After a brief chat with a local named Deny while on holiday in Indonesia, Capetonian Rafe Burchell bought a boat in the Banyak Islands off North Sumatra. Their idea was to convert the old fishing boat into a humble surf charter, thus offering a budget option for surfers to explore the area.
We spoke to Rafe to get the lowdown on Banyak Surf Adventure:
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This was the end destination (with a few island stops en-route) from this story. It is very cool there.
https://www.zigzag.co.za/features/write-to-surf/feral-missions-in-north-sumatra-by-david-terblanche/
Hi David. I’m booking with Rafe for 25 July. Any tips?