『DAY7』 Mentawai board trip!
Unfortunately, the morning HT (Lance's Right) was onshore, so we headed to Lance's Left, where the easterly wind was offshore. To our surprise, we found a big wave over 8 feet, the biggest of the trip. Everyone decided to tackle this big wave on the mini boards featured in this photoshoot.
Tetsuta surfed a 5'2" twin fin, Jun a 5'5" quad, Kenta a 5'0" quad that he shaped himself, Katsuhiro a 5'9" quad, and Nishii a 5'4" AIRQUEST 5FIN. The set was huge, with waves that could easily be described as 8-10 feet.
Just as Jun Pro came in, an unexpected huge set came in where we were waiting for a wave, and we tried to dolphin, but the impact got so bad that my board broke. I was on the inside at the time, so I got hit by the huge soup from the set, and it was a long, painful reel for the first time in a while. Then everyone tried a few waves on mini boards for the photo shoot, but as expected, the boards were too short, so we changed boards and maneuvered around the huge barrel with the huge face. The mini board project shot at this time must have been a novel photo that you wouldn't see in any other surf magazine.
After that, we aimed for Bintan, which is on the inside of Lance's left, but the swell direction was bad so the quality of the breaking waves was not good. Pro Kenta tried surfing it, but he said it wasn't very good so he got up immediately. After that, the board moved again and aimed for HT (Lance's Right) in the evening.

Since I had some time, I decided to go ashore on HT (Lance's Right) Island.
The island was inhabited by people and had a very small village.
Back on the boards, no one was surfing HT (Lance's Right) yet, when the luxurious boat used by Billabong appeared and Kokoho and the other juniors started surfing.
I heard rumors that Kolohe Andino and Mason Ho were in the team, but I didn't see them.

Double-up sets were starting to come in at this Hot Spring, and as the tide came in, the waves got bigger and bigger. I was able to see the biggest Hot Spring waves I've ever seen.
On the last wave, professional surfer Katsuhiro was crushed by a barrel and his board broke when he came up.
In the beautiful evening light, the young guys attacked the barrels and took some beautiful photos.
I'm looking forward to it being published.
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If you would like to see our previous article on Mentawai Boat Trips,
Click here for "DAY 1"
http://luvsurf.co.jp/24sblog/?p=1066
Click here for "DAY 2"
http://luvsurf.co.jp/24sblog/?p=1070
Click here for "DAY 3"
http://luvsurf.co.jp/24sblog/?p=1074
Click here for "DAY 4"
http://luvsurf.co.jp/24sblog/?p=1077
Click here for "DAY 5"
http://luvsurf.co.jp/24sblog/?p=1081
Click here for "DAY 6"
http://luvsurf.co.jp/24sblog/?p=1148
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I had previously asked for donations,
If you're a surfer and want to go on a Mentawai board trip,
He is an experienced surfer who knows the waves and points of Mentawai very well.
I received an email from Aki, who said she felt safe with Japanese guides and staff.
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