LAKEY PEAK SURFING HISTORY PART 1

'LAKEY PEAK" Sumbawa is well known to surfers around the globe.
Its Awesome Surf and Kite-boarding potential coupled with Beautiful Scenery and Friendly local People make it a must visit location for every surf traveller seeking pure ocean indulgence and tropical living.
The first surfers arrived at Lakey were Yachtsman around the mid to late 1970's. Who when travelling through to Bali and beyond stayed offshore on their boats surfed the waves and only ever interacted with the locals when coming ashore in HUU village to buy supplies and water. These periodic visits where rarely documented apart from in private yacht log books or by stories handed down amongst the villagers about the strange "Orang Putih" "White People" who played in the sea.
Around this same period True Surf Exploration in Indonesia was beginning by overland and boat exploration. Bali had long been popular as a surf destination and also places like Nias and Grajagan on Java started to attract alot of attention from the new surf media and there was a wonderlust for finding new surf spots amongst the surf culture and a new breed of surf explorers.
The reality however was that not many surfers really wanted to explore further than was comfortable for western travel. Also during this period surfing culture had maintained a code of secrecy about new breaks.
Most of the known areas outside of Bali, Nias and Grajagan were kept on the quiet and thus due to travel constraints were rarely surfed locations. LAKEY PEAK was one of these spots with a small group of surf crazies regularly visiting each year!!!!. more about these crazies next letter. Thanks Amangati Hotel & Lakey Surf Houses.

Lakey Peak "Amangati Hotel"

AmangatiHotel.com is the New Online Website Direct from the owners of Amangati Hotel at Lakey Peak Sumbawa. One of the Worlds Premier Surf and kite Surfing Locations.!
The Hotel Consists of 56 Air Conditioned and 3 Surf Houses.! Restaurant /Bar and Pool etc.!
Originally started from just 4 Rooms way back in 1994 by Australian Surfers Brad Matthews and Mark Clift and Brett Cook and a few mates and run for a couple of years as lakeypeak surf camp. The Amangati Hotel was opened in 1996 by Balinese Legend Gede Sudantha. He also opened with just 4 rooms and arnd the late 1990's a partnership was formed between the 2 small hotels.
Amangati Hotel is simply the Best Hotel at Lakey Peak and now one of the Top Surf Resorts in the World. Come and check out our website at http://www.amangatihotel.com/ and book and pay online. I started this Blog with intention to supply a monthly Lakey Peak Newsletter and let people know that Lakey is Great Surf and Kite-Surfing all year around. I'll be back with the First edition of Lakey Peak News Soon!