Carefully selected for their surf experience, knowledge of the surf industry and superb customer service skills, the Midas boat crew is highly regarded by their peers in the Mentawai Islands. Our experienced Indonesian team - Lyri, Eka, Julian, Adi and Ferry treat everyone as friends. Each gained substantial experience on a variety of Mentawais surf charter boats prior to joining Midas. Their mission is to provide you with a superior Indonesian surf experience.
There are five boat crew including the captain; Ferry the chef; our Engineer Eka, Julian, who manages the RIB and takes the surfers to the breaks; and our general hand, Adi. Lyri is our dedicated Ground Handler who will meet you off the plane and ensure the time you have in Padang prior boarding the boat and after the charter is all under control.
Captain Rick Hallett. Midas would like to welcome aboard the newest member of the team, Rick Hallett, who will be taking over as captain from the start of the 2009 season.
Rick is a highly qualified international Master Class 5 captain who has a wealth of experience in the waters of SE Asia and especially in the Mentawai's and North to Telos.
He is also a Registered Nurse who maintains his skills by working in remote areas of Australia and in a Sydney hospital during the off season.
In the early '90s Rick was sailing/cruising/surfing the many islands of the Indian Ocean coast between Bali, Java and Sumatra through to Thailand and Malaysia.
In 2001 Rick sailed from Malaysia, across the Indian Ocean to Kenya via Thailand, Sumatra and it's many islands, the Chagos Archipelago and the Seychelles.
On returning he resumed working in the surf charter industry skippering boats through the Mentawais, Telos's, Nias and further north for a number of seasons and has worked with Rip Curl on the Indo Jiwa thru Sumatra and Papua.
Being a surfer and skipper with a deep understanding of the sea, gives him unique experience of reading weather and ocean conditions in the Mentawais guiding both free-surfers and the industry's top pro-surfers alike, to special locations.
With Ricks 11 years of experience and his vast knowledge of the surf in the Mentawais and islands to the north, combined with the experienced crew of Midas, you are assured that Rick and the crew will chase those waves and deliver a level of service you would expect on a luxury boat like Midas.
Captain Jody Perry is a highly qualified (Master 4) Australian skipper with over 30 years of surfing experience, over 20 years of boating experience, and many years of surf travel throughout Indonesia and elsewhere. Prior to joining Midas, he captained surf charter vessels such as the Huey 1, the Pelagic, and the Indies Traders throughout the Mentawais and Sumatra for the last 7 years, as well as other surf charter vessels overseas; guiding both free-surfers and the industry's top pro-surfers alike, to special locations.
Jody is well known by experienced surfers, who return to Padang regularly, as the skipper to have. He is a very accomplished surfer (former Queensland champion), as the photos of him depict in the photo gallery! Being a surfer and skipper with such a deep understanding of the sea drawn from decades of fishing and diving work, gives him unique experience of reading weather and ocean conditions in Mentawais. His contacts with local boat operators means he can quickly point out where the best surf is breaking as well as going to the secret breaks he knows.
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