Night Waves surfing in Kuta

Surfing is the exciting water sports. Sensation of riding a board on top and pounding waves liukan take you to other pleasures. Therefore, the pehobi avid surfer until after the high waves at various beaches around the world. In fact, there are communities surfers who tried to do the 'dance wave' was at night, as is done in Kuta beach Tuesday (1 / 12) ago. In Surfing at Night event held at the Mercure hotel, a dozen male and female surfers out to sea after the sun surup, to try out the waves at Kuta beach night. They come from various regions in Indonesia, mingling with surfers from all over the country.

What interesting night surfing?
According to Yuli, participants from Pangandaran, West Java, night surfing experience exceptional. "Just as (surfing in the) afternoon (today), but the challenge is different. The concentration should be focused on areas of light coming from the spotlight to see the waves coming. That requires good concentration," he explained.

Matthew Santosa, another participant, adds that the take off at night is very difficult. "Look at the waves it especially difficult to find good waves," he said.

Matthew Santosa is ranked surfers Surfing 4 Indonesia Championshin (ISC) 2009. As a surfer, he has been trying out various spots (good surf) in foreign countries. Starting from Coast Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, Japan Chiba coast, and California, the United States. For him, the thrill of conquering the waves by day and night is very different.

In Kuta, that night, Matthew is only 30 minutes of surf waves. He came out after struggling to cultivate the waves in the darkness of night. During that time, he only managed to conquer the small beberpa waves. "Maybe two or five waves," he explained. In fact, if during the day, with the same time, he was able to drive a dozen even dozens of waves with ease.

Interestingly, precisely because of these difficulties was curious surfers. According to those who become the main challenge is how to recognize the arrival of the waves, and to distinguish the arrival of large waves with small waves.

"Problem of cold, there is absolutely no problem. That night was warm sea water, "explained
Piping, one kegiataan implementing this.

According Piping in Indonesia kegiataan first time it held. "But, in common abroad," he said while explaining that in some countries surfing championships are often held at night.

That night, more than 75 surfers who come down to the beach. "In fact, initial plans have only 50 surfers," said Piping.

Until 21:45 o'clock, the surfers who tried to conquer the waves Kuta beach was still a lot. Some of them got hit by a wave jumping. But they still eager to pursue the waves in the moonlight.

To illuminate the surfers, three units of high-powered floodlights mounted on the beach. And, to enliven the atmosphere, not far from the lights erected a stage where a DJ in action with attractive. (abe / JJB-radar-bali)

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