Calypte – a sailing and surfing voyage

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Join us at Atlantic Surf on November 21st for the Film Screening of 'Calypte. ~ a surfing & sailing voyage'

A film by Ishka Folkwell & Torren Martyn.

The event will feature live music and a stoked experience of surf culture, community & connection.

An opportunity to explore a selection of needessential product.

Bring your appetite as the Surf Cafe will be open, offering delicious food and drinks.

The event is a SurfAid fundraiser where,

All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to SurfAid, supporting their efforts to enhance the health, well-being, and resilience of remote communities in Indonesia.

Learn more about SurfAid's impactful work at the event.

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Calypte – a sailing and surfing voyage’

The dream had been bobbing around in Torren Martyn and Aiyana Powell’s heads for a year or two. It seemed pretty simple: learn how to sail, then aquire a boat and head off on an adventure exploring waves in exotic locations. But things don’t always go to plan. Only a few days after beginning the process of learning, an opportunity popped up. A boat in the South China Sea that needed to be delivered to eastern Indonesia - 'the job’s yours if you want it.' With thousands of remote islands and endless perfect surf between origin and destination, the decision seemed simple. 'Why wouldn’t we? Only one small problem - we don’t know how to sail yet…' 

When Torren and Aiyana borrowed the 35ft sailing boat 'Calypte' and departed from the east coast of Thailand in early 2022, they had a combined sailing experience of only a few days. The one requirement of their charter was to eventually deliver the boat to Eastern Indonesia. They could learn as they went, get a few friends with sailing experience to help through the tricky bits and pick up as much as possible from them along the way. With this plan, the pair embarked onto the South China Sea, headed up through the Strait of Malacca and around the tip of Sumatra; out into the Indian Ocean on a year-long expedition in search of waves. What seemed like an idyllic journey didn't come easy. It was difficult to anticipate the challenges of the sleepless nights, the endless rolling and tossing of the boat, the breakdowns, the relentless maintenance and confined space. But adventures always seem sweeter if it really feels like you had to work to get there.

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