Kai Bates surfing a PNG tidal bore - video

Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch
Wednesday, 06 April 2016

Kai Bates, a SUP specialist from the NSW south coast, gets an unlikely call from a French TV production team filming a documentary on rivers. Kai meets them in PNG to surf the Digul River tidal bore.

Comments

indo-dreaming Wednesday, 6 Apr 2016 at 12:15 pm new

Looks pretty average but would be good to surf a tidal bore just once to tick of the bucket list.

BTW. The Digul river is in West Papua not PNG, hence the Susi air plane.

https://newguineaconservation.org/Images/MAP%2072.jpg

fitzroy-21 Wednesday, 6 Apr 2016 at 02:31 pm new

Daly River in the NT. Smaller, but with crocs and barra...............

freerider. Wednesday, 6 Apr 2016 at 04:40 pm new

even on a tidal bore--sups still look lame...

Hako o hakonde… Wednesday, 6 Apr 2016 at 08:21 pm new

Actually I thought it looked fun.

wellymon Wednesday, 6 Apr 2016 at 08:58 pm new

Likewise Bikini.

Good on the little fella for having an awesome journey like that.

I bet he was peaking when the boat left him to the crocs. haha
Character building IMO;)

tango Wednesday, 6 Apr 2016 at 06:16 pm new

Has anyone ever pointed out the inconsistency between your attitude and your screen name, "Free"rider? 'Spose everyone's a freerider...as long as they ride a shorty?

Tarzan71 Thursday, 7 Apr 2016 at 10:10 am new

Any one can ride whatever they want, wherever they want to, just so long as its not my missus, daughter, bikes or boards they want to have a shot of.

spenda Thursday, 7 Apr 2016 at 11:46 am new

Tarzan, you left yourself out of that comment. ya cheeky devil.

Tarzan71 Thursday, 7 Apr 2016 at 04:17 pm new

haha, mate they can try to ride me if they want, but they might bleed to death gaining the experience!!
Good pick up though, thanks

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