Indonesia's Rizal Tandjung is surfing royalty also known as the "Godfather of Indonesian surfing." Either way, you get the idea. Tandjung and other early Bali pros paved the way for later generations ...

“This is where it all started,” says Rizal Tandjung, gazing out over a sandy shoreline lapped by dying breakers. Almost 40 years old, Tandjung is one of Bali’s surfing pioneers. Picking up his first ...

"Indonesians believe that the ocean is very, very dangerous and the sea god is going to take you away," says Bali surfing pioneer Rizal Tandjung (pictured here) of why the locals were slow to join the ...

While the lion’s share of Balinese surfing focuses on the Bukit Peninsula – with its storied, considerably crowded, and lengthy lefthand pointbreaks like Uluwatu, Padang Padang, and others – there’s a ...

That’s exactly what’s at the heart of The Alchemy of Bob, featuring Chris Del Moro, Christian “Wispy” Barker, and the "positive beam of surf goodness”, Bob McTavish. Filmed by Milo Inglis for Drifter ...

Keramas is a one in a million wave. Located on Bali’s east coast in Gianyar, the surf break is known less for its size than ...

The first surfer in Bali was the handsome photographer, tennis coach, CIA agent, and natural-footer Bob Koke. Koke had learned to surf in Waikiki when he had been an assistant to the film director ...

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You can see it in their eyes. The hunger these females have for progression, and the games they must play for it, here on Bali. Even though they surf better than most men, these young ladies still ...