Hi all,

So is 2012 your year? The silly season zipped by at break neck speed and its almost impossible to not feel just a little bit cheated by it all.  Holidays are that glorious light at the end of the tunnel. Without that pin prick of light approaching in the distance it all becomes that little bit harder. We need a holiday to look forward too the more promising that holiday the bigger and brighter that light the more bearable the mundane. With Me? Good

Bearing that in mind – A small part of my day is given to looking at our website (obviously) looking over the site its hard not tick off destinations and create a bucket list. Up the top on anyone’s list I think would be the Maldives. After all its the Maldives, we’ve all seen the pics we’ve all said ‘One day’.

I heard a surfer call it the Smalldives, which suits me fine.  If its triple over head and late take offs into screaming pits you’ll find me under the covers or faking a headache/sore ankle/ brucellosis (which only affects gestating sheep).

Maldives with its clear waters, fun wakable waves and friendly locals suits me fine… It’d have to be a boat of course I’m going with my mates, sorry honey you’re no that keen of a surfer, we live in Australia so there’s plenty of opportunities to get a tan at home. I’d I want to see a lot of it. So the Male atolls, despite several world renown breaks and numerous options and a very tempting Ocean Divine, this small slice of paradise just isn’t going to cut it. It’s my dream trip so I want to see a lot of the Maldives let’s go Central and Male Atolls, that just leaves the Handhu. Yes, that’ll do nicely 12nights of surfing in paradise with my mates and great swell. Food and transfers all that Jazz taken care off. That would be a great light at the end of the tunnel.

Obviously all this rambling has a point… This trip is going at a steal. Yes its the sales pitch but its a bloody good one and its cheap like the budgie…

The Handhu has no fuel restrictions so why you might be tempted to do a similar trip they’re probably going to inhibit your travelling to limit fuel spend.  Handhu is committed to getting you to the right break so if it means going that extra mile – so be it! Expert crew, captain and Guide. These guys have been kicking it for a while and they know there jobs. You’re well looked after whether its a tasty meal, safe port in a storm or the right spot picked out days in advance – The Handhu team have you covered.

World Surfaris have got our surf slippery fingers on a super sweet airfare deal with Singapore Airlines so you SAVE even more. All in all if you’ve ever said ‘One day’ when thinking about the Maldives then this is the trip for you and at this price one day could be very soon.

Full boat of 12 from $3,585 pp l Full boat of 11 from $3,679 pp l Individuals from $3,787 pp

So you get;

• 12 nights onboard the Handhu (95ft of purpose surf built wonder vessel) in one of 6 A/C cabins with ensuite.
• All meals, some drinks,
• fishing and a stack of extra activities like island hopping, snorkelling and talking loads of rubbish with mates that you don’t see enough of anymore
• Expert  surf guide, expert crew and captain and
• INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS with Singapore Airlines*

Pretty sweet eh!? Just email info@worldsurfaris.com expressing an interest and we’ll get the ball rolling.  And now for some sweet pics, so even you can’t do the trip you can imagine what it will be like for those that can (lucky buggers)

*Special fare seats on flights are very limited and you need to pay for your flights within 48 hours of booking

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Hi All,

So reports are still coming in from the Indian Ocean and it looks good – Damn Good! The whole 2011 season has been a corker as far as consistency and size has been concerned.  2012 is looking like another La-Nina year  (at least that’s what the Weather Bureau is saying). A lot of people have chalked up the surf and consistency throughout both Pacific and Indian Ocean to this atmospheric phenomenon so by all accounts its looking like 2012 is going to be another cracker.

But lets just get one thing down and clear! It’s the Indian Ocean, there is going to be surf no matter what, that massive wet gap between Australia and Africa tends produce swell regardless even on its worst day its still better than a good day at the local (definitely our local ).

So what now? Well its time to Get In Early of course.  World Surfaris have proudly launched their Get In Early Deals for 2012. Operator shave jumped onboard and now is the time to book Early and save on your next Surf Adventure.

To see all the deals – Click Here

PS- We’ve also created a really fun Facebook page full of Surf Stoke from the people that ‘Got In Early’ last year – Click Here (its fun)  Make sure you Get In Early this year sale ends Dec16th – If you need the inspiration check out the below from our participating operators.

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Hi All,

Yursee our very awesome guide onboard the Handhu sent through a stack of images and a report on the 20th of September.  Following up from that he has just sent through some great photos. If you want a full run down of the trip – click here

If not sit back take five and enjoy the pics from the Male and Central atolls

Cheers

WS

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Hi All,

Handhu’s surf guide the very awesome ‘Yursee’ has sent through the latest surf report from the September Maldives Male and central Atolls trip. Full report as below and pics included

NB: How’s the Fish an 11ft Marlin – Nice.

Enjoy WS

Day 1

Plan: Went to ying yang first, then went to check a reef on the west coast.

Conditions:Ying Yang was bad, but the left was very clean and nice 3-4 ft. We had SE winds

Guests: At first very unhappy but so stoked to see the left working

Day 2

Plan: Stayed at the left again

Conditions: Was another great day. But was a bit smaller

Guests:  Stoked!!

Day 3

Plan: Stayed at the left first and then went to ying yang and went fishing on the way. Later surf Ying Yangs

Conditions: Fishing was great, caught an 11ft Merlin and a sail fish. The left was small but great.

Guests: The best thing was the fish. Everyone was so happy and amazed

Day 4

Plan: Surfed the small left near Ying Yang then left to Mikados at noon Mikado’s

Conditions: The Left was smaller and windblown. But mikado was great at 5 ft but had company

Guests: We had a boat called blue shark turn up at the break. 10 guests with longboard Aussies wasn’t too bad we had plenty of waves

Day 5

Plan: Mikado’s

Conditions: Great surf again. But got stormy afternoon the other boat had left.

Guests: They were very happy till the storm but weren’t too bummed since they had so many good waves.

Day 6

Plan: Good surf again in Mikado.

Conditions: It was great surf but a bit smaller. We had company again.

Guests: Waves were small so had a hard time with so many people. But still there was waves guests were  happy

Day 7

Plan: Early morning Mikados then left to Mauroofs point in Dhaalu.

Conditions: Still good at Mikado but too crowded so we left. Mauroofs was ok till about 4pm then a storm came along

Guests: Very happy to surf Mauroofs even though wasn’t very good conditions hoping for cleaner waves.

Day 8

Plan: Surfed at Mauroofs and left to North Male

Conditions: Mauroofs got worse and was a very rough trip to male atoll. 13 hrs but worth it

Guests: Rough channel crossing maybe a bad idea rough seas

Day 9

Plan: Surfed at sultans. Went to Pasta’s for a drink.

Conditions: Was 3-4 ft. Not very clean

Guests: Surf was a bit disappointing but enjoyed the day!

Day 10

Plan: Again at sultans. But we went to Cokes just to visit the island

Conditions: Was a bit windy at sultans

Guests: Was very happy to go on the island.

Day 11

Plan: Came back to Sultans

Conditions: Was very clean best day at Sultans. There was a goup of pros so hard to catch many waves

Guests: Were very happy with the conditions

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Hi all,

So it’s almost the weekend! The minutes are ticking by at an achingly slow snail pace. It’s about this time that we secretly start checking swell reports and laying the foundations of our perfect weekend and yep! Wouldn’t you know it skunked again….. So when Scardy sent an email through with pics of one of our recent clients shredding the waves in the Maldives (Hudhuranfushi guests Steve and Dane Leslie) a small part of me wanted to cry.

Wherever you are this weekend I hope there is swell with off shore winds, perfect shorey’s and point breaks, left’s and right’s in abundance graciously keeping the crowd spread out and at minimum’s and if not well… these pics may just may just upset you too.

So good luck and have a great weekend…

PS- Happy Fathers Day, for Sunday, to all the dad’s out there.

That means you too dad

Cheers

WS

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Hi All,

Well the latest has come in from Handhu in the Maldives.  Surf Guide Yursee has taken some great snaps and relayed all info in the latest surf report from the Male atolls. Enjoy

WS

Handhu Latest Surf Report Aug 2011

Day 1: went to riptides.

Conditions: no one there. Good 3-4 ft swell. Clean winds

Comments: stoked!

Day 2: rip tides. Then left to skankys( ‘mauroof point’ )

Conditions: a bit smaller and wind effected. Then sunset queen came with about 14 guests

Comments: found sunset queen’s arrival a bit annoying

Day 3: Arrived at skankys at morning.

Conditions: Wast very good at first but was better than it seemed with some currents later.

Comments: They were very happy since it was a fun session with very looong rides.

Day 4: skankys. I heard Sunset Queen was staying at Jinnis. So we decided to stay at skankys till they leave

Conditions: Wasn’t as good and got a bit windy but was still worth surfing. Unfortunately Nautilus turned up.

Comments: A bit disappointed with Nautilus but decided it was better than Jinnies with 14 more surfers in the water.

Day 5: Skankys again

Conditions: Was the same conditions. Wasn’t bad but the currents were unpredictable and a little strong at times.

Contents: The other guests on Nautilus weren’t too bad and our guests were fine and happy to share waves.

Day 6: Skankys . Nautilus left so we had it for ourself again.

Conditions: Wind was getting strong would have been better at Mikado guests decided to  stay here because Sunset Queen was still in Jinnis. Our guest seemed happier to dodge he crowd.

Comments: Wasn’t excellent conditions but it was suppose to getting better on the following day.

Day 7: Skankys

Conditions: Conditions improved a lot was scored crystal clean conditions with3 ft swell. All to us only bad side was some currents.

Comments: Guests were stoked and they surfed all day! Were very happy.

Day 8: Skankys

Conditions: Even better. With bigger sets Up to 5ft with glassy conditions

Comments: Everyone surfed out and very happy

Day 9: Cruised to Jinnis. Made sure that the Sunset Queen had left

Conditions: Wasn’t perfect offshore but it was better than what it was in Skankys. The wind was S and sometimes S/E so Jinnis was the best option. Side winds but 3 ft swell

Comments: Compared to what he at  skankys  guests weren’t as happy but still surfed or recovered from the last two days of awesome surf. It was a good session.

Day 10: Went to check Maliks left (hirirlandhoo) and came back to Jinnis

Conditions: Unfortunately the swell dropped and wind was SE so we checked Maliks left which would have been off shore unfortunately it wast breaking properly as the swell wasn’t big enough coupled with storing winds made it unsurfable

Day 11: Started motoring early to the airpot (Laamu)

Conditions: No surfing as some guests had an earlier flight

Comments: Some clients were very unhappy that they had an earlier flight but everyone left super stoked and very surfed out.

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Hi All,

Ask anyone whose ventured forth on a surf trip and they’ll tell you that your surf guide can make or break your trip. It’s a point of pride for us and we’ll go through the full list in a future blog- a getting to know your surf guide blog.  For now though let us introduce the very awesome Nahu, Our Manta Guide in the Maldives.  For Nahu its all about maximizing your time and minimizing your crowd hassles.  Nahu joined us this year and teh feedback has been glowing read on for me……

One more thing – Nahu is a great photographer all the pics attached are from the latest Manta surf trip…..

Hi Alinda,

Just a quick email to say we had a fantastic time in the Maldives. Everything went well and was well organised. The week on the Manta was great and the crew and surf guide Nahoo managed to get us to the best waves with the least crowds every day. The Manta is an awesome boat with plenty of room to spread out – Paul

Manta crew are simply the best. Nothing was too much, felt like a king staying on thier boat! Nahu did a great job getting us uncrowded waves every day on the boat. We often surfed with just the 5 of us in the water – Ryan Baltetsch

All the food was great nice to try foods from a different culture…… Nahu had the best knowledge of all of the surf spots. I have never met anyone who could work out the best spots so well. – Ash Fuller

Every time we wanted to get in or out of the water there was always a boat ready straight away. also whenever we were getting out of the water they were wiling to grab out boards and put them away. meal times and general relaxing times on the boat they were extremely efficient and happy to help- Ash Fuller

The guide, Nahu, was a real asset to the trip. Nahu’s knowledge of each of the breaks along with his happy easy going personality made each surf a memorable one. – Cameron McKenzie

Hi Guys, Just wanted to thank you for arranging such an amazing surf trip on the Manta. The crew were so friendly and helpful and your surf guide made sure we were always on the best waves at the right time. The Manta is the nicest boat I’ve ever been on and incredibly comfortable. We felt like kings surfing the Maldives in style. Thanks again for a trip of a lifetime. – Chris Harris

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Hi all,

Handhu recently helped one of our clients bring in their 50th birthday during a recent trip. Yursee, Handhu’s sterling surf guide, caught all the action and sent it through. Apart from having a 50th that no-one is like to forget the fellas also scored some great surf, the 2011 season is proving to be exceptional.

The Birthday boy had this to say…

“The Whole crew made a great trip even better, 5 Star….Awesome waves the whole trip, a perfect birthday for me. Thanks”

Cactus Currey.

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Hi all,

Ocean Dancer has sent through another blog. Breath training in warm turquoise water , 6-8ft world class right handers peeling of reef, luxury at the extension of a fingertip and full moon dinning whilst cruising in the tropical Maldives……. mmmmm I’m warmer already.

Enjoy WS

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Hi All,

David and Gaelle, from the Ocean Dancer recently came out to Australia to say hello and let their hair down one last time before kicking off their 2011 Maldives surf season. The power couple had a shin dig with the World Surfaris crew and a few past guests. We were able to grab a few recent pics off them during their visit and since they’re about to start their first trip  on Sunday we thought we should pass on a few of them to get you amped for your trip.

Enjoy WS.

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