Still Ripping - Byron Howarth Searching

Photo courtesy of I am Wok

In my youth, we as SA surfers entered the world at large again and became a part of the greater surfing community - due to apartheid falling away. In this time there were very few SA surfers who could make the grade internationally. There were two however that really stood out, Franky O and Byron Howarth. Both of these guys were sent off searching with Tom Curren and the Search team and got to live and experience a life we as SA surfers pretty much did not even realize existed. Many years down the line and Byron is now living in Oz and working for Insight. He can still surf though. Good to know the man who inspired my wonder lust for travel is still doing it himself. Check him out in the Mentawais recently, tube city!

I wanna surf Greenbush!

 

So many peeps ask me if it is worth going on a Mentawai Boat trip.  I have been and scored mental waves, surfed 6 hours a day and caught some pretty impressive fish. It was amazing! Unfortunately, we were there a few years back and Greenbush had not been promoted to the general public yet. Boy, when I go back, I am going to be testing my Pig Dog. This wave looks incredible and my pals that have surfed it, swear blind it's the best left tube they have surfed. So, to answer the question, HELL YES, you wanna go!

Mentawaiʻs Santalusia Surfcharter Hits Greenbush for some solid Barrels here are a few different perspectives of A Epic Swell at the bush!
Music by - Dub Terminator Song Title - Situation