Bali Surf Shops in Bali
New surf website in Bali
This afternoon I met up with Palu, the Aussie guy from Byron who has a surfboard factory on the Bukit. Palu specializes in big yellow sleds, for learners. If you want to wipe out half a dozen Kuta Cowboys in one go, borrow one of Palu’s boards, they are surfing’s equivalent to the Humvee.
Date: January 29th, 2007 |
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Surfer Girl: Bali’s own all girl surf shop
Surfer Girl is one of Bali’s most well known shops. Located on Jl. Legian in Kuta, the shop offers bright, fun beach wear for ladies. Surfer Girl is owned by an Australian guy, who is a great supporter of local charities, and helps out at the Kuta Karnival.
Date: October 20th, 2006 |
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Balinese artwork on surfboards in Kuta Bali
Surfboards are made from a foam ‘blank’ that is a roughly shaped white piece of material. Boards made here in Bali use imported blanks from Australia and all the people making board here are foreigners. There is always a shortage of blanks and it is very hard for Balinese to obtain blanks themselves. The blank is then cut with a saw, filed, wrapped in fiber glass, then covered with resin to give that smooth seal.
Date: February 26th, 2006 |
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The Depot : Jl. Kunti Seminyak Bali
Jl. Kunti is steadily filling up with fancier places and a recent arrival is a beachwear place called The Depot. When I walked in the solo staff member was behind the counter, wishing it was time to go home. Seventeen year old Ayu from Sanur told me this was her first job and she liked working The Depot.
Date: February 6th, 2006 |
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Interview with Mickey at YouthNAsia on Jl. Benesari Kuta
Name: Mickey
Age: 25
From:
Bali
Occupation:
Sales staff in surf shop
How long in Bali: Born in Bali
Date: January 5th, 2006 |
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Renting a surf board in Kuta Bali
Morning Toby’s friend Oliie wanted to rent a surfboard, for the duration of his 2 weeks in Bali. Repeating wahtt I had heard before, I told him not to rent from the guys on the beach. All those boards are snapped, and will snap again at some point, in the same place. When that happens, the oowner will demand $300. My friend Palu from Byron Bay, has 3 shops selling boards, as well as a surf school. He also has a selection of used boards for rent of sale.
Date: December 18th, 2006 |
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Stussy: Kuta Bali
Stussy shop is a surfer oriented shop, located at the bottom end of Jl. Legian in Kuta. They don’t sell surf boards and leg ropes, just casual wear and accessories. In the surfing industry all the real margins are in accessories anyway. Who wants the agro of making a surfboard with just a $100 profit margin, when you can knock out shirt and shorts at a factory in Denpasar, for next to nothing and sell them for $30.
Date: April 7th, 2006 |
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Bali surf conditions
This afternoon I interviewed Aussie surfboard maker Palu at his new shop on Poppies II in Kuta. The shop is opposite Taman Sari restaurant and features some of his new boards.
Date: February 25th, 2006 |
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Interview with surfboard manufacturer Palu Waskiw
Australian expat Palu Waskiw has been coming to Bali for over 20 years. Anyone who spent time on Kuta Beach will have seen one of his signature learner boards, which are bright yellow. Palu started with a single shop located on Poppies Lane II, close to Gang Mangga in Kuta. H now has a shop close to the junction on Jl. Benesari where G-Land used to be located, and another on Jl. Uluwatu at Dreamland.
Date: February 5th, 2006 |
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Epoxy surfboards in Kuta Bali
Looking through the window into Peter's shop on Jl. Benesari, I saw a rack of new boards. I asked him about them and he told me some were 'epoxy' boards. I don't my ass from my elbow when it coming to surfing, but I have heard people say that the epoxy boards are made from a mold and are lighter, tougher and more buoyant than regular boards.
Date: September 14th, 2005 |
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