbeda merupakan sesuatu yang luar biasa.

Biodata Saya Didit Majalolo lahir dikota Palangkaraya, Kalimantan Tengah, 34 tahun yang lalu. Pendidikan formal saya adalah sarjana hukum dari Universitas Trisakti, kemudian mendapat keberuntungan berupa beasiswa Photo-Journalism dari ACFJ at Ateneo de Manila University of Phillipine dan merupakan lulusan GFJA (Galeri Foto Jurnalistik ANTARA) angkatan 11.

Fokus saya pada dunia jurnalisme-foto sangat tinggi, dengan pengalaman kerja saya di beberapa media nasional. Mulai dari koran Suara Pembaruan dan Tempo, kemudian saya memutuskan menjadi kontributor lepas di beberapa majalah dan news agency seperti Majalah JalanJalan, Majalah Garuda, Greenpeace, Demotix Photo News, dll.

Saya juga menjalankan usaha sendiri yang saya rintis beberapa tahun terakhir ini dengan bendera PT. Majalolo Corp. Seperti sekolah penerbangan paramotor dan paralayang, juga kebetulan dealer resmi di Indonesia untuk beberapa merk paramotor dan parashut dari pabrik yang bermarkas di eropa www.majaloloparamotor.com.

Selain itu saya juga sedang merintis usaha tour pariwisata, furniture dan guesthouse management.

Aerial Life Aerial Photography from the 2013 Red Island Surfing Competition For me, aerial photography is a beauty and a sensation. I feel something different while shooting from the air. Before shooting, I have to be aware on looking every details of the landscape and understanding the pattern and the structure of the objects that are going to be shoot. Another important thing is to make a photo with different feelings from most of my photos.

To produce aerial photo, another thing to note is to prepare the equipments and understanding what lens that are going to be use. I always used Canon 500D DSLR camera with 17-45mm lens. I am also not forget to bring GoPro camera, a mini-portable video camera that can be installed anywhere necessary. While shooting from the air, I use paramotor, my favorite flying instrument, because I can explore according to exactly what I wanted.

Before shooting from the air using paramotor, we have to do some research and have very good understanding of the location that will be shooted. Flying with paramotor has limitations and is very different from flying using types of aircraft or helicopter.

The challenge I faced was the when photographing some of the central highlands of Papua with a high difficulty level, I expected to be able to give the best results. Then I also photographed the top of Mount Bromo, East Java, because I had to take off from a very significant altitude. In that condition, I have to do a good engine preparation and accurate weather analysis in order to determine the time fly. Taking off from an altitude requires more engine power than taking off from the lowlands.

Photographing Surfing An exciting opportunity is when having a fun fly in Red Island, Banyuwangi.

Incidentally that time I was invited by Mr. Piping, Indonesian surfing figure that a friend at once. I took several photos that time. Although I never took any surfing activities before, but after several shots, it looks awesome! Seeing the surfers charging waves from different angle is something extra-ordinary. How pleasure and unity with

nature is the best thing we should do in this life.

Before I fly to take photos of surfing in Red island, I didn’t make any fussing preparation and I only came alone from Jakarta. Usually I take assistant and technician if it is a wide range shooting. There are different aspects between the surfing and paramotor flying analysis, especially when we talk about wind direction. My flight should be ideal when the wind is blowing onshore, so I can take-off comfortably. However, for surfing is exactly the opposite. The ideal wind direction is offshore, where the waves will have better shape.

Thanks to God because I was born in this beautiful country. I can enjoy the beauty of the Indonesian nature from the air. Enjoying this beautiful world from different angle is something extra-ordinary.

Yuko Anabela – Peselancar IndoneYuko Anabela: First Indonesian Surfer to Receive Scholarship Award sia Pertama yang Mendapatkan Beasiswa dari ISA from ISA 15-year-old Yukojati Anabela from Pelabuhan Ratu in West Java Indonesia has made history as the first ever Indonesian surfer to be a recipient of the International Surfing Association’s 2013 Individual Scholarship Program, receiving $1,000 USD and the honor of representing her country as an ISA Ambassador. Bela, as her friends call her, is one of the 50 junior surfers (13 girls and 37 boys) from 25 different countries to be awarded this scholarship in 2013.

In the award letter sent to Bela by ISA President Fernando Aguerre, he wrote “…it is my honor to congratulate you on being selected as a recipient of the 2013 ISA Individual Scholarship. As a 2013 ISA Scholarship Recipient, you are an ISA Ambassador, and you will forever represent the ISA in your country as a dedicated surfer and student who works hard and achieves success in and out of the water. To be an ISA Ambassador is a great honor, and your effort in submitting a heartfelt and well-deserving application speaks to your dedication to both your surfing and education.”

When asked to describe her feelings upon receiving the scholarship, Bela replied, “Of course I was surprised! When I found out I was home alone and I screamed with joy. I couldn’t wait till my mom came home so that I could tell her. I right away called Om Diki and told him how I won, and he was stoked too!” Diki Zulfikar is one of the senior surfers in Cimaja and the leader of the Sukabumi Surfing Association.

She went on to add, “I am extremely happy, I never knew I could ever win something like an ISA scholarship. I am quite proud of winning this opportunity and in a way it has also made me more proud of my surfing.”

How did her parents react to the news? My parents were very shocked at first, they couldn’t believe it either. They are extremely happy for me and they have even grown more supportive of my surfing, which makes me very happy!”

What makes this even more special is the fact that there are not many girl surfers in Indonesia, especially not many Muslim girl surfers. When asked if she had any challenges along the way she replied, “To be honest there are a few challenges, I see it as a part of our culture here so I respect it, as long as I am good to others and present no harm I don’t see why a Muslim girl can’t surf. People generally tell me not to surf because I will get black or surfer girls are too sexy or that I will turn into a big tomboy. I don’t mind what they say as I love surfing and I will keep surfing because I also believe it makes you a very humble person.”

And how did Bela get inspired to start surfing? “I first saw Andre Julian, one of our young local surfers, surf his heat in one of the grommet contests. I though WOW! He is such a great surfer, so from there I was determined to learn to surf! I bugged him to teach me and he did, I’m still very grateful for his help.” Bela has been surfing now for close to five years at her home break of Cimaja in West Java, also the home of Java’s most well known pro surfer and past Indonesian surfing champion Dede Suryana.

When Bela applied to the scholarship program, one of the requirements was that she had to create a budget plan to describe how she would use the $1,000 scholarship money. At the time she listed among other things surf trips, surf contests, school and parents as most important. Now that she has received the money, she says, “I would really love to buy a new surfboard, go on a surf trip to somewhere different, travel to an upcoming contest, and pay for my schooling.”

Regarding her future goals, she says, “For my surfing goals I would really love to win more contests and improve my skills, so hopefully one day I could get a sponsor and may turn it into a lifetime career. For my life goals, I would like to be a good person. I have always been into my basketball and surfing, so I hope one day I can be a successful athlete.”

We wish Bela the best in her future plans, and hope that more Indonesian girls and women will be inspired by her example and join in the sport of surfing, and become future recipients of the ISA Individual Scholarship Program as well.

Yukojati Anabela, gadis berusia 15 tahun yang berasal dari Pelabuhan Ratu, Jawa Barat, telah menorehkan sejarah sebagai peselancar Indonesia pertama yang pernah menerima Program Beasiswa Individual 2013 dari International Surfing Association. Yuko menerima $ 1000 dan mewakili Indonesia sebagai duta ISA. Yuko yang dipanggil Bela oleh teman-temannya adalah salah satu dari 50 surfer junior [13 perempuan dan 37 laki-laki] dari 25 negara berbeda yang diberikan beasiswa ini pada tahun 2013.

Dalam surat penghargaan yang dikirim oleh Presiden ISA Fernando Aguerre untuk Bela, ia menulis, “Adalah kehormatan besar bagi saya untuk mengucapkan selamat karena terpilih sebagai penerima beasiswa individual ISA 2013, anda adalah seorang duta ISA dan selamanya akan mewakili ISA di Indonesia sebagai surfer yang berdedikasi sekaligus sebagai seorang pelajar yang bekerja keras untuk mencapai keberhasilan.”

Bela menggambarkan perasaannya setelah mendapatkan beasiswa, “Tentu saya terkejut! Saya sedang sendirian dirumah ketika menerima surat pemberitahuan bahwa saya mendapatkan beasiswa ISA. Saya bangga bisa mendapatkan kesempatan ini. Saya segera menelpon om Diki untuk mengabarkan bahwa saya mendapatkan beasiswa tersebut,” ungkap Bela.

Diki Zulfikar adalah salah seorang peselancar senior Cimaja dan pemimpin Asosiasi Surfing Sukabumi, Jawa Barat.

“Pada awalnya orang tua saya sangat terkejut. Mereka seperti tidak percaya. Mereka sangat bahagia dan sangat mendukung saya untuk berselancar. Yang menjadi lebih istimewa adalah tidak banyak kesempatan untuk gadis Indonesia seperti saya untuk mendapatkan kesempatan ini,” ungkap Bela.

Pertama kali Bela tertarik untuk surfing adalah ketika ia melihat salah satu surfer muda lokal Andre Julian, di salah satu kontes surfing untuk grommet. Sehingga Bela bertekad untuk mulai belajar surfing. Bela berselancar sudah hampir lebih dari 5 tahun. Ia berselancar di Cimaja, Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, tempat peselancar lokal terkenal dan salah satu peselancar terbaik Indonesia, Dede Suryana.

“Surfing adalah tujuan hidup saya. Saya ingin memenangkan banyak kontes dan akan meningkatkan ke terampilan saya untuk mendapatkan sp onsor. Dan saya berharap suatu hari na nti saya bisa menjadi peselancar yang sukses!”

Bela berharap yang terbaik untuk masa d epannya, ia berharap juga supaya anak perempuan di Indonesia akan terinspi rasiolehnya.

Taina Izquerdo Having grown up next to Padang Padang, one of the worlds most famous surf spots, and calling the inside right at Padang Padang her home break, the incredibly energetic Taina has gone from strength to strength as she develops into one of the most talented young surfers in the nation.

Taina grew up and has been surfing with fellow team rider Cinta since the two were first introduced to the surf by their dads and the two can often be found hanging out down the beach together, having fun and practicing their skills as they follow their dreams to become professional surfing champions.

When she’s not in the surf or down at the beach with friends, Taina can be found helping out at her Dad’s popular restaurant right on the cliff above Padang Padang beach.

Name : Taina Izquiredo Date of Birth : 1 November 2001 Background : Half Puerto Rican, Half Javanese Date of Signing : 1 April 2011 Stand : Goofy Board size : 5’1 Favourite surf break in Bali : Uluwatu, because the waves are so powerful!

Hobbies : Surfing, drawing, dancing, stretching, singing, arts and crafts, basketball, soccer and running.

Favorite Animal : Dugong Taina’s Motto : Let’s go check out the waves!

Fashion style : Beach style

Achievements: • Surfer Girl Brand Ambassador, 2012 • Surfer Girl Rider, 2011-2013 • IPASC. 6th place, Open Division, 14-15 April 2012 at PulauMerah, Banyuwangi.

• MSC Billabong. 1st place, Under 10s Division, 29 April 2012 at Halfway Kuta • MSC Billabong. 1st place, Under 10s Division, 27 May 2012 at Halfway Kuta • MSC Billabong. 1st place, Under 10s Division, 24 June 2012 at Halfway Kuta • ISC Quiksilver KOTG “Roxy Jam”. 3rd place,Under 16s Division,Halfway Kuta • MSC Billabong. 1st place,Under 10s Division, 22 July 2012 at Halfway Kuta • MSC Billabong. 1st place,Under 10s Division, 26 August 2012 at Halfway Kuta • MSC KutaKarnival. 1stplace, Under 10s Division, 14 October 2012 at Halfway Kuta • Rip Curl Grom Search II Nusa Dua. 2nd Place under 14 girls division, 24 Februari 2013 • Rip Curl Grom Search IV Lombok. 2nd Place under 14 girls division, 31 March 2013

Red Island International Surfing Competition 2014 After successfully held the Red Island Banyuwangi International Surf Competition 2013 that was officially opened by Indonesia’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Roy Suryo, this year the Banyuwangi Regency Government in collaboration with Magic Wave Surf Community Magazine held the 2nd Red Island International Surfing Competition on May 23-25, 2014.

There will be three categories in the competitions, namely local, national and international plus one exhibition session from the international exchange students.

This competition is also organized to attract tourists to visit Red Island. As the area is rich with tourism potential, Banyuwangi keeps on improving to optimize such potentials that will result in giving added value and to empower the local communities. The challenging waves and enchanting panoramic view of the beach will be a sensation for tourists or local, national and international surfers who will take part in the international event.

Moyo: How to be an artist of life!

If you meet Moyo you will have the chance to get to know an impressive personality and learn a lot of things about local businesses and how everybody is able to reach his or her goal. More precisely, Moyo is a life artist, who did many things in his life.

Childhood As a child, he grew up in Canggu where Moyo started surfing at the age of seven. Japanese people taught him how to surf. Next to the surf sport, Moyo could as well explore his passion for board ridings on skateboards.

So he spent all the time he had besides Junior High School doing skating and surfing with his friends.

Starting in Business In High School, the young Moyo started to work at a furniture store, where he learns how to built and construct furniture and other things for five years. He used these ability to built a skate ramp he named ‘West Side Ramp’. With its height of 3 meters and width of 2 meters, it was the first ramp in Canggu area. The ramp became quite famous as one time more than a hundred people came to Moyo’s house, including people from Jakarta, other parts of Indonesia and the world.

The Change: Japan In 2003, Moyo left Bali and moved to Japan. In the beginning, he just wanted to visit another country but in the end, he stayed there for at least 10 years. Moyo did not tell anybody that he had left Bali, not even his parents. After he arrived in Japan he just called them and said he will stay in Japan. In anger, his father sold all of Moyo’s stuff including his ramp.

Going back to regular life in Japan, he started to work in engineering, which was not easy. He had to get up at five in the morning every day just went to work and immediately slept after the work was done.

His Passion In Japan Moyo also started to play golf. At the beginning, he hated that kind of sport, as he did not understand the rules and the sense of the game. One time his boss took him to the golf court where he just watched him playing.

Then he got interested and tried it for the first time himself.

He hit the ball like he was already playing golf for years and that was the moment he felt in love with the sport. After that, Moyo went to the golf court constantly.

Back in Bali In 2013, Moyo went back to life in Bali again and opened a warung at the beach called ‘Sand Bar’ together with his friends, the Canggu Boys. But as the Warung was very close to the ocean, a big wave flooded the whole building on high tide. After this experience, he decided to build a new bar. To minimize the danger, this bar was not located that close to the ocean. With his hopes, the Sand Bar will grow and the business will even more evolve.

Present and Future Now, Moyo is planning and working on two new projects in Canggu. The first one is a new Warung. Since October, ‘Pis Polong’ is open for hungry people who expect good food for reasonable prices at Jalan Raya Batu Bolong No. 74. The name “Pis Polong” represents ‘Hindu Man’s Money’ which is a very suitable name for the atmosphere and concept of the Warung. As his second current project, Moyo wants to install lifeguards in Canggu at the beach. That means exactly that he is planning to build a lifeguard house with possible support by the government because it is a very strong issue to keep the beach safe. To get the support from the government for this project, Moyo is going to collect signatures from all of his customers who are going to visit his Warungs. Goodluck, Moyo!

Beaches Alliance (SOSBA), yang berjuang untuk Kirra dan surf breaksurf break disekitarnya.

The Recreational Surfing Association has been founded

Asosiasi Selancar Rekreasional telah Dibentuk Sekelompok penunggang ombak Australia telah mengumumkan peluncuran dari Asosiasi Selancar Rekreasional (Recreational Surfing Association).

Lelah dengan peselancar profesional dan trik-triknya yang seakan mustahil di sampul-sampul majalah? Jim Wilson dan Andrew McKinnon meyakini bahwa kita harus berselancar untuk bersenang-senang dan untuk melindungi pantai serta kenyamanan berselancar.

Terbersit dalam pikiran bahwa peselancar rekreasional adalah 95% dari populasi selancar, organisasi komunitas non-profit ini bertujuan untuk melihat garis pantai Gold Coast sepanjang 38 kilometer untuk di deklarasikan sebagai World Surfing Reserve, dari South Straddie hingga Coolangatta.

Aspirasi dari para peselancar profesional dan pecinta pantai akan digerakkan melalui jejaring media sosial, dan menggantikan Save Our Southern

A group of Australian wave riders has announced the launch of the Recreational Surfing Association.

Tired of pro surfers and their impossible tricks in magazine covers? Jim Wilson and Andrew McKinnon believe that we should surf for fun and to protect the beach and surf amenity.

Having in mind that recreational surfers make up 95% of the surfing population, the new non-profit community organisation aims to see the 38-kilometer Gold Coast’s coastal strip be declared a World Surfing Reserve, from South Straddie to Coolangatta.

“Today is an exciting day for participants from all walks of life and all ages, creed, race and colour, who engage in recreational surfing, in Australia and the world,” says Jim Wilson, Chairman of Recreational Surfing Association.

“Recreational surfing includes all genders and ages who ‘go to the beach’ to surf for the fun of it, body surfing, shortboards, kneeboards, longboards, bodyboards, stand-up paddle boards, paddle boards, kayaks, surf ski’s and all manner of surf craft available to them.”

The voice for the recreational surfer and beach lovers will be driven by the social media network, and it replaces the former Save Our Southern Beaches Alliance (SOSBA), which fought for Kirra and its surf breaks.

“Our new organization will breathe new life into our wonderful lifestyle that has a huge demographic of the wide populace who just love surfing for the pure, simple fun of it,” concludes Andrew McKinnon, Secretary of RSA.

Peselancar Gold Coast Ingin Pantainya Dilindungi sebagai World Surfing Reserve Lebih dari 2500 orang menentang perampasan lahan masyarakat di pantai-pantai sekitar Gold Coast, pada aksi damai di North Kirra Beach.

Pihak berwenang telah memahami apa yang dipertaruhkan, tetapi berkas tersebut tidak ditutup. Perdana Menteri Queensland, Campbell Newman, menolak sebuah proyek terminal laut senilai $ 2 miliar di Kirra Utara.

Tim dari Gold Coast Ocean Terminal (GCOT) merespon dengan mengatakan bahwa mereka akan mengajukan kembali rencana baru yang berlokasi di Kirra Utara tanpa terminal laut untuk kapal pesiar, namun menggantikannya dengan proyek pariwisata terpadu berupa resor dan kasino multi-milyar dolar di tempat yang sama.

Ketika ditanya mengenai proposal yang terakhir, komunitas setempat yang menghadiri aksi protes di Pantai Kirra Utara mengaku menentang proyek baru GCOT dengan suara bulat.

Komunitas surfing ini ingin melindungi pantai tersebut dan juga keramahan berselancar dari pembangunan komersial di lahan pantai publik, persis seperti yang dilakukan para peselancar Peru.

Juara Dunia Mick Fanning dan Joel Parkinson menghadiri aksi di Kirra Utara dan mendukung ajakan pihak penyelenggara untuk World Surfing Reserve di jalur pantai Gold Coast.

Surfers Want the Gold Coast Protected as World Surfing Reserve

More than 2500 people opposed to public land grab on Gold Coast beaches, in a peaceful Sunday protest, at North Kirra Beach.The authorities have understood what was at stake, but the dossier is not closed. Campbell Newman, Premier of Queensland, rejected a $2 billion ocean terminal from happening at North Kirra.

Gold Coast Ocean Terminal (GCOT) group responded by saying they would resubmit new plans at the North Kirra site without the ocean terminal for cruise ships, but replace it with a multi-billion

dollar integrated tourism resort and casino on the same site.

When asked about the latest proposal, the local community who attended the North Kirra Beach Rally were unanimously against GCOT’s new plan.

“Our new mission is to protect the 38-kilometer Gold Coast coastal strip from South Stradbroke to Coolangatta, by having it declared as a World Surfing Reserve”, announced Andrew McKinnon, spokesperson for Save Our Southern Beaches Alliance.

The surfing community wants to protect the beach and surfing amenity from commercial development on public beachfront land, just like the Peruvians did.

World Champions Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson attended the North Kirra rally and backed the organizers call for a World Surfing Reserve on the Gold Coast coastal strip.

“We need to protect our Coastline from these type of developments and not find in 10-15 years that we are fighting all over again”, added 2012 world surfing champion Joel Parkinson.

Cadiz is located in Southern Spain in Andalusia. It is a small town with old buildings on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.

Some people believe that Hercules built this town. Most of the tourists come to Cadiz to see the Roma ruins, the impressive Cathedral and to know more about its interesting history. I felt like I had found a pearl in the edge of the old town because it turns out that the beautiful beaches in Cadiz are good for surfing throughout the year even in the winter.

In the afternoon, I walked along Santa Maria Del Mar beach and I met some of the Cadiz surfing community, Alberto Lopez Rodriguez and Alberto Gallardo. According to them, you can surf anytime throughout the year but the best waves come around March until April. During wintertime in December waves at Del mar beach are around 1-2 metres in height and surfers needs to wear full body suits. There is another nice beach that is good for surfing as well in Los Canos.

When I asked Alberto, where is the surf spot that he would most like to visit in the world? He responded with ‘Indonesia’. That’s because he often watches surf videos

with Indonesia as the setting. He said that his favourite surfer is Mick Fanning. I was lucky enough to spend my afternoon with the Cadiz surfing community who were really friendly and welcoming. Our conversation finished up with the stunning sunset as golden light reflected in the Atlantic Ocean.

Surfing di Salah Satu Kota Tertua di Dunia Cadiz terletak di sebelah selatan Spanyol tepatnya di daerah Andalusia. Kota kecil dengan bangunan-bangunan tua di pinggir laut Atlantik. Beberapa penduduk lokal percaya bahwa Cadiz dibangun oleh Hercules. Kebanyakan turis mengunjungi kota ini untuk melihat reruntuhan Romawi, katedral kuno serta mengenal sejarahnya yang sangat menarik. Bagaikan menemukan mutiara di kota kuno, ternyata pantai-pantai indah di Cadiz memiliki ombak bagus sepanjang tahun untuk surfing, bahkan di musim dingin sekalipun.

Sore itu saya menyusuri pantai Santa Maria Del Mar dan bertemu dengan komunitas surfing Cadiz. teman baru saya bernama Alberto Lopez

Rodriguez dan Alberto Gallardo. Menurut mereka walaupun bisa surfing sepanjang tahun tapi ombak terbaik biasanya jatuh pada bulan Maret-April. Musim dingin seperti saat ini ombak di Del Mar sekitar 1-2 meter dan mereka menggunakan full body suit untuk surfing. Selain Del Mar ada surf spot lainnya yang bagus untuk pro surfer maupun beginner yaitu di pantai Los Canos.

Ketika saya tanya surf spot yang paling bagus dan ingin dikunjungi, Alberto menjawab “Indonesia!” Ternyata dia sering menonton video surfing dengan setting Indonesia, sedangkan untuk surfer favorit ia memilih Mick Fanning.

Saya cukup beruntung bisa menghabiskan sore dengan komunitas surfing Cadiz yang sangat ramah. Obrolan kami ditutup dengan indahnya matahari terbenam yang memantulkan cahaya keemasan di lautan Atlantik.

Rip Curl Grom Seach International Final

Real Full Name : Septiani A. Eda (Sofie) Location : Kerobokan, Kuta, Bali.

Age : 21 Dream Travel Destination : Paris (Eiffel Tower) & America Something You Do Everyday : Working and Surf Favourite Drink : Juices Perfect Date : Surfing at the lonely beach with my BF at sunset time Favorite Bikini Designer : Brazilian Bikinis Ideal beach day : Depend on the good waves ;)

Real Full Name

: Katri Annika Heikkilä

Location : Helsinki, Finland Age : 21

Baku Sapa dan Baku Foto dalam Rubrik Foto Magic Wave #1 Memotret adalah salah satu hal yang tak pernah terpisahkan dari nyaris semua aktivitas Magic Wave. Karena sejujurnya, ada sensasi tersendiri yang kami rasakan baik dari sejak proses pemotretan hingga proses cetak dan melihat hasil-hasilnya.

Mengawali 2014, kami mengadakan sebuah sesi fotografi bersama dengan berbagai individu dan komunitas fotografi yang kebetulan pada 23 Januari lalu sedang berada di Bali. Kala itu Premier Surf Camp di Pererenan menjadi lokasi pertama bagi kami untuk baku foto dan baku sapa. Setelah para sukarelawan model berkumpul dan setiap juru foto mengokang kameranya, segalanya pun mulai mengalir—secara partisipatoris dan harmonis. Pose demi pose, jepret demi jepret serta suap demi suap ikan bakar yang pada malam harinya dihidangkan oleh Bali Green Surf.

Rencananya event ini akan dibuat berkelanjutan, setiap dua bulan sekali. Tapi setelah yang pertama ini digelar kami melewatkan yang berikutnya—dan bagi kami itu bukanlah masalah. Karena sejak acara ini diperuntukkan bagi komunitas fotografi dan mereka yang tak malu-malu berpose, maka setiap orang yang merasa acara ini penting juga dipersilakan membuatnya. Tak perlu sungkan atau kaku.

Maka berikut adalah beberapa foto yang kita hasilkan sekaligus gambaran situasi yang terjadi pada momen itu.

Dream Travel Destination : Traveling around South America Something You Do Everyday : Laugh Favorite Drink : Banana juice Perfect Date : Lots of surfing or other activities & good food. No boring movies!

Favorite Bikini Designer : Oy Surf Apparel by Regula Aebi Ideal Beach Day ing and having fun with mates

: Riding awesome waves & chill-

Real Full Name : Xenia Masalkina Location : Russia, Omsk Age : 21 Dream Travel Destination : Around the world Something You Do Everyday : Study, riding Favorite Drink : Water Perfect Date : Should just be with a person I feel good Favorite Bikini Designer : I don’t mind Ideal Beach Day : Surf and chill

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Secarik Catatan Dari Badung…

A Scrap of Note from Badung…

Diawali sebuah obrolan iseng, Magic Wave: Surf Community Magazine bersama-sama Conservation International (CI) Indonesia telah bekerja bersama-sama semenjak medio tahun 2013, tujuannya cukup ‘rumit’: untuk melibatkan para peselancar, khususnya peselancar lokal, sebagai salah satu pemangku kepentingan (yang emang penting!) dalam pengelolaan kawasan pesisir di Kabupaten Badung yang digagas oleh pemerintah setempat.

Mengapa Badung? Selain karena Kabupaten yang satu ini merupakan salah satu destinasi selancar yang sudah dikenal di Indonesia (tercatat setidak-tidaknya terdapat 25 titik selancar di sini), Badung juga dikenal sebagai satu daerah di Bali yang paling ‘maju’ (atau dengan kata lain: pembangunannya kebablasan) dengan scene surfing yang cukup mapan, terutama jika dibandingkan dengan daerah-daerah lainnya di Bali, atau bahkan di Indonesia.

Sebagai sebuah aktifitas yang ‘menggantungkan’ keberadaannya pada ‘jasa’ (baca: ombak) yang disediakan oleh 64 km panjang pantainya (sumber: Badung Dalam Angka, 2011), maka tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa pembangunan–khususnya yang dilakukan di kawasan pesisir— merupakan ancaman serius bagi peselancar dan pemangku kepentingan lainnya yang menjadikan selancar sebagai ‘pusat semesta.’ Ancaman tersebut dalam wujudnya yang paling nyata dapat dilihat dari hilangnya ombak akibat perubahan bentang alam demi kepentingan ‘pembangunan.’

Di sepanjang paruh kedua tahun 2013 dan awal tahun 2014 Magic Wave bersama-sama CI Indonesia telah melakukan serangkaian pertemuan dengan para anggota komunitas dari beberapa titik selancar, LSM, perwakilan pemerintahan dan lain-lain. Pada umumnya respon yang diperoleh cukup baik dengan niatan untuk mendukung upaya bersama ini. Selain itu, telah dilakukan juga upaya-upaya untuk menekankan arti penting lingkungan dalam kegiatan selancar, yaitu melalui konten yang disisipkan ke dalam kompetisi selancar untuk usia dini yang digagas oleh Magic Wave.

Sebagai upaya untuk mendukung ‘penyebaran pesan,’ Magic Wave sedang menyusun sebuah Profil Selancar Kabupaten Badung, sementara CI Indonesia menggagas sebuah studi sosial ekonomi mengenai Uluwatu (isitilah kerennya: Surfonomics). Khusus untuk studi sosial ekonomi, sebuah penelitian yang ‘mirip-mirip’ di tahun 2012 menyatakan bahwa Uluwatu aja menghasilkan sekurang-kurangnya USD 8,4 juta setiap tahunnya (Margules, 2012). Nah, untuk studi yang terkini (yang katanya menggunakan data yang lebih canggih lagi) menurut ‘bocoran’ dari salah satu anggota tim peneliti mengatakan bahwa angka yang ditunjukkan bahkan lebih menjanjikan lagi, khususnya dalam konteks perekonomian lokal.

Selain dua buah dokumen—yang patut dinanti penyebarluasannya—dari kegiatan-kegiatan ngobrol-ngobrol bareng tersebut mengerucut sebuah ide untuk mendirikan semacam ‘wadah’ bagi para peselancar dan stakeholders untuk tidak sekedar berkomunikasi, namun juga untuk mewujudkan ide-ide demi kemajuan selancar di Kabupaten Badung, yang harapannya nanti bisa diterapkan juga di daerah lainnya di Indonesia. Apapun nama ‘wadah’ tersebut nantinya, yang jelas harus mampu memfasilitasi aspirasi dari para

It all began with a fad chitchat in one sunny afternoon, Magic Wave Surf Community Magazine and Conservation International (CI) Indonesia has been working together since mid 2013 with a rather ‘elaborate’ objective: to involve surfers, especially those of locals, as one of the stakeholders (which indeed is substantial!) in to the management of coastal area in the Regency of Badung, which currently initiated by the local government.

Why Badung? Well, besides this Regency is one of the most common surf destinations in Indonesia (with at least 25 surf spots ‘scattered’ across its coastline), Badung is also known as the ‘most advanced’ (or in other word: excessive development) area in Bali with a relatively established surf scene, particularly when compare to other areas in Bali, or even in Indonesia.

As an activity which existence is dependence on the ‘availability’ of ‘service’ (wave) provided by 64 km of its coastline (source: Badung Dalam Angka, 2011), it is undeniable that one of the significant threats that may harm this activity and all its collateral impacts comes from development itself, especially coastal development. In the context of surfing, ‘unfriendly’ coastal development may cause the disappearance of wave due to the shift of ecosystem function, or any other means in landscape changes: all for the sake of ‘development.’

Throughout the last semester in 2013 and early 2014, Magic Wave with CI Indonesia have organized series of meetings with members of surfing communities, NGO(s), government representatives, and other stakeholders. The general response was quite well with intention to support this collective effort. Another effort was to emphasize the importance of environmental state, especially in the

pemangku kepentingan dan mempengaruhi kebijakan-kebijakan pemerintah yang akan berdampak pada kegiatan ini—sekalipun berdampak baik atau buruk.

Segala upaya yang dilakukan memang masihlah jauh dari sempurna (bangeud!), masih banyak hal yang mesti dilakukan untuk, setidaknya, memenuhi ekspektasi dari, setidak-tidaknya, mayoritas para pihak yang telah terlibat di dalamnya. Namun satu hal yang sangat penting untuk ditekankan disini adalah bahwa upaya-upaya tersebut tidak akan ada artinya tanpa keterlibatan dan kepedulian dari teman-teman di luar sana! Bagi temanteman yang tertarik untuk terlibat lebih jauh, atau sekedar ngobrol mengenai upaya ini (sambil ditemani arak bagi yang suka!), langsung saja hubungi kami di Magic Wave!

context of surfing, that came in to form through content inserted between the sessions in surf competition for grommet initiated by Magic Wave.

Another efforts to support the ‘dissemination of messages,’ came through a Surf Profile that is currently being composed by Magic Wave, while CI Indonesia initiated a surfonomics study regarding Uluwatu.

An earlier study in 2012 stated that Uluwatu alone generated at least USD 8,4 millions per year (Margules, 2012). As for the later study (which is said to employ a more comprehensive data), according to ‘insider news,’ is said to generate a more ‘promising’ numbers, especially regarding the contribution made for the local economy.

Besides those two worth-waiting-for documents, from the aforementioned meetings pursed an idea to establish some sort of a ‘vessel’ for surfers and other surf-related stakeholders not only to communicate, but also to materialize any ideas for the sake of progress of Badung’s surf-related activities, which is of course expected to be applicable for other areas in Indonesia. Whatever the name of this ‘vessel’ would be, it should be able to facilitate aspirations of the stakeholders and to influence government policies that may have impacts –good or bad, to surfing.

All the efforts done were inevitably far from perfection; there are lots of others things to be done to, at least, fulfill the expectation of the majority of the parties involved. But, one thing needs to be made clear here is that these efforts would be meaningless, unless you guys out there participate! For those of you interested to involve more, or perhaps to have a light chat about it, kindly contact us here at Magic Wave!

Dira Surf & Tour I Wayan Mudira Jaya Phone: 081 2363 8387, 087 861 861 787 E-mail: ombress2003@yahoo.com Blog: ameblo.jp/wyn-diraxbali-nami Address: Jl. Tukad Penataran No.32 Serangan, Bali

Realino Tai Kebo Distro: Coming Soon!

Realino Tai Kebo sedang mempersiapkan distronya yang akan berlokasi di Jl. Pulau Saelus No. 8, Denpasar, yang berjarak hanya beberapa meter dari rumah mereka.

Lowongan Pekerjaan Dibutuhkan tenaga bagian Administrasi, wanita, lulusan minimal SMU/SMK, maksimal D3. Bisa berbahasa Inggris, komputer (Microsoft Excel, Word & internet).

Gaji UMP 2014 Denpasar. Kirimkan CV via e-mail; ciptajaya.selancar@gmail.com atau antarkan langsung ke CV. CiptaJaya Selancar, Jl. Bikini II No. 2, Banjar Tegal Lantang Kaja, Padang Sambian, Denpasar Barat, Bali.

Why we will talk about Women in Surfing When you think of women and surfing, what do you think of? Probably Anastasia Ashley and her booty are coming to your mind. But surfing and women are more than just pretty bikini pictures. Since women can do at least everything that men can do, it is time to change the perspective on how the surfing world sees us, the women. Yes, we are pretty and adorable. But most of all, we have strong characters.

We are sexy by being smart and we have the power! Since surfing and talking about it in magazines, newspapers and on television was for a long time dominated by men, now is the time for women to get the attention they deserve. It is not about a competition with men. It is about getting what we deserve! So lets show everybody what we are capable of—we can take off and we can be brave. Our bodies fit in the water and we have our own mindset. Since long time ago, women also sits in the line up and waiting for the sets to come—and now we will talk about it—because now it is our time to shine and to be recognized by the surf medias and the surf society. Therefore, Magic Wave will be the megaphone for all women who are waiting for that such opportunity. We are proud to have the best surfer girls on board and looking forward to let the public know about them in the next issues of Magic Wave. To get an impact this is the first reason why women should start to surf:

Feel free It is one thing that a woman knows it better, but sometimes problems will be in your way and you have to solve it. If you can surf a wave or even enjoy the feeling in the water, you as a girl or a grown women can be able to feel free. You do not need to be the wife who takes care of the family and you do not need to be the girl who scores in school—you just can be you. Whether you had a fight with your boyfriend, the dishes are waiting to wash, or you parents are still mad because you came back late that night. It is just you, the water and the wave for now. Just feel free and know that everything is possible!

Padma Boys Challenge 1st Series Last Sunday 20th of April 2014 the Padma Boys Challenge 1st Series ran smoothly and successfully.

The event was held at Padma Beach in Legian, Bali.

More surfers participated in the contest than expected, there were 76 contestants instead of the estimated 60, divided into 4 categories based on age-groups.

The surf conditions were in fact quite challenging with waves ranging from 5-to-7 feet in size. This however, did not deter the surfers from competing in the event.

Journalists Latte Art Competition On a sunny Wednesday, the 30 of April at the Grand Istana Rama hotel, journalists from every media in Bali were introduced into Latte Art. In the beginning of the event, the professional Baristas showed the curious journalists five machines and how the machines working. At first, the coffee had to be prepared and pull down with a temper.

After starting the process of coffee brewing which is the most important thing, the art of heating and producing the right milk was presented.

Only with smooth foam the Baristas could create hearts, birds, leaves and faces on the top of the coffee. The journalists had to try it themselves after practicing with the professional baristas, what they had learned in a competition. More than fifty contestants showed their ability to draw a heart with the milk in three minutes.

In the end, it was more about the fun. But the best heart won a brand new motorbike in addition.

Rakyat Tanjung Benoa Serentak Kibarkan Bendera Tolak Reklamasi Teluk Benoa (11/05/2014) Masyarakat di kawasan Tanjung Benoa kembali menegaskan sikapnya terhadap penolakan rencana reklamasi di teluk benoa yang selama ini dipelintir oleh beberapa kalangan. Ratusan Masyarakat yang tergabung dalam Tanjung Benoa Tolak Reklamasi Teluk Benoa ini melakukan aksi pemasangan baliho dan bendera di desa tanjung benoa dengan di iringi gambelan Baleganjur. Baliho terpasang bertuliskan “Ngiring sareng sami kawal keputusan semua banjar” dengan gambar 3

Camat Kuta Selatan, DPRD dan Bupati badung serta Gubenur Bali, namun seiring perkembangan ada beberapa oknum yang menyatakan Tanjung benoa mendukung, sehingga aksi ini merupakan penegasan masyarakat bahwa tanjung benoa tetap menolak reklamasi.

Korlap aksi Tanjung Benoa Tolak reklamasi kadek Rino mengatakan “aksi ini merupakan penegasan sikap masyarakat tanjung benoa atas kesepakatan 3 dari 4 banjar yang ada di tanjung benoa untuk menolak rencana reklamasi di teluk benoa” ujarnya Kadek Rino menambahkan “Terdapat 2 titik pemasangan baliho besar, diantaranya catus pata depan pura desa Tanjung Benoa dan depan Polairut tanjung benoa. Aksi ini juga di warnai dengan kesurupan salah satu masyarakat yang ikut aksi di tanjung benoa” imbuhnya.

Selain itu juga ada pemasangan bendera tanjung benoa tolak reklamasi yang berjumlah 100 bendera yang di pasang di masing-masing rumah warga, jumlah akan di tambah karena bendera masih proses cetak.

Ketua Tanjung Benoa Tolak Reklamasi, wayan kartika menyatakan bahwa “aksi yang diikuti ratusan surat keputusan banjar dan pernyataan sikap sabha warga asli tanjung benoa sebagai desa untuk menolak rencana reklamasi di teluk bentuk penolakan terhadap segala benoa. upaya bagi pihak Surat keputusan masing- masing banjar dan pernyata- pihak yang menginginkan terjadinya an sikap bersama sabha desa merupakan surat resmi reklamasi, karena jika terjadi akan dari hasil rapat masyarakat tanjung benoa yang ditan- menimbulkan dampak yang sangat datangani oleh pejabat desa, lurah dan masyarakat berbahaya bagi tanjung benoa” tanjung benoa. Sebelumnya sabha desa sudah pernah ujarnya bersurat kepada lembaga resmi, seperti LPPM Unud, Wayan Kartika juga menambahkan

“Tanjung benoa merupakan daerah terdampak lansung jika terjadi reklamasi, sehingga masyarakat tanjung benoa berdasarkan surat keputusan bersama harus menaati surat tersebut” imbuhnya. Wayan kartika juga menambahkan agar masyarakat berkaca dengan reklamasi yang ada di pulau serangan yang merusak ekosistem.

Aksi masyarakat tanjung benoa ini adalah aksi keempat kalinya dilakukan, pertama dilakukan di tengah teluk benoa dengan menggunakan boat, kedua melakukan pakelem (upacara agama) di teluk benoa, ketiga dengan memasang baliho tolak reklamasi yang ketiganya di koordinatori oleh GEMPAR (gerakan masyarakat dan pemuda tolak Reklamasi) Tanjung benoa dan aksi ke empat ini di koordinatori oleh Tanjung Benoa Tolak reklamasi.

Dede Suryana Menangkan Bali-Japan Friendship Division di Garuda Indonesia Travel Scene Pro Dede Suryana a surfer from West Java made his excellence performance after posting 10 score during semifinal of the Garuda Indonesia Travel Scene Pro at Keramas, Bali.

Dede Suryana peselancar asal Jawa Barat menciptakan perfroma menakjubkan setelah mencapai skor 10 selama putaran semifinal di Garuda Indonesia Travel Scene Pro, Keramas, Bali.

Suryana melawan sesame peselancar asal Indonesia, Garut Widiarta dari Kuta dan dua peselancar top ranked dari JPSA, Kato Arashi dan Tanaka Hideyoshi dalam 30 menit final dengan konsistensi 2-3 kaki.

Kepala Juri ASC, Wayan Pica berkata, “Tahun demi tahun peselancar Jepang mulai sangat konsisten dan berlaga di level yang tinggi selama event-event Bali ini diselenggarakan, dimana awalnya anak-anak Bali belum dapat menyamakan kemampuan mereka dengan kontes surfing yang cerdas. Tapi tahun ini saya tercengang dan melihat beberapa perbedaan, kalau anak-anak Bali mulai membuat jarak yang mendekati demonstrasi Dede dan Garut. Saya bangga dengan mereka.”

Peselancar Bali – Diah Rahayu Perpanjang Kontrak dengan Rip Curl Legian’s Surfer, Diah Rahayu starts her first debut at the Asian Surfing Championship’s 2008. Diah starts completing her achievements by taking her best achieves when she at runner ip position of the Asian Surfing Championship’s 2011.

Peselancar dari Legian ini, Diah Rahayu memulai debut pertamanya di Asian Surfing Championships tahun 2008.

Diah mulai melengkapi jejeran prestasinya dengan meraih pencapaian terbaiknya saat ia berada di posisi kedua di Asian Surfing Championship’s di tahun 2011.

Diah yang juga merupakan peselancar perempuan yang terkenal dari Indonesia ini baru saja memperpanjang kontrak kerjanya sebagai bagian dari tim selancar Rip Curl untuk dua tahun kedepan.

10 Tahun Rip Curl GromSearch International: Set Final Lakey Peak, Dompu, Sumbawa, Indonesia To celebrate 10th anniversary of the Rip Curl GromSearch International Final that held at Lakey Peak, Dompu, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, the competitors of international junior surfing came. This is the first time in ten years, and it counts as prestigious event, the international title will be decided in the same time.

Untuk merayakan 10 tahun Rip Curl GromSearch International Final yang akan diadakan di Lakey Peak di Dompu, Sumbawa, Indonesia, para kompetitor internasional untuk peselancar junior datang. Untuk pertama kalinya dalam satu dasawarsa, ini terhitung perayaan special, gelar internasional juga akan diputuskan secara bersamaan.

Salah satu peselancar pro dari Lakey Peak, Oney Anwar juga tampak tertarik menyambut para peselancar ke tempat lokalnya.

STOP #1 : Seri Rip Curl GromSearch di Senggigi, Lombok The first stop of Rip Curl GromSearch Event of The 2014 Series held in Senggigi, Lombok.

Pemberhentian pertama dari Seri Rip Curl GromSearch di tahun 2014, yakni Senggigi, Lombok.

Event perdana ini menuai peserta yang cukup memuaskan, yakni sekitar 67 Groms. Belum termasuk peramai suasana yakni para keluarga dan teman yang ikut mendukung mereka diajang ini. Dimana-mana orang-orang terlihat sangat antusias.

STOP #2 : Seri Rip Curl GromSearch di Lakey Peak, Sumbawa So next is Lakey Peak, Sumbawa which is visited by Rip Curl for Rip Curl GromSearch 2nd Event of the 2014 Series. What a beautiful white-sand beach and one of the most fun and challenging surfing spots of Indonesia with world-class waves.

Berikutnya adalah Lakey Peak, Sumbawa yang dikunjungi oleh tim Seri Rip Curl GromSearch yang kedua ditahun 2014. Benar-benar pantai pasir putih yang indah dan merupakan tempat paling asik dengan spot selancar yang menantang di Indonesia, dengan kelas ombak dunia.

STOP #3 : Seri Rip Curl GromSearch di Cimaja, Jawa Barat After four years, Rip Curl finnaly return to Cimaja, West Java! Rip Curl GromSearch 3rd event of the 2014 series held in this beautiful place of West Java, Cimaja.

Setelah empat tahun, akhirnya Rip Curl kembali ke Cimaja, Jawa Barat! Seri Rip Curl GromSearch pada event yang ketiga di tahun 2014 ini dilaksanakan di tempat indah di Jawa Barat, Cimaja.

STOP #4 : Seri Rip Curl GromSearch di Kuta, Bali In 23rd April of 2014 at Kuta Bali as the last stop of Rip Curl. That week was held the Rip Curl GromSearch 4th event of the 2014 series of Kuta, at Half Way, Bali.

Tanggal 23 April 2014 di Kuta Bali, sebagai perhentian terakhir dari Rip Curl. Minggu itu dilaksanakan Rip Curl GromSearch event ke-4 di seri tahun 2014, di Kuta, Half Way, Bali.

Tentang Seri Rip Curl GromSearch tahun 2014 This events is an events which Rip Curl use to search for the youngest and freshest talents from around the world and recruiting the next generation of surfers.

Ajang ini adalah ajang dimana Rip Curl mencari bakat-bakat muda dan fresh diseluruh dunia dan merekrut para generasi penerus didunia selancar Khusus untuk Grommet event ini pelaksanaannya meliputi wilayah kepulauan Indonesia, adalah salah satu cara untuk menjaring generasi penerus untuk menjadi peselancar-peselancar brilian berikutnya. Setiap tahunnya seluruh pemenang akan mengikuti trip final dunia, dan mereka akan bertanding lagi melawan para pemenang dari seluruh dunia dalam International GromSearch Finals.

Peselancar Junior Ramaikan Pemberhentian Terakhir Seri Rip Curl GromSearch 2014 There are 80 juniors surfers who signedup to compete at this last stop of Rip Curl gromSearch 4th Event of the 2014. This competition located in Half way, Kuta was warm-greeted and enthuciast from the surfers of Kuta’s coast, and they’re ready to surfing at this famous spot of surf.

Sejumlah 80 peselancar junior yang mendaftar untuk berkompetisi di pemberhentian terakhir Seri Rip Curl GromSearch 2014. Kompetisi yang berlokasi di Half Way, Kuta ini disambut dengan sambutan hangat dan antusias dari para peselancar di pesisir Kuta, dan mereka siap berlaga di spot selancar yang terkenal itu.

Tim Bisso dan Brissa Hennessy: Dua Peselancar dengan Awal Gemilang di Pemberhentian Kedua Seri Rip Curl GromSearch 2014 These two surfers impressed us with a strong start on the first day of the second stop of the Rip Curl GrommSearch Events of the 2014 at Lakey Peak, Dompu, Sumbawa.

Dua peselancar ini memukau dengan awal yang sangat kuat pada hari pertama kunjungan kedua Rip Curl di Lakey Peak, Dompu, Sumbawa.

Mereka, Tim Bisso dari Prancis dan Brissa Hennessy dari USA memenangkan Outstanding Performance Award untuk kategori Best Overall Surfer. Mereka juga bersama timnya dari kelas Nasional, Tessa Thyssen (Prancis) dan Pat Curren (USA) yang memenangkan Best Manoeuver Award untuk Landing The Single Most Difficult Turns dalam heat mereka.

Under 12”s 1st place - Kian Martin - Bali 2nd place - Tenshi Ishii - Bali 3rd place - Kona Eru - Bali 4th place - Romadhon Fajar - Jawa Tengah Under 14’s 1st place; Ketut Agus - Bali 2nd place; Irfan Prihandoyo - Jawa Timur 3rd place; Kin Goldman - Bali 4th place; Dede Fauzi - Jawa Barat Under 16’s 1st Place; Erick Damian - Jawa Barat 2nd Place; Raju Seana - Bali 3rd place; Jay Longbottom - Bali 4th place; Mega Artana - Bali Girls: 1st place; Hayana Iguchi - Bali 2nd; Cinta Hansel - Bali 3rd; Salini Rengganis - Jawa timur 4th; Nika Sundari - Jawa Barat TICKET TO NATIONAL FINAL : - Muldi Aditya - Eric Damian - Kaleb Sukadis - Muhammad Criis

Lakey Peak Results: Under 12”s 1st place - Kian Martin 2nd place - Tenshi Ratif 3rd place - Varun Tanjung 4th place - Kona Eru Under 14’s 1st place; Ketut Agus 2nd place; Ompu Anwar 3rd place; Takuto ohata 4th place; Daniel Martan Under 16’s 1st Place; Armansah bahrudin (ticket to final) 2nd Place; Mega artana 3rd place; finda ramlin (ticket to final) 4th place febby Andre Girls: 1st place : puanani Johnson 2nd : Hayana Iguchi 3rd; Summa Longbottom 4th; Kailani Johnson Highest placed under 14 girls; 1st; Hayana Iguchi 2nd; Summa Longbottom 3rd; Kailani Johnson Equal 4th; Cinta Hansel & Taina Angel Izquerdo

Rip Curl GromSearch 2014 Senggigi Lombok Contest Results: U-16’s: 1st Place = Raju Sena (19.75) 2nd Place = Syamsul Hadi (13.15) 3rd Place = Mega (12.5) 4th Place = Andre Anwar (8.6) U-14’s: 1st Place = Kin Goldman (18.5) 2nd Place = Ketut Agus (16.3) 3rd Place = Tenshi Ishi (10.25) 4th Place = Marta Waya (8.8) U-12’s: 1st Place = Dani Widianto (18.45) 2nd Place = Varun Tanjung (14.4) 3rd Place = Shu Kamiya Yasa (10.5) 4th Place = Laclan Turner (7.2) Girl Division: 1st Place = Pua Johnson (13.95) 2nd Place = Kailani Johnson (12.2) 3rd Place = Dea (7.7) 4th Place = Cinta Hansel (7.0) Micro Grom: 1st Place = Rafi 2nd Place = Dimas 3rd Place = Yuro 4th Place = Coby 5th Place = Pras

Pro Skater Australia hadir di Indonesia dalam ajang Skate Jam Pelatih dan skateboarder profesional dari Australia melakukan tur keliling Indonesia pada Mei ini untuk berbagi ilmu dan keterampilan bermain skateboard dengan remaja Indonesia.

Akan hadir pula skater profesional seperti Jakes Hayes, Bugs Fardell, dan Casey Ainsworth yang akan didukung oleh beberapa pelatih skateboard Australia yang akan menggelar coaching clinic untuk remaja Indonesia.

Skate Jam akan dimulai pada 8 Mei 2014 di Bandung dan akan dilanjutkan ke Jakarta, Surabaya dan Bali. Kegiatan-kegiatannya meliputi coaching clinic dan atraksi para skater profesional, serta bingkisan dan hadiah menarik.

Skate Jam membawa serta Skateboarding Australia (SbA) dan Kedutaan Australia di Jakarta, untuk mempromosikan olah raga yang menarik dan gaya hidup aktif untuk kaum muda.

Pada event ini pula pemuda Indonesia akan dipinjamkan skateboard dan perlengkapan keselamatan, yang nanti mendapatkan panduan dari pelatih skaterboarder Australia.

Dalam perjalanan keliling ini, SbA akan memberikan pelatihan kepada para pemain skateboard Indonesia untuk menjadi instruktur skateboard terakreditasi yang pertama di Indonesia.

Duta Besar Australia untuk Indonesia, Greg Moriarty, mengatakan “Banyak pemuda Indonesia yang ambil bagian dalam lokakarya bermain skateboard berasal dari sekolah-sekolah yang dibangun di bawah proyek bantuan yang didanai oleh Pemerintah Australia.” “Saya harap Skate Jam ini memperkenalkan kepada para pemuda tersebut satu aspek lain dari dukungan Australia pada pendidikan mereka melalui olahraga yang aman dan menyenangkan.”

“Skate Jam merupakan kesempatan yang baik untuk memperdalam hubungan dan pemahaman antar-individu antara Australia dan Indonesia. Saya harap kegiatan-kegiatan ini akan menandai awal banyak hubungan personal yang baru antara kedua negara kita,” tuturnya.

Kamis, 8 Mei 2014 Bandung Belajar bermain skateboard dan demonstrasi bermain skateboard oleh pemain skateboard professional dari Australia Sabtu, 10 Mei 2014 Jakarta Belajar bermain skateboard dan demonstrasi bermain skateboard oleh pemain skateboard professional dari Australia Minggu, 11 Mei 2014 Jakarta Belajar bermain skateboard, permainan seru, demonstrasi bermain skateboard oleh pemain skateboard professional dari Australia, BBQ dan pertunjukkan DJ Kamis, 15 Mei 2014 Surabaya Belajar bermain skateboard dan demonstrasi bermain skateboard oleh pemain skateboard professional dari Australia Sabtu, 17 Mei 2014 Kuta, Bali Belajar bermain skateboard dan demonstrasi bermain skateboard oleh pemain skateboard professional dari Australia Minggu, 18/05/2014 Kuta, Bali Belajar bermain skateboard, permainan seru, demonstrasi bermain skateboard oleh pemain skateboard professional dari Australia, BBQ dan pertunjukkan DJ

Skate Jam brings Australian Pro Skateboarders and skills to Indonesian youth

Skateboard coaches and professional skateboarders from Australia will tour Indonesia in May to share skills and tips with Indonesian skaters and youth.

Pro skaters from top skate brand, Jakes Hayes, Bugs Fardell and Casey Ainsworth, will join a team of fully accredited Australian skate coaches to help give Indonesian youth a chance to get on a skateboard.

Skate Jam starts on 8 May 2014 in Bandung and will travel to Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali. It will feature FREE “Learn to Skateboard” lessons, demos by the pro skaters, awesome giveaways and prizes.

Skate Jam brings Skateboarding Australia (SbA) together with the Australian Embassy, Jakarta, to promote a great sport and an active lifestyle for young people.

Skate Jam will provide loans of skateboarding equipment and safety gear and instruction by experienced Australian skateboarders.

During the tour, SbA will train Indonesian skaters to become the country’s first-ever accredited skate instructors.

Greg Moriarty, Australia’s Ambassador to Indonesia said, “Many of the Indonesian youth participating in the Learn to Skateboard workshops are from schools built by aid projects funded by the Australian Government.”

“I hope Skate Jam introduces these young Indonesians to another aspect of Australia’s support for their education through safe and fun sports.”

“Skate Jam is a great opportunity to deepen people-to-people connections and understanding between Australia and Indonesia. I hope these events will mark the beginning of many new personal connections between our countries,” he said.

SKATE JAM DATES Thursday, 8 May 2014 Bandung Learn to skate workshop and professional skateboard demonstrations

by Australian professional skaters Saturday, 10 May 2014 Jakarta Learn to skate workshop and professional skateboard demonstrations

by Australian professional skaters Sunday, 11 May 2014 Jakarta Learn to skate workshop, games, professional skateboard demonstrations by Australian professional skaters, BBQ and DJ performance Thursday, 15 May 2014 Surabaya Learn to skate workshop and professional skateboard demonstrations

by Australian professional skaters Saturday, 17 May 2014 Kuta, Bali Learn to skate workshop and professional skateboard demonstrations

by Australian professional skaters Sunday, 18 May 2014 Kuta, Bali Learn to skate workshop, games, professional skateboard demonstrations by Australian professional skaters, BBQ and DJ performance

Results: : The best: Eponk, Tattoo13 2nd:

Jhon Qdal, Inked Up 3rd: Kenyos Bali Ink creation Favorite 1: Ngurah, Bali Diamond Favorite 2: Prima, Ma Tattoo Tim juri terdiri dari Eduard Bodhi Tattoo Supplies, Anom Kojar STIKI, Marmar Hellmonk, dan Agung Bali Blondy. Tidak seperti kontes-kontes pada umumnya, kontes STIKI ini tidak menampilkan musisi-musisi yang biasanya ada di tiap kontes Akhirnya kontes tato masuk secara resmi ke 2014, yang diikuti oleh 30 artis tato, baik yang berasal tato. Meskipun tanpa musik, kontes tersebut cukup ramai dalam sebuah perguruan tinggi di Depasar. dari Bali maupun dari luar Bali. Kontes ini digelar dendidatangi oleh para peminat tato. Di depan pintu masuk arena Acara ini berlangsung di Kampus STIKI gan kategori bebas, namun diberikan tema ‘Kebudayaan kontes, stand Sevendays Clothing dan Bodhi tattoo Supplies Indonesia’. Sehingga semua tato artis yang berpartisipasi INDONESIA yang bertempat di Jl. Tukad menghadang para hadirin. Kontes yang di-support penuh oleh menunjukkan kebolehannya merajah sesuai dengan Pakerisan, Panjer. Dalam rangkaian acara Magic ink ini dimulai jam 15:00 dan berakhir pada 20:00.

Dies Natalis STIKI, tanggal 12 April tema tersebut.

Memetakan Titik-Titik Selancar di Timor Leste Setelah beberapa kali sharing dengan Oom Piping saat kebetulan saya sedang bertugas di Timor Leste, yang dulunya merupakan bagian dari Indonesia. Negara beribu kota Dili ini juga memiliki daya tarik di wilayah pesisirnya. Kurang lebih satu tahun setelah saya tinggal di kota ini, ada rasa ingin tahu tentang ombak di sini, melihat letak pulau yang berada hampir

satu garis dengan Jawa, Bali dan Nusa Tenggara Timur. Keindahan alam yang masih belum dijamah orang banyak menjadikan Pulau Timor sebagai destinasi baru bagi para pelancong.

Kebanyakan masyarakat di Timor Leste tidak memahami surfing—hanya bermain kano di danau yang bermuara ke laut—dan setelah melakukan sedikit pencarian akhirnya kita menemukan beberapa surf spot: Christorei Statue point (tourist destination but no one surf): Located: Approximately 5 km from Dili Wave type: Lefthander Best tide: Hightide Bottom: Reef How to get there: From Dili you can go by taxi fare around $ 5. Beware of crocodile! Please ask local guy before you get in to the water. So far we’re OK. One Dollar Beach point Located: Approximately 45 km from Dili Wave type: Beach break. Good for longboarding and SUP. Best tide: Hightide Bottom: Rocks How to get there: You need to rent a car and find One Dollar Beach in the map. Surf spot is in the other side of the beach. You can enter through small street on left side of the road before the hills, like in a picture below. After asking locals here, there’s no crocodile.

Next trip plans will be: - Behau spot - Manatuto spot

Kolam Ombak Bertenaga Manusia di Jawa Barat Seorang pria bernama Fred membuat mesin ombak skala kecil sejak 2008 dan menampilkan hasilnya di saluran YouTube. Ia memulai dengan sebuah mesin bertenaga truk, yang menghasilkan ombak kecil paling sempurna yang pernah ada. Dan kini, ia merilis video dari ciptaan terbarunya: sebuah mesin ombak bertenaga manusia. Ombaknya kecil dan mudah hancur, namun sempurna untuk para pemula, dan anak-anak yang mencoba kolam kecil Fred tampak sangat bahagia. Lokasinya ada di tengah-tengah Jawa Barat, berjarak tiga jam berkendara dari pesisir. Jadi meskipun anak-anak itu sudah berdiri diatas papan, siapa yang tahu apakah mereka sudah pernah ke pantai atau belum?

Berkonsepkan street art, AF Bali secara khusus mendatangkan bomber dari Perancis untuk diduetkan dengan Komunitas Djamur, yang beberapa waktu lalu telah sukses membuat mural sepanjang 36x4 meter di seputaran Kuta, untuk bermain di kandang mereka sendiri, ISI Denpasar.

Mengangkat tema “Tentang Kota Kita”, Komunitas Djamur beserta beberapa mahasiswa Fakultas Seni Rupa jurusan Seni Lukis ISI Denpasar menyajikan mural dengan berbagai tehnik lukis, tentang keindahan kota dengan simbol wanita, dan beberapa mural yang mewakili kegelisahannya terhadap polusi yang akhir-akhir ini terasa semakin parah di kota Denpasar.

Putu Juliartha & Citra Komala Dewi Selamat atas kelahiran Ni Putu Shinta Dewi, putri pertama dari Putu Juliartha dan Citra Komala Dewi pada hari Minggu, 11 Mei 2014 lalu. Selamat berbahagia.

Lain halnya dengan Dezerm, bomber asal Perancis ini dengan sigapnya mengambil posisi diantara para seniman mural untuk menyemprotkan karyanya yang berupa lettering “Exchange” dengan dibantu oleh SAIO Team.

Yang menarik dari event ini adalah selain acara ini legal, para penonton dapat bertanya langsung kepada sang seniman tentang apa itu graffiti dan mural itu sendiri beserta teknik-tekniknya.

Live Graffiti and Mural Exchange Happened in Bali

By Icha Capunk, Magic Wave Contributor Wah… Sering-sering deh bikin acara gini, biar nggak semakin banyak tagging-tagging Bertepatan dengan hari Kartini, AF Bali menggandeng Komunitas Djamur nggak jelas yang merusak pemandangan kota Denpasar! Ditunggu gebrakan selanjutnya, dan Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Denpasar menyelenggarakan event yang Bro!  paling jarang diselenggarakan di Bali, Live Graffiti and Mural, yang bertempat di halaman parkir kampus ISI Denpasar, pada tanggal 21-22 April yang lalu.

The Toxicity of Surfing Unintended Consequences of Stoke As surfing grows as a sport and as an industry, its impact on the environment grows as well. Surfing has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry that is completely dependent on the environment, yet pays little attention to protecting it.

Even for those looking to minimize their environmental impact, sustainable surfing products can be tough to find. Here are some of the facts; now it’s up to you to make the right decisions.

20 Million Surfers Worldwide Although it is impossible to determine the exact number of surfers in the world, studies estimate between 17 and 23 million surfers worldwide.

8 Times If all the surfers in the world lined up, they would span across the United States 8 times coast to coast.

Quick Facts 400.000 New surfboards made each year 6 Million bars of surf wax used each year 250 Tons wetsuit scraps each year 60% Coral reefs that are threatened.

Surfboards 400.000 New surfboards made each year During shaping, 20% of the foam is wasted and ends up in landfills Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and dangerous isocyanates are found in Polyurethane blanks.

Majority of fins and fin plugs are made from polyster resin and fiberglass or petroleum based plastic.

A shortboard weights about 5,3 lbs. This causes over 400 lbs of CO2 to be emitted during the lifecycle of manufacturing, repairs, and disposal.

The Alternative Solution There are some great alternatives to polyurethane boards.

Longevity is a major concern with surfboards. Epoxy boards are more durable and last longer. Substitutes for fiberglass and styrene based resins can even be made from bamboo and other natural ingredients, resulting in a lighter, stronger, less toxic surfboard.

Wetsuits 250 Tons wetsuit scraps each year Made from neoprene, a synthetic rubber produced from petroleum products.

Glue and solvents used in the lamination and gluing process evaporate and pollute the atmosphere.

Wetsuits are made with toxic chemicals, including PVC. PVC is the most toxic plastic for our health and environment.

Not biodegradeable.

The Alternative Solution Some companies do not use PVC in their wetsuits, which eliminates a major source of toxins. By using new technology and innovation, wetsuits are also becoming more durable and efficient for their thickness. Thinner suits are use less neoprene and are better for the environment.

Surf Wax 6 Million bars of surf wax used each year Surf wax is commonly made from oil by-products. Its environmental effects are felt by all kinds of marine organisms.

The Alternative Solution There are a handful of petroleum-free surf waxes out there which are made from natural ingredients. They are more environmentally friendly and performance is not compromised.

Sunscreen 6.000 Tons of sunscreen ends up in the ocean each year. It bleaches coral and threatens 10% of coral reefs worldwide!

Poisonous Ingredients Sunscreen contains Benzophenone, Homosalate, and Octinoxate which disrupt our hormone levels while Podimate-O and parsol 1789 cause DNA damage when exposed to sunlight.

Sunscreen chemicals awaken dormant viruses in symbiotic algae, causing it to burst, which kills the coral and spreads the virus.

4 out of 5 sunscreens contain chemicals that may pose health risks.

Oxybenzone A chemical ingredient found in sunscreens. It’s been linked to cell damage, allergies and hormone disruption.

97% Of Americans have it in their blood stream right now!

The Alternative Solution Sunscreens, which lack these harmful chemicals, are easily available. They work just as well and do not cost more. When buying sunscreen, it is important to check the ingredients and make sure it doesn’t use ingredients and make sure it doesn’t use ingredients and make sure it doesn’t use ingredients that are harmful.

Berada di bawah air diantara tiga set ombak tidak akan menjadi masalah, karena Triton akan memberikan Anda kesempatan untuk bernafas dibawah air, di masa yang akan datang.

Penemu Triton menyebutnya sebagai konsep respirator oksigen. Perancang asal Kores Selatan, Jeabyun Yeon meyakini bahwa, tak lama lagi, prototip nya akan merubah gaya hidup kelautan kita.

“Triton membuat kita mampu bernafas di dalam air untuk jangka waktu yang lama, dengan cara menggigitnya. Ia juga tidak memerlukan kecakapan untuk menarik dan menghembuskan nafas seperti respirator pada umumnya,” jelas Yeon pada homepagenya.

“Ia mengekstrak oksigen di dalam air melalui sebuah filter dalam bentuk benang halus dengan lubang lebih kecil dari molekul air. Ini adalah teknologi yang dikembangkan oleh ilmuwan Korea.”

Dengan menggunakan mikro kompresor yang sangat kecil namun kuat, Triton mengkompres oksigen dan menyimpan oksigen yang diekstrak pada tangki penyimpanan. Mikro kompresornya beroperasi melalui beterai mikro, sebuah teknologi generasi mendatang yang berukuran 30 kali lebih kecil dari baterai pada masa sekarang,” tambahnya.

Triton terinspirasi dari perlengkapan re-breather yang digunakan pada film James Bond serta Star Wars. Jika prototip ini mulai diproduksi, para peselancar akan bertransformasi menjadi manusia ikan. Wipeout tidak akan menjadi masalah lagi.

Bagaimanapun, para ahli mengatakan bahwa topeng skuba yang baru akan mmbutuhkan 90 liter air per menitnya, demi menyokong suplai oksigen pada tingkat istirahat pernapasan normal.

What if surfers could breathe underwater?

Taking a three-wave hold-down will not be a problem, as “Triton” will give you the ability to breathe underwater somewhere in the future.

The inventor of “Triton” calls it the oxygen respirator concept. South Koran designer Jeabyun Yeon believes that, in the near future, his prototype will change our marine lifestyle. “’Triton’ allows us to breathe underwater for a long time, by simply biting it. It also does not require the skill of breathing in and out like a conventional respirator”, explains Yeon on his homepage.

“It extracts oxygen underwater through a filter in the form of fine threads with holes smaller than water molecules. This is a technology developed by a Korean scientist”.

“Using a very small but powerful micro compressor, it compresses oxygen and stores the extracted oxygen in storage tank. The micro compressor operates through micro battery, a next-generation technology 30 times smaller than current batteries”, he adds.

“Triton” was inspired by James Bond’s re-breather and in Star Wars gear.

If the prototype gets into production, surfers will be transformed into human fishes. Wipeouts won’t be a problem anymore.

However, experts say that the new scuba mask concept would need to filter 90 liters of water per minute, in order to supply oxygen at normal resting breathing rates.

The Sand Beach Bar and Restaurant The sunset is one of the most beautiful things Bali has to offer, but with delicious food, it could not be any better. That is why you should visit The Sand Beach Bar and Restaurant. As the name, the food is served directly on the beach in the colorful beanbags under Balinese umbrellas. Or if you like it more down to earth, customers as well can decide for the upper section of the Sand Beach Bar and Restaurant. At the main ground, the friendly owner placed comfortable wooden furniture, which invites guest to stay longer than just for the sunset.

If you have decided a place to enjoy your meal, visitors need to choose between several different dishes from starters like pumpkin soup and fried calamari to main courses from all over the world. Beef and Seafood is served fresh and prepared in front of your eyes with spectacular smoke on the BBQ grill.

Try their tasty Crispy Duck, Nasi Bakar, Spicy Jumbo King Prawn, Pork Ribs or Sirloin Steak. The Sand Beach Bar offers as well different kinds of Pizzas with local Balinese spice, one of the bests are Spicy Sand Beach Pizza. As a recommendation, please leave some space in your stomach for the delicious desserts. Especially the Choco Fondant Upside Down, a warm chocolate cake with a melted chocolate core, which is highly recommended and coming with ice cream.

If you are a fan of live music and cocktails, the Sand Beach Bar also offers home band that collects the music whishes from the customers and play while various cocktails can be ordered. For strong man, the bar offers special cocktails as well, such as Big Muscle or Kafir Melon Fizz, and the ladies can decide between Raspberry Reflection, Pink Gum or Blueberry Night—just to name a few. So, do not miss the Sand Beach Bar if you’re coming to Seminyak area.

Little Hongkong Eating House Little Hongkong is one of favorite Chinese restaurants in Bali and it has some of the hardest working staffs I have seen with their servers and waiters constantly buzzing from table to table.

The menu selection is awesome and each dish can feed two-to-three people, so if you bring a friend or a group it can be surprisingly cheap.

All of the food is delicious, especially their roasted duck, their seafood and tofu claypot and their Chinese broccoli is also very good and works well with any entree. In addition, there are good varieties of vegetarian dishes, soups, salads and a great grill selection to satisfy all tastes.

Open from 10 AM - 10 PM, Little Hongkong caters for birthdays or other function for large groups.

Little Hongkong Eating House Jl. Raya Kuta No.22B, Kuta (0361) 8341541

Kompetisi Balawista Pangandaran 2014 Sebanyak 60 penjaga pantai atau yang akrab disebut Balawista (Badan Penyela-matan Wisata Tirta) dari berbagai daerah di Indonesia seperti Bali, Anyer, Pelabuhan Ratu, Garut dan Cilacap berkumpul di Pantai Barat Pangandaran pada hari Minggu, 11 Mei 2014 kemarin untuk berpartisipasi dalam Baywatch Contest, yang merupakan ajang tahunan yang rutin digelar oleh komunitas penjaga pantai Indonesia, dimana untuk tahun ini Pangandaran menjadi tuan rumah bagi ajang tersebut.

Selain itu, Baywatch Contest kali ini diikuti seorang wanita yang tergabung ke dalam Balawista Pelabuhan Ratu. Ia adalah Yuko Anabela, peselancar pertama Indonesia peraih beasiswa International Surfing Association (ISA).

Kompetisi ini diselenggarakan untuk menguji kemampuan para penjaga pantai, dimana mereka menunjukan keberanian dan ketangkasannya dalam menaklukan arus laut di hadapan para juri yang memberi nilai aksi mereka.

Selain menjadi ajang silaturahmi bagi para Balawista Indonesia, event ini diharapkan bisa memperkenalkan wisata Pangandaran kepada para peserta yang datang dari berbagai daerah di Indonesia.

Ada 7 kategori pada kompetisi kali ini, diantaranya Run Swim Run, Board Race, Rescue Tube, Board Rescue Race, Beach Flag, Beach Sprint, Beach Rally.

Balawista terbentuk sejak tahun 1972 di Kuta, Bali, dan kini Balawista telah berkembang di daerah Jawa dan Bali, dan akan merintis kembali di beberapa daerah lain yang ada di pulau Jawa.

Setelah mengetahui beberapa tempat surfing di Indonesia, ia mulai membuat daftar tempat-tempat surfing, dan salah satunya adalah Bali. Namun sangat ia menyayangkan bahwa kampung halamannya di Papua tidak termasuk ke dalam daerah tujuan para peselancar dalam memburu ombak, padahal dia pernah melihat beberapa karakter ombak yang juga dimiliki oleh pulau Papua.

Bali Green Surf 1st Anniversary: Games, Food and Fun Charity At Saturday, May 3, 2014, the local Seminyak surf school “Bali Green Surf ” was hosting an event to the cultural exchange between the locals and exchange students from the Udayana University to help the orphans.

When the clouds were leaving in the early afternoon at Double Six beach, the event of the Bali Green Surf School began with a lot of fun and happiness. Everyone enjoyed German games such as Sackhüpfen, where the contestants were trying to reach the finish line in a sack or Eierlauf with a spoon plus a marble or an egg or another object is placed in the mouth while you need to walk to the other team members. Also locals and surf instructors showed the students from abroad, Indonesian games where a person try to pull the other person in their team on a palm tree leave. While this took place, the surf school also offered free surf class for everyone around the venue. The foreigners practiced the take-off together with local children and started to surf later in the white water. After all the physical exercise, the crowd was hungry and the venue, The Sand Beach, served a traditional buffet with foods such as gado-gado, soup, cap cay and other vegetarian dishes during sunset.

The perfect ending for a day full of joy and happiness of course was the relaxed atmosphere on the colorful bean bags, while a band was playing and the cocktails where leading the way to a day everyone will remember—with a smile on their face.

Akhirnya pada tahun 2009, Dhave memiliki kesempatan untuk berlibur di pulau Dewata dan disanalah ia mulai belajar surfing dan mengenal jenis-jenis ombak. Setelah beberapa hari mencoba surfing yang memang pada awalnya membuat badannya terasa sakit dan pegal, namun setelah merasakan kenikmatan yang ia dapatkan dari menyelancari ombak, semua rasa sakit dan pegal terasa mulai hilang. Dan dengan semangat yang tinggi, semua perasaan berubah menjadi menyenangkan, seperti yang ia bayangkan sebelumnya ketika melihat di televisi para peselancar menari diatas ombak dengan indah, namun menantang maut.

Dhave: Surfing, Papua dan Teologi Oleh: Bobby Bone Pada tanggal 20 Juni 1990 di Jayapura (Papua), Dhave, anak kedua dari 3 bersaudara yang terlahir dengan nama David Wilkerson Maury, sejak kecil sudah diajarkan benih-benih rohani yang kuat karena ayahnya adalah seorang pendeta. Sehingga ketika menjelang masa kuliah pada tahun 2008, dia mengambil keputusan untuk melayani Tuhan dan mengambil jurusan Theology di Harvest International Theological Seminary, di Jakarta.

Pada waktu luangnya semasa di bangku kuliah, Dhave sering sekali menikmati program-program di stasiun TV asing, hingga suatu ketika ia terkagum saat menyaksikan olah raga surfing di salah satu stasiun TV asing. Ia menganggap olah raga ini unik dan menantang, karena terlihat seorang surfer seperti menari dengan lentur dan gemulai, namun sangat berbahaya melawan ganasnya ombak.

Lambat laun ia mulai tertarik dan mulai mencari tahu tentang olah raga ini, dan ternyata Indonesia merupakan salah-satu daerah tujuan para surfer mancanegara untuk berburu ombak.

Memang sudah jalan Tuhan, doanya terkabulkan. Pada tahun 2010 dia kembali mendapat kesempatan mengunjungi salah satu tempat yang memiliki ombak terbaik di Indonesia, bahkan di dunia; Nias. Dhave bersama 6 mahasiswa lainnya diutus oleh kampus untuk melakukan program kampus, yaitu melakukan pelayanan rohani di Nias selama 40 hari, tepatnya di daerah Humene (± 1 jam perjalanan menuju pantai di bagian selatan pulau Nias). Saat luang, ia pergi mengeksplorasi pulau indah itu dan pastinya dia sudah tahu kalau di bagian selatan pulau Nias adalah tempat para pemburu ombak berkumpul seperti The Secret, Lagundri, The Machine, Hiliduha dan Hilisataro.

Pada tahun 2011, saat musim libur perkuliahan, Dhave kembali berlibur ke Pulau Bali dan tentunya ia menikmati indahnya alam pulau Bali dan berselancar di beberapa surf spot di Bali.

Pada bulan Agustus 2012, akhirnya Dhave lulus dan diwisuda dengan gelar Sarjana Theologia dan siap terjun untuk melayani masyarakat dalam bidang kerohanian di tanah kelahirannya Papua. Selain melakukan pelayanan kepada masyarakat dalam bidang rohani, ia sering mengisi waktu luang dengan melakukan berbagai hal yang ia dan teman-temannya gemari, seperti bermain drum, surfing dan memancing. Dalam memainkan drum, ia manfaatkan talentanya tersebut untuk aktif di gereja bersama bandnya, namun ia memiliki beberapa kendala dalam hal surfing, yaitu tidak tersedianya beberapa perlengkapan surfing apabila rusak atau sudah habis. Ia harus memesannya ke Bali, dan apabila ding, ia mencoba memperbaikinya sendiri sebisa mungkin, dan jika tidak bisa diperbaiki, ia harus memesannya dari Bali. Menurut Dhave, sementara ini Dinas Pariwisata dan Dinas Pemuda dan Olah Raga daerah Papua belum melirik potensi tersebut dan semoga ada pihak yang mau melirik dan menggalakkan olah raga surfing di Papua ini, dan Dhave sebagai putra daerah siap berpartisipasi untuk memaksimalkan potensi yang dimiliki Papua, terutama dibidang surfing.

“Shaping a Surfboard is like feeling the shape of the body you adore”

Pemerintah Kabupaten Gianyar Undang Magic Wave dan Robi Hendra untuk Gali Potensi Wisata melalui Penguatan Industri Surfing Lokal Magic Wave dan Robi Hendra, salah seorang shaper kebanggaan lokal, diberi kesempatan oleh Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Gianyar untuk memberikan materi dalam Bimbingan Teknis (Bimtek) Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Masyarakat Pesisir di kawasan pariwisata Lebih, dengan dihadiri oleh 40 peserta dari masyarakat pesisir yang diarahkan untuk membuat papan selancar. Acara ini dibuka Sekretaris Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Gianyar, Ngakan Jati Ambarsika. Selain Robi Hendra dan Editor-in-Chief Magic Wave, Piping Irawan yang membahas teknis pembuatan papan selancar, pemberi materi saat itu juga berasal dari Dinas Pariwisata Propinsi Bali, perwakilan Kementerian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif I Gusti Putu Laksaguna.

Setelah acara yang diadakan pada 19 April lalu di Gedung Pertemuan Bali Safari and Marine Park ini, ada berbagai runtutan acara lain yang tergabung dalam Aksi Sapta Pesona, seperti yang dilakukan di Pura Dalem Kemenuh keesokan harinya.

Menurut Gusti Putu Laksaguna, untuk meningkatkan daya tarik wisata hendaknya dapat mengoptimalkan Sapta Wisata (7 Pesona), yakni. Aman, Tertib, Bersih, Sejuk, Indah, Ramah tamah dan Kenangan. Pihaknya berharap agar melibatkan unsur masyarakat untuk ikut melakukan pelayanan, menciptakan kebersihan dan keamanan.

Sementara Kepala Diparda A.A. Ari Brahmanta mengatakan, Aksi Sapta Pesona ini juga diharapkan membawa dampak bagi peningkatan perekonomian masyarakat di lingkungan potensi obyek wisata.

When it is like Hafi, the famous Shaper from Kuta says, that shaping comes with the feeling for a certain body the shaper likes, than he knows how the body curves work and really loves someone special.

Passionate Surfers shouldn’t miss the chance to visit his factory at Jalan Madiri 2 in Kuta. Let the master do the work on your customized Surfboard or just watch him and the other seven patient guys while shaping, painting or glassing. Hafis place with three rooms for shaping exists since seven years and is always evoling with new shapers who learn their abilities from the passionate ex-Beachboy. Hafi himself startet shaping Boards after the bombing in 2002 because their wasn’t much work to do anymore on the beach.

To get to know him, you learn a lot as well about yourself, like I did. Hafi just comes to the factory when he is happy - because otheriwse he thinks the board he would shape while beeing in a bad mood wouldn’t float in the water. As I was curious about shaping, I asked him if he could introduce me in the art of shaping a surfboard.

In the beginning Hafi maybe was kind of sceptical about me, how I was sitting in front of him with a skirt wanting to shape in a factory full of men but nevertheless he thought it would be a very good idea - if I wear something that can become dirty! I had not a problem at all with that I told him.

Thus I decided to shape a Funboard (mini Malibu) with the size: 7,6 x 22 x 3, a small Rocker, round nose and rounded square tail. Hafi orderd the blank (8,0 foam blank with wood inside) which took 2 days to arrive.

On the first day we shaped for more than 6 hours. In the beginning he showed me how to mesure the size of the surfboard to draw the lines for the cut out of the board.

The template helped to find the right positions for the nose and tail format I chose.

After checking the outlines it was on me to cut out the board with a saw and I can tell I did it with a lot of sweat and fear that I would destroy the board in the beginning. It went well and Rafiq another great shaper gave me the advise always to double check the postion of the saw and not cut to narrow to the outlines. Even with great tips Hafi fixed the outlines I shaped to the really correct position. Now it was time to shape the thickness of the board with a grinding machine which really should be moved fast - how Hafi taught me. The real feeling for curves and shaping had to be relaesed in the shaping with always changing sandpaper. The light coming from the sides in the shaping room helped to see the shadows and the right place to shape a little bit more or less. In the end of the shaping process Hafi really introduced me to my heard, my sensitivity and my sensation. To be a real shaper you have to touch the board like a lover and feel all the slight differnces “in the body” of the board. And than shape it away with light sandpaper. What I really couldn’t do was the most important part of my board - which was shaping the rails. Hafi did that with a relaxed smile on his face and the intuition in his hands.

After finishing the shaping is was time to decide for the outward appearence also known as the colour of the board.

When I was telling Hafi my idea of painting the whole bottom of the board myself with paintbrushes with an ethnic design and than showed him the sketch - he just smiled. After two days, sixteen hours, a lot of coffee, a food allergy while painting and always nice company of Rafiq, who painted my hearts pink and fixed it with nice conversations and Alief who was facinated by the colours I used I finished my board in the middle of the third night. For what I was painting I finally got thumps up from Hafi and a compliments for my painting which really made myself smile all day long.

At the last day the glassing with fiberglass was done. In the end all the workers in Hafis factory were proud of me and my work - and I was really proud myself as well. With the board I will hopefully ride for the rest of my life. And with the board their came eight really lovely people I got to know and will always visit when I have time. Hafi finally gave me the advise if I will continue to shape boards I should find a boyfriend at first so I can close my eyes and feel the shape of a body I love when I touch the board for the final shape. So I hope it will not be the last time shaping - just the beginning!

“Membuat papan selancar itu seperti merasakan bentuk dari tubuh yang anda kagumi”

Hafi mengatakan bahwa shaping tiba dengan perasaan terhadap bagian tubuh dari orang tertentu yang disukai oleh sang shaper, dan ia memahami bagaimana lekuk kurva tubuh dari orang yang disukai tersebut.

Lena, perempuan tangguh dari Jerman berkesempatan untuk membuat papan selancarnya sendiri di Mas Hafi, salah seorang shaper kebanggaan lokal yang memiliki bengkelnya di daerah Tuban, Kuta.

Setelah Lena menyelesaikan papan mini-Malibu nya, yang dari sejak proses pengukuran hingga proses glassing memakan waktu sekitar 3 hari, Hafi memberi saran kepadanya, jika di kemudian hari Lena ingin membuat papan lagi, ia harus lebih dulu mendapatkan seorang kekasih, sehingga Lena bisa menutup matanya dan merasakan lekukan dari tubuh yang ia cintai saat ia menyentuh papan untuk proses terakhir.

Keramas Moments

Keramoments produced some of the finest moments at Keramas, Gianyar Regency, Bali. Featuring some of the best surfers in the world as Dusty Payne, Gabriel Medina, Mick Fanning, Frederick Patacchia, Nat Young, Yadin Nicol, Felipe Toledo, and plenty more. Visit http://vimeo.com/90330213 to enjoy 2:23 minutes of high-performance surfing at Bali’s high-performance hub.

Keramoments Filmed and edited // Eugenio Barcelloni http://vimeo.com/90330213

The Moments Padma Boys contest The Moments is a video made

by Scotty (Takeoff Surf Club Team) during a local contest held by Padma Boys, last April 20. The double over-head waves are too big for Padma, but the brave boys of Padma are not afraid to surf that challenging conditions. This is the documentation of those critical moments.

Watch the video from the following link: http://vimeo. com/92738199

Trouble in Paradise A place most surfers know and love for its perfect waves peeling against picturesque beaches and tropical rainforest, Mentawai Islands, is currently under a threat by palm oil industry.

Matt Hannon, who made a film entitled Trouble in Paradise, has put an incredible effort to share with us the thoughts of local people and what effects the communities would have from the palm oil industry and its deforestation campaign.

Matt Hannon posted the video with the following story: I was initially drawn to the Mentawai Archipelago by the lure of perfect waves peeling against picturesque beaches, rimmed by lush, tropical rainforest—although I was quick to discover that there is so much more to this special place than surfing.

I ended up staying for quite a few years and working on a range of things, from surf guiding on charter boats and resorts to program design with SurfAid International, punctuated by periods of vagabonding about the simple villages and hidden reefs.

One of the first places I was lucky enough to stay was deep in the rainforests of Siberut Island, where I was introduced to the local community, as well as some of its animal inhabitants. I will never forget as a wide-eyed 22

year-old, watching in fear as one of the village women’s Malarial fever became so intense and convulsive, that the Sikerei (shamans) were called for from the neighboring village. ued as they made their way to the sick lady’s hut to sing, dance and heal.

Longhaired, loin-clothed silhouettes arrived late into the night, paddling up-river in a dugout canoe under the warm moonlight. Bells jingled and their reassuring mantras bounced off the water. The chanting contin Longhaired, loin-clothed silhouettes arrived late into the I tried over my time in the different villages to learn about the culture, language and environment, and I hope that this video respects all three. My intentions by making it are to give a digital voice to the obvious and resonating protest in Mentawai. night, paddling up-river in a dugout canoe under the warm moonlight. Bells jingled and their reassuring mantras bounced off the water. The chanting continued as they made their way to the sick lady’s hut to sing, dance and heal.

I tried over my time in the different villages to learn about the culture, language and environment, and I hope that this video respects all three. My intentions by making it are to give a digital voice to the obvious and resonating

protest in Mentawai.

The people of Mentawai, especially those of the traditional persuasion are easily the most welcoming, humbling and richest of communities I have come across in mytravels. I believe they (like many indigenous cultures) represent a time and a world that demands respect for the natural environment, community and balanced spirituality. Theirs is a paradigm long forsaken by the modern trappings of big cities and belligerent profit margins.

Information is not always easy to obtain, but to my knowledge many areas within Mentawai have in 2014, managed to deter the palm oil companies, whilst other villages are still in negotiations. Other villages still have relinquished traditional titles of the land, and have consequently been locked into development concessions that render the land in question ‘State owned’.

Latest articles from local Mentawai media can be found at: http://www.puailiggoubat.com/ index.php?mod=berita&id=2417

Xavier Rudd - Project Clean Uluwatu Benefit Concert The show we played at Uluwatu Surf Villas for Project Clean Uluwatu was full power ocean church said Xavier Rudd Project Clean Uluwatu is proud to announce that over US$ 21,000 was raised at Xavier Rudd benefit concert held at the Uluwatu Surf Villas on March 26th 2014. The all-for-charity event brought in over 600 fans and supporters, happy to raise funds for continued environmental work at the legendary Uluwatu beach. “We are so excited to see the momentum continuing to build around this initiative after each fundraiser,” said Tim Russo, chairman of Project Clean Uluwatu. “With another successful event completed we are confidant

that each year we can fund the necessary projects and continue paying for the costs of keeping Uluwatu clean. The magic of holding a benefit concert at such a unique and beautiful location like Uluwatu surf villas truly inspired everyone.” A short 10 minute professionally edited video of the event can be seen here: www.vimeo.com/uluwatusurfvillas/xavierrudd Doors opened under sunny skies at 4pm, with many heeding the call to come early and enjoy the cliff-top view of Uluwatu’s peeling waves, along with opening musicians DJ Loch and Dustin Thomas.

The event stage was placed at the lower section of the property, with the expansive lawns, traditional wooden villas and pool terraces rising above forming a natural amphitheater with ample space for all visitors. Framed by a sky awash in the colors of the setting sun, Xavier Rudd took to the stage and played for over two hours for a high spirited and engaged crowd.

The Australian artist, surfer and environmentalist commented: “The show we played at Uluwatu surf villas for Project Clean Uluwatu was full power ocean church. A special gathering of earthly folks at sundown, paying respect to our oceans and country. I was super inspired by the action plan in place by Project Clean Uluwatu. I see a lot of great ideas on my travels, but unfortunately more often than not things don’t translate into action. I’m so impressed by these guys and their dedication and hard work towards keeping our beautiful earth sacred and clean and was proud to be able to join forces. One love, one mob, one direction for change!”

The night proved to be a gathering of like-minded and environmentally-conscious people — a landmark event for Uluwatu. PCU manager Curtis Lowe and co-founder Ollie Crowell were thankful. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of support we’ve received,” said Lowe. “I don’t think we’ve ever seen so many happy and positive people together in one place before.

This was an amazing experience.”

After two encore songs to a frenetic all-ages dance pit, the successful night wound down under a bright star-filled sky and many headed to Single Fin bar for the official after party. Single Fin and Project Clean Uluwatu will be hosting movie nights every Friday beginning April 11th.

Project Clean Uluwatu would like to thank everyone who supported the event: the fans, the sponsors, the volunteers, the Uluwatu Surf Villas & staff, and the Uluwatu locals for making this all possible.