{"id":46782,"date":"2021-10-01T19:51:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T09:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/?p=46782"},"modified":"2021-10-01T19:51:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T09:51:45","slug":"rare-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/rare-birds","title":{"rendered":"rare birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Slater roams the Indo archipelago on the whim of swell \u2022 Fijian locals pool their petrol money to enjoy flawless, crowd-free Cloudbreak \u2022 A Tahitian girl scores the wave of a lifetime at Teahupoo \u2022 The WSL\u2019s Hawaiian season from hell \u2022 An Irish madman hustles a one- man permit to surf giant Mullaghmore &amp; The Sydney surf police are on patrol. Kelly hanging from a rail as he hits the corner high and fastKelly hanging from a rail as he hits the corner high and fastTroy Sinclair parking his red quad in a luminous Indo tunnel. Bottom: Kelly acquainting himself with the curvature of his Sumbawa escape. Photos: Evgeny Ivkov FAST TIMES WITH KELLY SLATER WRITTEN BY LUKE KENNEDY Australian Expat, Troy Sinclair typically spends his days running his resort, Batu Karang, on the island of Nusa Lembongan. It\u2019s a sweet gig but things had been a little slow on account of COVID and the corresponding tourist restrictions. Troy decided it was a good time to follow up on a little boat project he\u2019d been working on. He figured chartering a boat could provide him with an alternative income stream in hard times. Meanwhile, the surfer in him dreamed of owning a high- speed vessel that would transport him to any of Indonesia\u2019s best waves on a whim. You see this was no ordinary runabout. It was a repurposed Russian special forces, navy strike boat; 12 metres of sleekly engineered, high-powered marine transport with a top speed of 55 knots and a cruising speed of 38-40 knots. Once he\u2019d purchased the new boat, Troy was like a kid with a new toy and began conducting speed trials around the archipelago. He soon figured out he could get from his dock on Lembongan to Desert Point on Lombok in 35 minutes. If he picked up passengers from Serangan in Bali it only added another 20 minutes. G-land in east Java was an hour-forty-five on a good run and Sumbawa was less than four hours away. The boat also came fully equipped with infra-red cameras and sophisticated sonar, so you could surf all day and come home after dark. Invariably, the boat which was soon dubbed the kaikoaIndonesia, radically redefined the scope of Troy\u2019s surfing universe. Cut loose from his gig as a WSL commentator, Strider Wasilewski was in Bali to enjoy a spell riding waves instead of talking about &#8230; <a title=\"rare birds\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/rare-birds\" aria-label=\"Read more about rare birds\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt-300\" style=\"text-align:left\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kelly Slater roams the Indo archipelago on the whim of swell \u2022 Fijian locals pool their petrol money to enjoy flawless, crowd-free Cloudbreak \u2022 A Tahitian girl scores the wave of a lifetime at Teahupoo \u2022 The WSL\u2019s Hawaiian season from hell \u2022 An Irish madman hustles a one- man permit to surf giant Mullaghmore &amp; <\/strong><strong>The Sydney surf police are on patrol. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-cover-hover.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-below.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:#ffffff;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-_762779-8f.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-_762779-8f.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .splide.kt-carousel-dotstyle-outlinedark .splide__pagination__page{background-color:transparent;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px #000;-webkit-transition:box-shadow 0.3s ease;-moz-transition:box-shadow 0.3s ease;transition:box-shadow 0.3s ease;}.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .splide.kt-carousel-dotstyle-outlinedark .splide__pagination__page.is-active{background-color:transparent;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 8px #000;} <ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\">Kelly hanging from a rail as he hits the corner high and fast <\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\">Kelly hanging from a rail as he hits the corner high and fast <\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\">Troy Sinclair parking his red quad in a luminous Indo tunnel. Bottom: Kelly acquainting himself with the curvature of his Sumbawa escape. Photos: Evgeny Ivkov <\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FAST TIMES WITH KELLY SLATER <\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">WRITTEN BY LUKE KENNEDY <\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Expat, Troy Sinclair typically spends his days running his resort, Batu Karang, on the island of Nusa Lembongan. It\u2019s a sweet gig but things had been a little slow on account of COVID and the corresponding tourist restrictions. Troy decided it was a good time to follow up on a little boat project he\u2019d been working on. He figured chartering a boat could provide him with an alternative income stream in hard times. Meanwhile, the surfer in him dreamed of owning a high- speed vessel that would transport him to any of Indonesia\u2019s best waves on a whim. You see this was no ordinary runabout. It was a repurposed Russian special forces, navy strike boat; 12 metres of sleekly engineered, high-powered marine transport with a top speed of 55 knots and a cruising speed ...<\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"104993\" class=\"elementor elementor-104993\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-884eac6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"884eac6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abfed2a\" data-id=\"abfed2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb94154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb94154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is a Premium Feature only available to Tracks subscribers.\n<br><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/my-account\">Existing Subscriber?\u00a0 Login here.<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94c1ae9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94c1ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7878d5\" data-id=\"e7878d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e226a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24e226a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/premium-subscriptions\">FOR PREMIUM CONTENT - CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO TRACKS<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Slater roams the Indo archipelago on the whim of swell \u2022 Fijian locals pool their petrol money to enjoy flawless, crowd-free Cloudbreak \u2022 A Tahitian girl scores the wave of a lifetime at Teahupoo \u2022 The WSL\u2019s Hawaiian season from hell \u2022 An Irish madman hustles a one- man permit to surf giant Mullaghmore &amp; The Sydney surf police are on patrol. Kelly hanging from a rail as he hits the corner high and fastKelly hanging from a rail as he hits the corner high and fastTroy Sinclair parking his red quad in a luminous Indo tunnel. Bottom: Kelly acquainting himself with the curvature of his Sumbawa escape. Photos: Evgeny Ivkov FAST TIMES WITH KELLY SLATER WRITTEN BY LUKE KENNEDY Australian Expat, Troy Sinclair typically spends his days running his resort, Batu Karang, on the island of Nusa Lembongan. It\u2019s a sweet gig but things had been a little slow on account of COVID and the corresponding tourist restrictions. Troy decided it was a good time to follow up on a little boat project he\u2019d been working on. He figured chartering a boat could provide him with an alternative income stream in hard times. Meanwhile, the surfer in him dreamed of owning a high- speed vessel that would transport him to any of Indonesia\u2019s best waves on a whim. You see this was no ordinary runabout. It was a repurposed Russian special forces, navy strike boat; 12 metres of sleekly engineered, high-powered marine transport with a top speed of 55 knots and a cruising speed of 38-40 knots. Once he\u2019d purchased the new boat, Troy was like a kid with a new toy and began conducting speed trials around the archipelago. He soon figured out he could get from his dock on Lembongan to Desert Point on Lombok in 35 minutes. If he picked up passengers from Serangan in Bali it only added another 20 minutes. G-land in east Java was an hour-forty-five on a good run and Sumbawa was less than four hours away. The boat also came fully equipped with infra-red cameras and sophisticated sonar, so you could surf all day and come home after dark. Invariably, the boat which was soon dubbed the kaikoaIndonesia, radically redefined the scope of Troy\u2019s surfing universe. Cut loose from his gig as a WSL commentator, Strider Wasilewski was in Bali to enjoy a spell riding waves instead of talking about &#8230; <a title=\"rare birds\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tracksmag.com.au\/rare-birds\" aria-label=\"Read more about rare birds\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n<div class=\"woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-300\" style=\"text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kelly Slater roams the Indo archipelago on the whim of swell \u2022 Fijian locals pool their petrol money to enjoy flawless, crowd-free Cloudbreak \u2022 A Tahitian girl scores the wave of a lifetime at Teahupoo \u2022 The WSL\u2019s Hawaiian season from hell \u2022 An Irish madman hustles a one- man permit to surf giant Mullaghmore &amp; <\/strong><strong>The Sydney surf police are on patrol. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-cover-hover.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-below.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:#ffffff;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-_762779-8f.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-_762779-8f.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .splide.kt-carousel-dotstyle-outlinedark .splide__pagination__page{background-color:transparent;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px #000;-webkit-transition:box-shadow 0.3s ease;-moz-transition:box-shadow 0.3s ease;transition:box-shadow 0.3s ease;}.kb-gallery-id-_762779-8f .splide.kt-carousel-dotstyle-outlinedark .splide__pagination__page.is-active{background-color:transparent;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 8px #000;} <\/p>\n<ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\">\n<li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\">Kelly hanging from a rail as he hits the corner high and fast <\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\">Kelly hanging from a rail as he hits the corner high and fast <\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\">Troy Sinclair parking his red quad in a luminous Indo tunnel. Bottom: Kelly acquainting himself with the curvature of his Sumbawa escape. Photos: Evgeny Ivkov <\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FAST TIMES WITH KELLY SLATER <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">WRITTEN BY LUKE KENNEDY <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Expat, Troy Sinclair typically spends his days running his resort, Batu Karang, on the island of Nusa Lembongan. It\u2019s a sweet gig but things had been a little slow on account of COVID and the corresponding tourist restrictions. Troy decided it was a good time to follow up on a little boat project he\u2019d been working on. He figured chartering a boat could provide him with an alternative income stream in hard times. Meanwhile, the surfer in him dreamed of owning a high- speed vessel that would transport him to any of Indonesia\u2019s best waves on a whim. You see this was no ordinary runabout. 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