13TH – 24TH JULY | 2 – 4 FT
Two years in the making for the Central Coast lads to finally fulfill their dream trip onboard Mangalui Ndulu.
Words & Pics | Uncle Lip
THE GROUP
Young, full of energy, always up for action and stoked on everything that we love doing – scoring perfect empty waves, slaying fish and enjoying good times.
Conditions/Forecast
That time of year when the trade winds start, and we had minimal swell but that didn’t stop us from scoring. Waking up to crisp offshore conditions on empty lineups day after day.
Standout Sessions
A few memorable quality empty sessions this trip as voted by the boys. A dreamy empty Lances left hit out, a little hush hush set up that we enjoyed for an entire day trading barrels, and a solo morning at Mentawai’s most rippable righthander had the boys feeling like rockstars.
Wave of the trip
Tough decision but this one goes to Dillon. Not so much for the best single wave of the trip but for the commitment he showed during the entire trip and for the tax he paid with two snapped boards and plenty of bark off.
Personalities
Banter and good times from sun-up to the heads hit the pillow. Childhood mates who have travelled the world together and loved sharing their stories from over the years. Plenty of stories that won’t leave the Mango aft deck that’s for sure.
In charge of froth & hype - Maxy! full character that had us laughing all day. It’s hard to have any negative thoughts when Maxy is around.
Food
From the get-go Chef Situ and Putra’s food had the boys frothing. It was the seafood most talked about - prawn spring rolls, prawn satays and the fresh mackerel that Situ got creative with. Some of the boys wishing they had more room in their stomach to fit all the delicious food in.
Fish on
Hit and miss this trip but we picked up more often than not. A few keen fishermen on the team had Foxy Lady running out on feeding hour each afternoon. Plenty of pelagic variety including tuna, mackerel and mahi mahi, allowing Situ to get extra creative in the kitchen.
“THE BEST BIRTHDAY OF MY LIFE”
Tyler
Well yeah, on The Mighty Mango with your best mates, without a worry in the world and looking at perfect empty waves is a hard birthday to beat young Tyler.
The best birthday of my life!
Special Thanks
The magical powers of Mango juju strikes again!
Yours truly Uncle Lip. See you guys onboard.