Feb 7 – Feb 18 2026

Mentawais Coaching Trip Oct 2025

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The Trip

Full costs in USD

– Only USD –

*Does NOT include flights, Ments tax, Hotel Stay for Transfers in Padang

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What to Expect

  • The trip of a lifetime and an insane amount of incredible surf.  
  • Daily surf coaching, in the water critique, dry land training, photo / video analysis. 
  • Stretching and Warm-up Sessions to get the body moving well and surfing fluidly.  Learn techniques you’ll apply for the rest of your life as a surfer. 
  • Absurdly good food… you will gain weight on this trip. Haha!  We gotta fuel our 8 hours of surfing a day!
  • Foundation Training – created by Eric Goodman and used by athletes like Kelly Slater and Dane Reynolds
  • Introduction into Movement Practices to improve your body and surfing
  • Breath Training, for meditation, and water hold-down situations.  Breathwork can change your life.
  • Being surrounded by epic and inspiring people. The perfect conditions for coaching and surfing progression.
  • Fishing… if you’re keen.  Some sushi would be legit!
  • Lots and lots of surfing, and then more surfing, and then some more.
  • Coming away from this trip with tools to improve your life and surfing

Whats Included

  • 11 Nights of All-Star Accommodation aboard the brand new Star Koat 2
  • Full Photo Package from a pro-photographer.
  • Everything on the boat is included in pricing.  Once you step onto the ship you’re fully covered.
  • Expert Surf Coaching on a daily basis.  You will be given to the tools and instruction to improve your surfing.
  • Surfing, more surfing, and then some more surfing
  • Education of surfing movement, relevant stretching and strengthening protocols
  • Foundation Training Instruction
  • Nutritional Coaching – fuel your life and performance
  • Daily warmup and cool down Sessions
  • Foundation training is one of the best movement practices I’ve ever come across (Cris)
  • Breath Training- not only does this impact your surfing, but every aspect of health as well

Common Questions About the Trip

No. This is Indonesia. It’s absolutely surfable at an intermediate level, but for beginners, not so much unfortunately.

We expect consistent surf in the 2-4 foot range with a couple pulses of 6foot and potentially above. Perfect conditions to learn better technique… and still grab a few barrels!

No. I work only with the best technique coaches, so it comes down to scheduling. The earliest we may run another coaching trip will be 2025.

You get coaching from myself and Twiggy Van Ryan (world class technique coach and surfboard shaper). Everyday is a mix of coaching, video analysis, movement training, fun, surfing, tissue release, yoga, Foundation Training, in the water coaching, more surfing, lots of food, nutritional coaching…… Better health and better surfing.

Hear What Past Trip Attendees Have To Say About Our Coaching Trips.

Days of Epic Surfing

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*Does NOT include flights, Ments tax, Hotel Stay for Transfers in Padang

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MEET YOUR COACHES

Cris Mills

With a life intention to surf as much as possible, combined with a comprehensive background of strength & conditioning, rehabilitative exercise, massage therapy, and coaching, Cris brings a thorough understanding of how a surfer needs to be able to move. Having worked with surfers of all ages and skill levels, to get out of pain or improve their strength and performance both in the water and life, Cris has the ability to help people make long term changes to their life, health, and movement…. so they can keep surfing.

Twiggy Van Ryan

With over 40 years of surfing experience, 5 years coaching, and competitive level surfing at state & national level in Australia, Twiggy brings a wealth of surfing experience an coaching ability. And he’s a true legend. Being a grommet at heart, he’s incredibly passionate about the water, surf, and the flow between the two. Not only will he put you at ease in the surf, make you have a laugh, he’ll also give you some of the most digestible coaching insight you’ll receive.