INDONESIA SURF TRIP, no one surfing -

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john.callahan started the topic in Friday, 18 Jul 2025 at 4:48pm

We are looking for three (3) surfers to make a surf trip to Indian Ocean Indonesia in August - new location, not likely to be anyone surfing, prime season with steady SE monsoon dry season wind and consistent SW swell.

I have added this surfEXPLORE project to my listings on the Waverii platform, access via the link for details - thanks!

https://waverii.com/listing/indonesia-surf-trip/

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benskii Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 1:38pm

Been really useful too.

Now i know I really need to try and make friends with supa for my next trip to empty waves. Thanks JC!

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AlfredWallace Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 2:56pm

That’s it. I’m getting Optimist on the blower.

With JC banging on the door every other day, well, the so called good lord might just actually exist.
I await your reply Opti. I’m just saying, not believing. AW

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john.callahan Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 3:39pm

Gosh, it is very obvious how much it bothers y'all that you don't know where it is - and to get access and surf Callahan's Indian Ocean secret spot(s) in peak season Indian Ocean Indonesia, you are going to have to pay.

No one has been able to identify the area -

I can see very well where YOUR secret spots are, having been there before it is rather obvious.

No one has been able to identify the area in the video clip either - I guess you don't know.

Are there waves on the PACIFIC side of Indonesia? Really?

I thought that was a diving area; you know, Raja Ampat and all - you can surf there too?

The bottom line is: if you want to go and you want to know, you have to pay - don't worry, I have been doing this sort of thing for more than 30 years, it's not fake or bullshit.

I actually WROTE A BOOK on international adventure surf travel - did you hear about it? Scheduled for release in September, 2025.

https://a.co/d/6uz6QJz

Let me know when YOUR book of worldwide surfing locations is scheduled for publication!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Just pay your deposit of USD $1500, get your invitation to the private Facebook group and do what I tell you to do, when I tell you to do it and you will be fine.

Lots of empty waves later, you can tell ALL your mates - "It was all true. He might be a dickhead Seppo wanker, but he knows exactly what he is doing, We got great waves with no one surfing"

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tearymasseuse Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 3:41pm

“… do what I tell you to do, when I tell you to do it and you will be fine.”

;);)

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tearymasseuse Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 3:48pm

Geez louize peppercheeze

“ I actually WROTE A BOOK on international adventure surf travel - did you hear about it? “

& every possible person you dreamed of as a prospective buyer here has reinforced the fact that they (as a direct result of you being an incessant loudmouth good for nothing ‘marketing genius’ cockhead) want nothing to do with it …or you ;)

Just fuck off ;);)

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Supafreak Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 4:09pm

“ I can see very well where YOUR secret spots are, having been there before it is rather obvious. “ ……………well then go ahead and name the spots of the pictures I’ve posted . That will prove to me that you actually know what you’re talking about . I really don’t care where your supposed mystery spot is , there’s plenty of uncrowded waves in an area covering 4000 kilometres and I don’t need to pay you $3000 USD for a spot I’ve more than likely surfed before .Enjoy your day and hopefully your dreams of 3 blind mice come true .

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Supafreak Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 4:42pm

“ I actually WROTE A BOOK on international adventure surf travel - did you hear about it? Scheduled for release in September, 2025. “ ……..JC , I’ve been coming to indo since 1980 , a new comer compared to some, I’ve honestly never heard of you before you popped up on these threads . Maybe you’re not as famous as you believe you are . How often do you surf ? Living in Singapore , do you catch ferry waves crossing the harbour ?

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AlfredWallace Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 4:54pm
john.callahan wrote:

Gosh, it is very obvious how much it bothers y'all that you don't know where it is - and to get access and surf Callahan's Indian Ocean secret spot(s) in peak season Indian Ocean Indonesia, you are going to have to pay.

No one has been able to identify the area -

I can see very well where YOUR secret spots are, having been there before it is rather obvious.

No one has been able to identify the area in the video clip either - I guess you don't know.

Are there waves on the PACIFIC side of Indonesia? Really?

I thought that was a diving area; you know, Raja Ampat and all - you can surf there too?

The bottom line is: if you want to go and you want to know, you have to pay - don't worry, I have been doing this sort of thing for more than 30 years, it's not fake or bullshit.

I actually WROTE A BOOK on international adventure surf travel - did you hear about it? Scheduled for release in September, 2025.

https://a.co/d/6uz6QJz

Let me know when YOUR book of worldwide surfing locations is scheduled for publication!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Just pay your deposit of USD $1500, get your invitation to the private Facebook group and do what I tell you to do, when I tell you to do it and you will be fine.

Lots of empty waves later, you can tell ALL your mates - "It was all true. He might be a dickhead Seppo wanker, but he knows exactly what he is doing, We got great waves with no one surfing"

Fuck you’re a tool.

Most of us know the waves and the people who first went up there and surfed the waves facing the Pacific. Do you think you are some kind of Ferdinand Magellan, re writing cartographic history ?
And to make matters worse, you even talk in the third person.Such a tosser.

We even know the people who have opened a surf camp there, their nationality , we know the first boats that ventured there, businesses from the Mentawais who looked far afield and found.
I was in that area 6 weeks ago, it’s no secret, but you keep telling everyone it is.

Are you a paid up Swellnet subscriber or are you using this platform for your own selfish leverage.
You must be so desperate for money with the amount of times you’ve unfortunately appeared in this forum.
Do us all a favour and have a few Tiger or Anchor beers in the hot afternoon Singapore sun and drift of to neverland and never come back.

You’ve hit the charts, you’d just about be the biggest jerk who has ever been on this forum since Swellnets inception. AW

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Supafreak Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 5:50pm

JC you come across as bit of a legend in your own lunchbox . Do you think this may have something to do with not being able to get 3 surfers to take up your offer in peak season indo ? Must be a tad embarrassing for you .

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john.callahan Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 6:09pm
Supafreak wrote:

“ I actually WROTE A BOOK on international adventure surf travel - did you hear about it? Scheduled for release in September, 2025. “ ……..JC , I’ve been coming to indo since 1980 , a new comer compared to some, I’ve honestly never heard of you before you popped up on these threads . Maybe you’re not as famous as you believe you are . How often do you surf ? Living in Singapore , do you catch ferry waves crossing the harbour ?

Here you go - a collection of interviews and portfolio pieces in English, Français, Deutsche, Portuguese Brasileiro, Español, Japanese and Chinese.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjrQW7DL

Erm - maybe it's YOU who is not particularly aware of anything happening outside of Australia?

Post a link with all of YOUR portfolio features and interviews, thanks!

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basesix Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 6:15pm

@Supa lives in indo, @calhoun.
he doesn't write about his experiences,
he explores, travels and surfs.
finds bragging gauche,
Like most of us.

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Supafreak Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 6:25pm
john.callahan wrote:
Supafreak wrote:

“ I actually WROTE A BOOK on international adventure surf travel - did you hear about it? Scheduled for release in September, 2025. “ ……..JC , I’ve been coming to indo since 1980 , a new comer compared to some, I’ve honestly never heard of you before you popped up on these threads . Maybe you’re not as famous as you believe you are . How often do you surf ? Living in Singapore , do you catch ferry waves crossing the harbour ?

Here you go - a collection of interviews and portfolio pieces in English, Français, Deutsche, Portuguese Brasileiro, Español, Japanese and Chinese.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjrQW7DL

Erm - maybe it's YOU who is not particularly aware of anything happening outside of Australia?

Post a link with all of YOUR portfolio features and interviews, thanks!

You sound like Trump , dodging to name the spot of pictures I posted is bigly trumpairian.

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john.callahan Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 6:23pm
AlfredWallace wrote:

You’ve hit the charts, you’d just about be the biggest jerk who has ever been on this forum since Swellnets inception. AW

All hearsay and vague allusions to "knowing things" - like many others, you seem to have an aversion to facts.

When I make claims, I make extra-sure I can back them up.

Images, text materials, passport stamps, etc.

People like you just make vague statements like "I know this and I know that" with NO attribution or confirmation whatsoever.

Basically . . . a load of bullshit.

If you "know so bloody much" as you say - name the location of the video clip I posted.

I already know where it is - do you?

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Supafreak Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 6:26pm

Can you post the video , I can’t find it .

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john.callahan Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 6:50pm
Supafreak wrote:

Can you post the video , I can’t find it .

Here you go -

?si=SDyGBYlkmKVuMgzC

And you can also name all the people that surfed there before we did in February 2024, as the Headman of the village said they had never had surfers in the village before.

As there are no roads or vehicles in the area, there is no way to approach the area other than by sea - and they see (and know) every boat that approaches their area.

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basesix Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 7:05pm

pretty av stuff, @calhoun, you need to find explorers who surf, not surf explorers..
somewhere like K****w***en, I'd imagine.. Hectic trip from Bandar to 'the button'..
@Supa's point is there's waves everywhere.. most not crowded at all..
being first-ish isn't as fascinating to people as you might think.

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Supafreak Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 6:59pm
john.callahan wrote:
Supafreak wrote:

Can you post the video , I can’t find it .

Here you go -

?si=SDyGBYlkmKVuMgzC

And you can also name all the people that surfed there before we did in February 2024, as the Headman of the village said they had never had surfers in the village before.

As there are no roads or vehicles in the area, there is no way to approach the area other than by sea - and they see (and know) every boat that approaches their area.

Geez after watching that I now understand why you can’t get 3 punters together , pretty average looking waves to be honest. I’m definitely not interested if that’s what you refer to as uncrowded perfection, it’s uncrowded for a very good reason , you obviously take pictures but don’t actually surf or understand what good waves are . Good luck with the book .

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AlfredWallace Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 7:23pm
john.callahan wrote:
Supafreak wrote:

Can you post the video , I can’t find it .

Here you go -

?si=SDyGBYlkmKVuMgzC

And you can also name all the people that surfed there before we did in February 2024, as the Headman of the village said they had never had surfers in the village before.

As there are no roads or vehicles in the area, there is no way to approach the area other than by sea - and they see (and know) every boat that approaches their area.

Looks like Morotai to me. As you say, entry by boat only. And whilst you’re scratching your arse, you can tell me about the waves on Waigeo seeing you know everything.
As a bird observer I go to remote areas of Indo , I’m also a surfer, whilst birding, one of my eyes is always on the coastline, I watch swells and birds . They are both things of beauty. AW

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tubeshooter Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 7:12pm

Is there a set date for this thing or are the other two punters in limbo until you lock in the third?

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AlfredWallace Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 7:32pm

This is just a fucking pantomime of an ego, takes the worm on the hook every time, it’s insatiable John, isn’t it, you just can’t bear to have us comment against your so called expert knowledge. Must take some kind of energy to be that alert and pumped 24/7 . On the ‘gear’ are we ?. How’s the uptake of paying surfers coming along ? . Must not be too good, otherwise you wouldn’t be on here pushing your shit uphill, books, video, surf trips, merchandise, oh don’t get me started on that, I browsed that crap you have on offer.
What 10c per hour sweatshop is making all that gear ? . Haven’t answered my initial question, are you a paid up subscriber to Swellnet or just using us as an advertising platform ? Yankee to the core pal. The land of so called milk and honey is truthfully the land of guns and money, I think it’s the latter you love the most, otherwise you wouldn’t be here haranguing us. AW

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etarip Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 7:55pm

All fair questions AW.

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tearymasseuse Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 8:00pm

- where are you invading next calhoun?

…nobody is buying your shit ;)

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AlfredWallace Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 8:03pm
etarip wrote:

All fair questions AW.

Etarip. Hi mate, hope you are well.

This guy or girl , who knows, is like an amoebic bacteria, spilling its guts all over you and dividing every 20 minutes, gets into all nooks and crannies, very hard to keep out. AW

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tearymasseuse Friday, 8 Aug 2025 at 8:12pm
tubeshooter wrote:

Is there a set date for this thing or are the other two punters in limbo until you lock in the third?

this ^