Watch: Eight Indonesian Minutes Of Creed McTaggart, Jai Glindeman, Lennix Smith, And Friends

“I’ve been to Krui a bunch of times now,” grins Lennix Smith, Billabong’s next most likely CT rookie. “It’s so mental over there. Fuck, the waves can get so good.”

The above clip begins with Lennix collecting a handful of familiar visions along mainland Sumatra’s southern coastline, alongside Tai Buddha, Kian Martin, Jai Glindeman, and Creed McTaggart.

“We were only in Krui for like six days, but we got a fun swell,” continues Lennix. “And then we left, and Buddha actually stayed longer, which was a good call. We all should have stayed, to be honest, those lefts he got were pretty nuts.”

As you might expect, Tai’s footage is mostly atop his JS Big Horse — a board which you can read all about here. 

“You know Krui,” chuckles Buddha. “It’s can be so hit and miss. I stayed a little longer and surfed Honeysmacks That wave is a lot of work. Lot of water moving there. I was on a 6’4 Horse, but I probably could’ve had a slightly bigger one. It’s probably the closest thing to a Hawaii wave in Indo. It was really raw.”

“The Big Horse is the best board that goes straight in the whole world,” said Buddha. “You want the thickness to your chin, but then you don’t want too much width. I’ve been riding this thing in everything from three foot slabs to like 12-15 foot big raw ocean movers.”

The crew then travels to Deserts on Tai’s boat, where Jai and Creedo deliver a free-lesson in subtle backside speed adjustment.

Jai Glindeman’s ender is worth a watch, and a re-watch, and another slow-mo re-watch.

How can a man stand so narrow and be so planted at the same time?

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