Padang Padang
Bali's own Lee Wilson wins the annual tube riding duel while topless Euro girls line the beach cheering him on...only in Bali.
Takayuki Wakita won the Trials of the 2011 Rip Curl Cup, held in four-to-five foot Padang barrels on Wednesday. The Japanese surfer has earned himself a spot in the main event, to be held on the biggest and best day of the year at Padang this season.
An elite group of tuberiding specialists gathered at Padang Padang beach on Sunday for the opening ceremony of the 2011 Rip Curl Cup.
Held at the wave so good "they had to name it twice", the Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang Invitational pits the best Indonesian surfers against some of the world's top tube hounds. Check the trailer and event Web site here...
Jamie O'Brien takes down an all-star field en route to victory at the Rip Curl Cup Invitational in perfect surf at Padang Padang then donates his prizemoney to a local Balinese charity. Right on JOB!
With surfers like Jamie O'Brien, Koby Abberton, Ry Craike, Rizal, Betet, Bol, Danny Fuller, Mikala Jones, and more set to compete in the event, it could be a banger with Padang Padang perfection...
There's a good reason Bali became the trendiest surf destination on Earth. "Bali Bandwagon" Photo gallery as seen in the December 2008 issue of TransWorld SURF.
As you may have heard, a Taiwanese fishing boat washed up and onto the reef at Bali’s famed Padang Padang a couple days go. Below is a detailed account of the efforts people have been putting into the removal of the vessel….
