1 / 24

Seven Ghosts

Seven Ghosts. By: Chris Knipe. The Event. A tidal bore is a body of water that rushes up stream and is characterized by a defined front of one or several waves that often break, followed by the main body. Tidal wave by definition sweeps up river 65 kilometers. Location. Sumatra, Indonesia

moeshe
Download Presentation

Seven Ghosts

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Seven Ghosts By: Chris Knipe

  2. The Event • A tidal bore is a body of water that rushes up stream and is characterized by a defined front of one or several waves that often break, followed by the main body. • Tidal wave by definition sweeps up river 65 kilometers.

  3. Location • Sumatra, Indonesia • Kampar Bono • River name. Locals call it Bekudo Bono (Bono rodeo) • South China Sea • Gulf of Thailand • Java Sea • Malacca Straight • KetamIsland to Kuala Pandukvillage • Kuala Kampar • TelukMeranti

  4. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

  5. Factors • Incoming tide • Narrow channel • Larger bores happen during full moons • Larger bores during the wet season, November to March • Larger bores during daily tides from October to April • Guaranteed waves • Incoming tide • http://www.stormsurf.com/locals/ment.shtml

  6. Getting there • Flight to Pekanbaru, Indonesia • $2,247.00 • Philadelphia to Raleigh, N.C, Raleigh to Singapore, Singapore to Pekanbaru • Bus ride from Pekanbaru to TelukMeranti • From 4 to 7 hours depending on road conditions • $150.00 • Travel time approximately 35 hours • Situations dictate

  7. Bono Surf Camp • TelukMeranti • Village of 2500 • Mega Lestari Hotel • Restaurant adjacent to hotel • Fish, chicken, rice, spicy

  8. Camp Operations • Daily trips from the village • Boats with experienced pilots • Confident pick ups • Rescue operations

  9. Considerations • Zero Latitude • Equatorial climate, warm, humid, sunny • Wildlife • Crocodiles, snakes, mosquitos(malaria) • Hospital: Pekanbaru, 4-7 hours from TelukMeranti • TelukMeranti • Power at night • Cell and internet coverage • No alcohol • Majority Muslim

  10. Further Considerations • Greenpeace • Several trips resulted in slashed boats/ confrontations/ etc.

  11. Culture • Small surf culture • No one in the line up • Nearest culture through villages • TelukMeranti • Muslim • Pop. 2500 • Sumatra’s divided into nine provinces • Each with different dialects

  12. Best time • Wet season from November to March • Full moons or new moons • Incoming tide • APRIL 2012 (20-120%) • April 5 - Tidal Range : 87 / 95 • April 6 - Tidal Range : 101 / 106 (Full Moon) • April 7 - Tidal Range : 110 / 113 • April 8 - Tidal Range : 114 / 113 • April 9 - Tidal Range : 110 / 106 • April 10 - Tidal Range : 101 / 94

  13. Equipment • Skis • Zodiacs • Tow lines • Boards • Warm water wax • Wave for all styles • Fresh water, more buoyant boards

  14. Rides • Can last 1 hour or more • Unconfirmed record was 62 minutes • Can produce 10 foot faces • Majority 2-6 feet • Breaks for approximately 4 hours • 4-5 sections able to be surfed

  15. References • http://www.ripcurl.com/index.php?t2t9#popup-1 • http://www.bonosurf.com • http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl • http://uwong.blogspot.com/2008/05/bono-on-kampar-river-longest-surfing.html#!/2008/05/bono-on-kampar-river-longest-surfing.html • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=map+of+indian+ocean&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=872&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=c-dkQYTGk4gB6M:&imgrefurl=http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Indian_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg&docid=PPGkhebLEyNsnM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Indian_Ocean_laea_relief_location_map.jpg&w=1181&h=1109&ei=OB6vTp7OH4PagAf-nsWvAQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=63&sig=103032668943935621440&page=11&tbnh=140&tbnw=149&start=224&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:224&tx=103&ty=51 • http://www.stormsurf.com/locals/ment.shtml • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmG6rmfXGA

More Related