Hi All,

Well it’s definitely summer. You can tell because we are getting regular and wonderful reports from the Northern facing breaks. This latest jewel comes in from our very wonderful guide Amy Kotch currently taking care of your every surf need in the Caroline islands at Pohnpei Surf Club. I don’t know about you but I could do with some uncrowded reef perfection this summer.

Enjoy the pics and if you feel inspired then send an email to info@worldsurfaris.com

Cheers

WS:)

It’s been another fun week of waves for our World Surfaris guests at Pohnpei Surf club! While it’s not been epic it has been a whole lot of fun. We have been enjoying a good run of mid-sized N-NW swell with moderate winds, clear skies, and no crowds  – the perfect way to start the New Year and burn off the excesses of Christmas! Today the swell has backed off slightly but the forecast is looking really good with a couple of substantial storms lining up to deliver back to back swells over the next week or so. Good times at PSC!!

See you soon!

Amy Kotch

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Hi All,

Before the big Christmas New Year break I hit up Amy Kotch for a Pohnpei Surf Club report. The pics came in with the below report, apparently the surf wasn’t that great but then you compare it to your local and you’ll begin to wonder if perhaps our beloved guides are being a bit swell spoiled.

“I know I said that it hasn’t been very good by P-Pass standards, and that I didn’t have much to report on, but I have just been sorting and deleting photo’s from the last few weeks and realize that even though it’s not been perfect we have still been surfing most days. Consider also that the most crowded day was five guys and girls in the water and that the vibe in the lineup and in the camp has been great…. Maybe this is worthy of a report!?!?”

Enjoy the pics

Cheers

WS

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Hi all,

So we have received the latest swell report from Amy Kotch at Pohnpei Surf Club… It’s offensively good as usual. If you’re stuck on the East Coast suffering from the continual lack of swell you might get upset….. we did.

Enjoy WS:)

From Amy herself…

The morning of the 20^th was showing a slightly mixed up 3-4ft swell from the N/NW with light and variable winds. By the afternoon strong off shores had groomed the swell to ruler edge perfection as the swell veered N/NE peaking on the 21^st Nov at 6ft at 12 sec. The vibe in the water was really cool for the entire swell and the sets poured through and the crew shared shacks!

See you soon!

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Hi All,

So we finally figured out the internet and have got some awesome pictures of P-Pass for you. Amy is doing a bang up job and as always Pohnpei Surf Club is living up to and exceeding  expectations. Summer is here folks and the North Swells have arrived with the long, balmy days.  Bad news for us back in Aus though onshore North Easters, Stingers, crowds and Kite surfers (not that there’s anything wrong with that).   If you’re on the East Coast you’re probably going stir crazy with the lack of quality swell and the forecast is looking depressing too. Hope the pics help, with more swell on the way for the Caroline Islands you can always book a trip and score. Other wise…. maybe …. kite surfing?

Enjoy WS

From Amy herself

After two weeks of small waves and big fish, the first swell of the season hit Palikir Pass on Saturday the 5^th of November. It was a beauty. Allois and Scardy had both noticed a storm developing over Japan a week earlier and made the call that one of the Worlds most perfect waves was about to show her face. But when we motored out for a look late in the afternoon on the 4^th good waves were hard to imagine – the swell was tiny and mixed up and quite uninviting. After a quick snorkel it was back to Pohnpei Surf Club for Sashimi and another look at the swell charts. However, Allois assured us that we didn’t need to check any sites as he was quite sure it would be on in the morning, so the boats and boards were prepared for an early start.

Motoring down the river from PSC in the misty morning light is an experience in itself. Moments like these are a big part of the lure of surf travel. As travelling surfers, we often find ourselves in some of the most stunningly beautiful locations, admiring scenery that would justify the journey alone. But on this day we had another agenda – barrels! As we reached the pass it was clear that Allois’s swell had arrived – head high sets were breaking every ten minutes or so, though it was suffering from a mild case of morning sickness and wasn’t really barreling. We hit it anyway and soon realized that it was still super fun, in fact all the new arrivals seemed quite happy that they didn’t have to paddle straight out into heaving pits! Though within a few hours, that’s exactly what we had! It was an incredible transformation but there it was, right before us, absolute perfection. The day became an orgy of tube riding. Every wave that broke would barrel. If you made the drop and set your rail, you got barreled. Even when the wind briefly swung light onshore guys were getting eight second shacks.

As we motored back to PSC the sun slipped under the clouds giving us a crazy light show to perfectly end an epic day.

The next few days are a blur of barrels. Everyone surfed themselves to exhaustion spending a ridiculous amount of time in the tube. It was big, it was clean, it was perfect.

See you soon.

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Hi All,

Let us firstly confirm the rumors – Yes its true! Amy  Kotch is onboard at Pohnpei Surf Club for the 2011-2012 Season.  So in case the world’s best right (plus more waves), great food, friendly people and awesome fishing wasn’t getting you over the line then perhaps the outstanding service of our favorite guide will be.

The Pohnpei Report.

Report by Amy Kotch – World Surfaris/Pohnpei Surf Club.

This was going to be the P-Pass report…. When a wave captures the imagination as seductively as Palikir Pass, it is easy to ignore the possibility that other waves exist, that anything else exists…but in the week that we have been on this enchanted island we’ve surfed fun 3-4ft, rights and lefts, we’ve snorkled over pristine reef, caught (well, Allois caught) a 35 kg GT, (he also hooked, played and then lost a massive Marlin), we hiked to the top of historic Sokehs rock, and we’ve met some of the friendliest people I’ve ever known….

The swell has been small so we have been surfing a couple of the less well-known spots that pick up any available swell. We arrive to an empty line up, surf, snorkel, snack, chill out on the boat, surf again, snorkel again then leave the line up as we found it and cruise back to PSC for a cold beer and a seafood feast cooked up by ‘chef supreme’ Malico.

We are going to be here for the season… hopefully we will see you soon!

Amy.

If you are interested in arranging a trip to PSC please contact Scardy, the guru of surf travel, at david@worldsurfaris.com

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Hi All,

         Another entry has come in from our favorite Micronesian operator Allois from Pohnpei Surf Club.  Since the season kicked off in November Pohnpei has been handing out wave perfection like a well oiled machine.  The images below are from the last two weeks and look a tad gnarly for most, but with the wind staying down and the new swell said to be a comfortable 4ft, P-Pass is looking as welcoming as a cup of tea from an old friend.   The 2010/2011 season has truly stood out as one of the most remarkable seasons to date. The key words ‘consitent quality’ pretty much sums it up and with one month left in the season you don’t want to miss out. Click here and get on to it!!

The below is the latest from Allois summing up last weeks swell…….

This last swell really belonged to the goofy footers. What a week it was. Six days of six to twelve feet. Absolutely no winds for the duration of the swell. We even surfed a prefect left on the east side which is usually on shore during this time of the year.
Wade, Ried, Barney, Aren, Briga, Donald, James and Martin from Hawaii, Jason, Jeff, Jorge and Ray (The Bodyboard crew), Adrian, Nathan, Ray, Allan, Brad and Mal from the Gold Coast and Kadu, Formiga and his wife Carol from Brazil. Thank you all for coming. I hope you enjoyed your stay with us as much I as enjoyed having you guys around.
As today, most left and the swell held on for another two days. I surfed alone last evening. Looks like a few small swells on the way for the weekend and early next week.
Again, thank you all for coming.

Enjoy the pics –

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Hi All,

       Allois from Pohnpei Surf Club has brutally shoved the latest and greatest under our noses. They are hard to look at, leaving a familar aching in the chest and strong desire to sell a few things and make the trek to beautiful Micronesia to score the perfect right hander in all its glory. What’s worse is the fact that Allois has predicted another week of perfection. That is to say there is a long range northern swell arriving and coupled with feather light offshore southerlies the waves are set to impress.  Allois has said he wants to write a short story about the swells and has declared the last week the best in 7 years……

Techinically we are entering late season but the swell looks like there is no slowing down and as the offshore continues Pohnpei Surf Club is becoming a safe bet to score the waves of a lifetime - If you interested you should definitely get the ball rolling before the wave crashes and you get left behind – Click here

Enjoy the pics  

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Hi all,

        Micronesia is scoring some insane waves this season. This latest photo e-mail came in from Patrice  and his brother who have recently returned from Pohnpei Surf Club after making the most of the amazing conditions.  A few words and some great pics later all that’s left is a burning desire to score some of the amazing action this season – Click Here to get the ball rolling

“My brother and I spent 3 weeks with Allois and  surfguide Steve at P Pass in January. Allois and Steve are total champions. They looked after us so well. We surfed every single day from 3 foot to 10 foot. Best surf trip ever. Soooo crazy. The waves were ridiculously perfect. It pumped basically the whole time we were there, swell after swell. We didn’t even get to go fishing or tour the island in 3 weeks!! The photos speak for themselves. Everyone had insane barrels. There were waves for everyone- super fun at 3 to 4 foot and very challenging above that size. We had such a cool group of people in camp too. Awesome vibe in the water…no hassling. Everyone just wanted everyone else to get the waves of their lives. What an experience! Thanks Scardy for organising it all.”

Patrice.

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Hi All,

    Scardy has been sending out Stealth Alerts thick and fast for swells hitting Pohnpei Surf Club. All those lucky enough to get onboard and score have been grinning from ear to ear. Surfed out and stoked beyond words, the place has been living up to its reputation. The worlds best right, P-Pass, has been commanding respect as with ligthouse and other close by breaks have had surfers amped for close to a month. There is talk of  more epic back to back swells coming so get your bags packed, keep an eye on your inbox and get readyto score.

See below for some of the epic pics we’ve been sent from Alois at Pohnpei Surf Club.

This is from the horses mouth, Alois 16th Jan 2011 - “Tomorow should be the last fun day before a 10 ft + swell hits with 3 more swells behind. If you missed the first one no worries. You might still make it here for number 3, 4 or 5. Waves as far as I can see on the forecast.”  

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All images – Todd Caporal

Hi All,

     Its Monday – Painfully so! It must be as there is an e-mail from Allois Malfitani from Pohnpei Surf Club with amazing pictures attached – Enjoy.  Hope you enjoyed a few waves this weekend. Read on for morefrom PSC.

“With a 20 plus miles coastline of exposed reef to the North Pacific swells there has to be other waves in Pohnpei right? While the pros enjoyed the best Palikir Pass so far this season the other half of the guests at the Pohnpei Surf Club went a little bit farther north to find perfect and uncrowded waves. Not as big and powerfull as P-Pass but good enought to make them stay there for two complete days. No complaint from either side.”

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