"That trip was insane, the best I have EVER been on. That wave truly is, the best right in the world. When the swell got 10'+, Shane Dorian put on a tube riding clinic like I have never witnessed in person before. Alois is a great host, that really is a top class operation..." read more of this CLIENT EMAIL from a very stoked Michael.
Almost all the surf breaks are located one to two miles off shore, on the island reef passes, very similar to the set ups you see in Tahiti. The only way to get to the surf is with a reliable boat. Caroline Islands gathers swell produced by the North Pacific winter storms, and by the Western Pacific typhoons from October to May.
The East and West sides of the island have different passes but by far the most consistent surf occurs on the north west side. The main break, P-Pass is a world class right. Very fast and hollow a full on barrel wave. This wave is located 25 minutes away from the P.S.C. by boat. On medium and high tides there is plenty water on the reef and lower tides can be surfed with caution. The predominant winds here are side and off shore. The swell wraps around the reef at P-Pass, combined with the trade winds make this wave the place we surf on most of the days. P-Pass is so good that you don’t want to go anywhere else. A very perfect and ripable wave to about 6 feet, above that size you enter another level of surfing.
The second option is for the very experienced surfer, a reef pass right in front the hotel that requires a 10 minute boat ride. This right pass is called the Main Pass is always bigger. Main pass holds any size and imitates Sunset Beach if we had to compare it to any other wave. Main Pass wraps around the reef even more than P-Pass and is to be surfed only on high tides.
Both waves were featured on Surfer Magazine and The Surfers Journal. Location was never disclosed. As we said, there are many passes on all sides of the island but most have not been consistently ridden and are yet to be discovered. Chris and Allois, owners and operators of PSC have lived in Hawaii and surfed all over the world. It did not take to long for them to figure out that it was here where they had the best surfing sessions of their lives.
The Caroline Islands can be a hard place to get from point A to B, specially on the water. PSC, is the only operation on the island that caters to surfers and understand their needs. Allois and Chris, are experts on local surf forecasting and every day conditions, their local boatmen and guides are ready to keep you busy on water or land !!!!
Born 1962, Allois Malfitani grew up skating the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A career as a professional skateboarder was all in the making until one day in 1979 everything was changed when he was introduced to the world of surfing. Overcome with the desire to surf the best waves the world had to offer and live the “surfing lifestyle Allois in 1992 moved to the Mecca of the sport, the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. For the next twelve years Allois had it all. He lived steps to the infamous Waimea Bay, surfed whenever he felt like it and for work had the ultimate job - managing Mark Foos Backpackers Vacations Inns. It was the epicenter for all the traveling surf pro's and he was immersed at the pinnacle of the sport.
More than fifteen years back Allois had seen a picture in a National Geographic showing an unparalleled wave wrapping around a reef pass. In the winter of 2000 with much apprehension and only a single picture to go on Allois ventured out to find this fabled reef pass. After many trials Allois found the wave and the beautiful island that accompanied it. The wave and the setup were ideal.
Endless waves peeled off the pass with no one out, waves with almost cartoon like perfection. When he rode that first wave across the bowl, he knew he had found something special. He came back to Hawaii charged from surfing the best waves of his life. Now, even the famous waves of the North Shore lacked in comparison to the waves he had ridden there. Upon returning he invited many friends to come and surf the perfect reef pass he had discovered. Most of them wrote him off thinking that he might be over estimating the quality of the surf and in addition no one wanted to leave the North Shore during the prime winter season. Although the few that left with him and took the risk were rewarded ten times over. For three weeks at a time he and his closest friends surfed their brains out with no one out grinding barrel after barrel. Now Allois and his good friend Chris Groark (co-owner of PSC) are sharing their treasure with others. Allois and Chris have joined forces with Global Surf Guides to offer unparalleled surf vacations to PSC where selected small groups of surfers can enjoy and preserve this forgotten place. A world-class wave hidden as a true jewel in today's crowded and over exposed surfing destinations.
Besides the surf this island have many large waterfalls, long mangroves channels that will remind you of a water maze, ancient ruins the size of a couple city blocks, very clear water for snorkeling, incredible fishing, good restaurants and bars on the mountains where you can relax, have a beer and see a beautiful sunset over the barrier reef.
In every different island or Atoll a different language is spoken. English
is used in schools as a medium of instruction and is the official language
in Caroline Islands. The crime rate is very low. The natives are as nice people as you can imagine. The local people drink a similar drink to what KAVA is in Fiji. If you want to try some they can bring you a bottle for around $4 US.
The local people are very gifted in when doing their traditional wood carvings. PSC will take you to their carving village where you can choose The island is 130 square miles and has 40000 habitants. Continues Protestant missionary activity has taken place here since 1852, and continuous Catholic missionary work since 1886. At present, the population of the island is divided about equally between this two Christian religions. There are also active churches from Assembly of God, BabaI National, Calvary Batist, Church of Christ, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Pentecostal, Jehovas Witnesses, Roman Catholic, Seven Day Adventist, The United Church Of Christ ( congregational), The Universal Church and Lutherans.
The Climate in the The Caroline Islands can be characterized by high temperatures, lots of rain fall and high humidity. About 190 inches of rain falls annually around our hotel area and up to 400 inches in the high mountains of the island. Temperatures are uniform with the mean lows in the mid seventies and the mean high in the mid to upper eighties. The humidity in the island is eighty to ninety percent.
Transportation :
Transport will be supplied for all surfing activities, fishing activities will be limited to the camp owners discretion due to high fuel cost. Transport on land will be supplied with the PSC fleet and with the local taxi service. PSC has an agreement with the local government to sometimes use the local taxi service at the guests expense. A taxi into town costs a total of 1 dollar.
The History :
During my search for empty perfect waves, and the location to start my camp on these islands of the Pacific, I came across something I really was not expecting, there are origins of surfing here. Surfing that could be as ancient as the the art performed by the Hawaiians.
The Hamburg Expeditions.
1908-1910, the ship "Pesho" with the Hamburg South Seas Scientific
Expedition, worked for 3 months on these islands."People and Culture of the German Pacific" by Ernest Sarfert and Kramer, includes accounts of ancient ruins, cultural aspects, the weaving, the looms and skills and the constructions of canoes and houses by the natives.
The following games were observed or were documented:
"Lying on a piece of wood and riding the surf towards shore, Supposed to
be an ancient game. They called it, Lallal Noa."
Fishing :
The fishing here is just awesome !!!! being only 400 miles north of the equator the ocean here is very warm and so fish are very active !!! Most of the fishing is done on the way to and from the days surf, what a way to finish a session pulling in a 8 kg wahoo. There are all kinds of fish here.....
Fish Species : Wahoo, Yellowfin tuna, Stripped tuna, Dolphin fish, Rainbow runner, Giant Trevally, Bluefin, Trevally, Sailfish , Marlin and more of course....
Fishing Gear : 2 x Penn trolling outfits (Penn senators with 80lb test and Penn rods), 3 Casting outfits (Penn 950 with ugly sticks), Large array of lures (Rapalas, high speed skirts, spoons and poppers)
After you have caught your fish the restaurant at base camp will cook it up for your lunch or dinner for a small fee. They also do great Sashimi !!! |
