Lembongan event rolls big as Bali lights up with swell

The Lembongan Surf Contest

Shipwrecks, Lembongan, Bali, Indonesia
3 September 2012

Solid 8-to-10 foot sets reel down from No Man's Land to Laceration's Reef

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 4 September, 2012 : - - On Monday September 3rd all surfers in Indonesia would awake to the sound of the ocean thundering across all of her reefs. As line-­‐ups slowly  became over crowded with  professional and free surfers –  this would be the  ay to be a LST (Lembongan Surf Team) rider. After enduring small  surf for the  2012 LST annual  contest, Billabong along  with LST contest director,  Wayan Lena, made  the decision to  reward the boys  with an expression  session; for their dedication  of weekly beach clean-­‐ ups  and the preservation  of their worldwide known  coral reefs.

With only 4 boys  inthe  line­‐up at a time  and solid  8-­‐10ft sets  reeling down the  reef from “No-­‐mans land” too deliver  long hollow barrels over  the famous “Laceration’s” reef, they were  blessed by the  Gods, and envied by  all other surfers  on the island this day. Competitors  would immediately position  themselves after watching  boats crossing the  channel too Sanur,  disappear from total view,  hidden by the  horizon, only to emerge  mo  nts later, manifested into  every surfers dream.

With deep  takeoffs and judges  counting barrel time by  the seconds of the  clock – it would  seem as if some  of the  boyswere magicians on this day, disappearing from everyone’s sight and only  coming into view once  again after travelling past the “Bali Hai”  pontoon. Each heat would see barrels being claimed, as 2,000,000rp was up for grabs, for the highest score  of all heats. Billabong- team  rider Agus Frimanto  lead the charge from  the 1st heat of the  day with a total score of 28.5  praying that this  would be his day.

With  heats to follow comprising  f past LST champions such as  Werdi, Balon & Widi  and ISC tour competitors  like Robott from Oakley  and Pulu from Rip  Curl, each every wave  saw commitment and courage being tested,  until the final  horn sounded and  scores tallied. With  a score of 28.7, the Rp 2,000,000 prize would be presented  to Pulu (Puta Herwaman) by Agus  Frimanto from Billabong.LST  would liketo thank Billabong for  thei  recognition of LST’s environmental  concerns; and also  to Kodul of “Lembongan  Reef bar &  restaurant” for providing  assistancefor the  event and celebrations that followed.  

www.lembongansurfteam.com

Source: Banzai Betty

Author: Wayan Lena

Tags: Contests, Nusa Lembongan, Bali, Shipwrecks reef

Events: Surfersvillage