WavePark Mentawai Surf Resort: Resort founder at Kandui Left

For 2008 and me personally, this photo sums up the challenge that I had made for myself: To learn to ride the tube backside with no hands. Luckily my goal coincided with one of the best Kandui Left seasons in many years, so I was presented with numerous chances to fumble and learn. Coming screaming out of a spitting Kandui barrel with no hands on the rail will remain the benchmark for my surfing to move forward with.