Update for our sponsored surfer Bijou Busse from Hawaii!

Just a Quick up date.. Life on the rock is amazing! Am surrounded by great friends and epic waves! The swell has been consistent and pumping! The surfing highlight so far was three days ago; a solid Hawaiian 8ft+ swell arrived. The whole strip was firing. I spent the entire day out at Pipeline. Waves surging through from the second reef, it was LARGE to say the least. I caught some memorable waves, even copped a 3 wave second reef set on the head! That single experience has had a really positive impact.

Also must pass on that all my besties (Guys and girls from the tour) have been asking about The Perfect Wave.

Anyway its time for breaky & to get out for a surf!

Hope all is well, be in touch soon!!

Cheers

Bijou

Something for the locals....

Get fit for your 2011 surf trip (which I presume you have already booked with The Perfect Wave!) with a 6 week Yoga course. No - yoga is not just for girls - in fact there are more guys than girls in my yoga class! most of them surfers!  Yoga promotes your core strength - which is essentil for surfers.  Give it a go - you won't look back.

The Perfect Wave Customer Service Guarantee

The Perfect Wave Travel Co has fast become a leader in the surf travel industry.  Their ever increasing database of repeat and referral clients is testament to this fact. 

From the very beginning of the holiday planning process, when the client first contacts The Perfect Wave, the client is paramount.  The staff at The Perfect Wave really care about their clients and want every single one to have the perfect surf holiday.  There is no having to wait days for a response to their enquiry, clients are contacted within the next business day of their enquiry being sent. 

There is no generic automated response, The Perfect Wave will call you first to have a quick chat about what you really want out of your surf trip - to make sure you end up at the right destination, and at the right accommodation, with the right waves that you’re looking for, so you get the perfect surf trip.

This personal contact makes all the difference, as quite often people can enquire about the wrong places – places that don’t actually suit what they are looking for in their perfect surf holiday.  It is through the expert knowledge of The Perfect Wave’s staff that they can best guage what the client is looking for, and match the clients’ preferences and trip prerequisites to one of their trips.  Most times the waves are priority, but sometimes it is most important to have comfort; or a pool for the wife; or Kids Club for the children; or sometimes priority might just be value for money or getting a great deal. 

Clients depart on their trips with the confidence that their trip has been planned and booked by a professional; and return from their surf trip ready to start planning and saving for the next one!

Your money is safe with The Perfect Wave. They are a fully licensed and accredited travel agency and a member of the Travel Compensation Fund.  There is no fear you will turn up to your chosen accommodation, only to find it doesn’t even exist  or they have no booking for you – as you booked on a bogus website!  Scary how regularly this happens with internet shoppers.  You can also feel assured you are booked to fly into the right city at the right time with enough connection time between flights, which is a major mistake many people make when booking their own flights.  If anything goes awry while you are away…missed, delayed  or cancelled flights; or unforeseen circumstances or emergencies, The staff at The Perfect Wave are here to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Wylie Moyes - Sponsored by The Perfect Wave

Free surfer by trade, Wylie feels most competitive when faced with a camera rather than a surf competition and always wants to be the guy getting the best shots.  Often disappearing for stretches at a time, his favourite past time is chasing waves in exotic places, always ensuring the moment is captured on film.  No stranger to travel, Wylie measures time by when and where his last trip was and the next one will be.

• Location: Bronte, NSW
• Age: 21
• Local inspiration: Lee Kelly, Nick Sheffield, Perth Standlick, Cam Danzey, Nick Banya, Rob Gray
• Overseas inspiration: Jamie O
• Interesting fact: Im A Sleep Walker And A Sleep Talker, I Also Make Hang Gliders For A Job
• Started doing my thing: Six
• My plan-b: To Grab A Tow Rope And See If I Gots What It Takes
• My favourite book: Life Of Pi (Adventure)
• My favourite film: Into The Wild (The Guys A Lone Wolf)
• My favourite documentary: Bustin Down The Door
• My favourite mag: Varies From Issue To Issue
• My last job: Sail Maker
• My best memory: 3am Road Trips

Latest update from Surf Aid on Mentawai Tsunami 11/11/2010

SurfAid Reaches Mentawai  Villages with Supplies Despite  Worst Weather in Years Mentawai Tsunami Situation Report #6 SurfAid is managing to get emergency aid supplies into the villages most-affected  by the tsunami despite the worst weather and sea conditions in the Mentawai Islands in years. The surf charter boats, which are carrying supplies and assessment teams, have been battling  30 knot winds and wild, 3 - 4 metre (10 - 12 foot seas). An aid boat was helping a local in his motorised sampan when they lost him in the bad weather.  Luckily SurfAid staff on board the Indies Trader IV saw him in the ocean and brought him on board. SurfAid’s Mentawai Program Manager, Tom Plummer, filed this report from the field. You can post this clip on your website. CLICK HERE for embed code SurfAid’s Stacey Howe said the Indies Trader fought its way through fierce wind and rain  to reach the hamlets of Limu and Limosau, on South Pagai island. “As we approached Limu, the waves were crashing us into boulders that appeared above the water.  The community greeted us with smiles and looks of relief, and children gathered along the shore  with their bright, smiling faces. We introduced ourselves to the village and, after telling them that  we had aid supplies, the men in the community gathered on the beach,” Howe said. “With the storms this week, it has been difficult for us to carry the shelter, building, hygiene and  cooking kits, and food, from the tin boat to the shore in the wild sea conditions. The Huey surf charter boat battles through 3 - 4 metre (10 - 12 foot) seas. SurfAid's  Tom Plummer said the bow was buried six times with green water coming over the windscreen.  Photo. Sped “But this village of 33 households stood against the storm, formed a line and emptied the tin boat.  Even children participated with smiles remaining on their faces as they saw all the goodies that they were receiving. “Then we made our way to Limosau and the Indies Trader crew even managed to catch a giant  trevally that was given to the community,” she said. As the storms intensified, their hopes of reaching Maonai, one of the worst affected villages,  were dashed. “We had to rethink our strategy and put the safety of our team first,” Howe said.  The team made it into Maonai with emergency supplies yesterday (Thursday). The crew of Indies Trader IV caught a giant trevally for families in Limosau while enroute to  delivering them aid. Photo: Howe/SurfAid CLICK HERE to download hi-res photo SurfAid CEO Andrew Judge sincerely thanked all the people who have supported our Tsunami  Appeal so far but he said that much more funding was needed. “We have budgeted to spend $2.86 million in the Mentawai after the tsunami and we need to  raise nearly one-quarter of this through our public appeal.” Judge said. “SurfAid has been able to act quickly and effectively due to our local knowledge and rapid  support from the New Zealand Government, private and corporate support, including Billabong  and Quiksilver, and AusAID.” Children in Limu village helped carry the emergency supplies from the SurfAid tin boat.  Photo: Howe/SurfAid CLICK HERE to download hi-res “The New Zealand Government funded our operations through the extreme weather in the past  four days and the Australian Government has just announced another $1.1 million in assistance to the people of the Mentawai through SurfAid.” The Mentawai is a very difficult place to work because of the difficulty of getting to remote  communities across exposed coasts and coral reefs. The islands lie 150km (90 miles) off the  coast of West Sumatra. “The huge storms have increased the challenge and the scale of the task is almost impossible  to communicate,” Judge said. “SurfAid is working closely with the surf charter boats, local volunteers,  the Indonesian Government and other NGOs (Non Government Organisations).” “We are making every effort to get assessment information on the affected communities to facilitate  the response. We have also been able to deliver large amounts of shelter, food and hygiene materials  to the affected people to help them get through the next few weeks as the rain buckets down.” Displaced villagers in Eruparaboat camp. Salvaged wooden slats separate families from the mud.  Families are traumatised by the tsunami and fear another one. Photo: Howe/SurfAid CLICK HERE  to download hi-res You can donate via our website - surfaidinternational.org From Australia you can also call 1 800 257 957

latest report from Darryl on the Bintang surf charter boat

6am 4-5ft glassy and going off . Perfect right now

Thanks for getting me out of the Mentawais Tsunami safe.......

Hey Gina!!

Hey I really appreciate all the stuff you guys at Perfect Wave did for us. I think we forgot what you guys were doing behind the scenes for us working late, calling our families and embassys as well as taking care of hotels, accom, transport, etc etc. We would have been properly F%&ked if yas werent there for us.

Thanks heaps!!!!!
Richard