Indies Trader III
"The Indies Trader III is the ultimate surf charter vessel. It is the most comfortable boat - has the longest range - great stability - just a really low stress level. It lacks nothing. 5 course meals, full bar including Australian wines and hard liquor - it is not possible to have a better surf trip experience" Martin Daly

During this off season the Indies Trader III will be undergoing a major upgrade in Singapore. The best surf charter boat in Sumatra will be back in 2007 with an updated look and set of toys; we're looking forward to delivering our high end clientele the type of surf trip they not only deserve, but expect - the type of trip that only the Indies Trader III can produce.

Standard Trip: The standard trip duration is 12 days / 13 nights, two days longer than most of our competitors. We stay out for these two extra days to ensure that our guests have the opportunity to surf at least one solid swell during their stay, but in all likelihood we usually encounter two, sometimes three significant swell events during our scheduled charter dates. If you're going to travel halfway across the world those two extra days are worth their weight in gold.
8 guests maximum.

Indies Trader III brochure: http://www.indiestrader.com/pdf/high/indies3.pdf

2008 Schedule

• February 9 – February 22
  February 23 – March 7
  March 8 – March 21
  March 22 – April 4
  April 5 – April 18
  April 19 – May 2
  May 3 – May 16
  May 17 – May 30
  May 31 – June 13
  June 14 – June 27
  June 28 – July 11
  July 12 – July 25
  July 26 – August 8
  August 9 –August 22
  August 23 – September 5
  September 6 – September 19
  September 20 – October 3
  October 4 – October 17
  October 18 – October 31
  November 1 – November 14
  November 15 – November 28
  November 29 – December 12

  
  

Pricing
Available upon request.

Price Includes:

• Air-conditioned accommodation for surfers in 2 staterooms (one double bed and one queen bed) each with ensuite facilities and 3 twin share cabins.  The twin share guest accommodation has share toilet and shower facilities.
• As many boards as you are prepared to pay excess baggage for
• Unreal food (trained chef with no expense spared on food quality).
• Water, Beer, soft drinks, Espresso/Cappuccino maker, open bar, and wine served with meals.
• Dive bottles and weights available upon request
• Equipment for ding repairs
• Perfect surf
• Fishing Gear
• Washing machine / Dryer - Laundry Service
• Jet Ski available upon request.
  

Indies Trader III Trip Slideshows:
Check out some slideshows from a few trips on the Indies Trader III in 2005 and 2006. Slideshows courtesy of Dave Collyer at Indiestradersurfphotos.com.

Indies Trader III
October 4 - 16, 2005

Avg. wave heights: Head High
Largest waves: Overhead to nearly double overhead
Wave rating (1-10): 6/10
Weather/Winds: It's October and there were less baots around and variable weather but we still managed to score some great surf wherever we went.

Indies Trader III
October 16 - 30, 2005

Avg. wave heights: Head High
Largest waves: Double overhead
Wave rating (1-10): 6/10
Weather/Winds: A little bit windy at times but overall fun surf wherever we went. did not see too man other baots around - this time of year is the best tiem to come to escape the crowds of summer.

Indies Trader III
May 1 - 14, 2006

Avg. wave heights: Head High
Largest waves: Nearly Double Overhead
Wave rating (1-10): 5/10
Weather/Winds: Conditions were clean for most of the trip with variable winds and mostly sunny weather.

Indies Trader III
July 10 - 23, 2006

Avg. wave heights: overhead high
Largest waves: Double overhead
Wave rating (1-10): 7.5/10
Weather/Winds: Great waves and conditions for most of the trip with a large south swell and plenty of background swell to insure an overhead surf everyday.

Indies Trader III
Septemebr 18 - October 1, 2006

Avg. wave heights: Overhead
Largest waves: Double Overhead +
Wave rating (1-10): 8/10
Weather/Winds: Although the south winds continued to blow out many spots in the islands (especially the righthanders), We had plenty of swell and found some excellent waves (mostly lefts). Great trip overall!

The Yacht: Indies Trader III is a 90' single displacement hull twin screw cruiser - steel hull with aluminium superstructure, (twin deck) commissioned in 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland.

• Length overall: 90' (27.27metres)
• Beam: 23' (6.96metres)
• Draft: 7'6" (2.3metres)
• Cruising speed: 10 knots
• Cruising range @ 10 knots: 3500 N/miles
• Fuel capacity: 4400 gallons (20,000 litres)
• Water capacity storage: 4400 gallons (20,000 litres) 2 water makers producing 1200 gallons/day

The Indies Trader III has over a three thousand mile range which means she can go virtually anywhere in Indonesia. Trader III also has a fuel browser for filling up our other vessels at sea if necessary. Trader 3 carries 20 tonnes of fuel. A large walk-in chiller can keep produce fresh for weeks and our walk in freezer can carry enough food for six months. Two, five thousand litre, (1,300 gallons) a day water maker makes sure we never run out of water.

The Trader III has unsurpassed size and stability - 125 tonnes GRT make her the second largest surf charter boat operating in Indonesia (behind the Indies IV). Her Niaid, Gyro controlled anti roll system and wing like stabilizer fins mounted on the chines amidships eliminate 90% of the vessels roll whilst underway. If you are prone to sea sickness the Trader III is the only choice.

Escape the crowds - Trader III can travel through sea conditions comfortably that keep the rest of the charter boats hiding in the anchorage. This means that can be where we want to be to get the best waves in almost all weather conditions-comfortably. Too crowded in the Mentawais? Wake up the next morning in a different Island chain - that's what we're famous for.

Extras? The 3 has a jet ski with rescue sled, scuba compressor, 18ft center console tender with 85hp outboard, 42" Plasma Screen and home theater system in the main Saloon with sit down dining for 12, Pentium 4 Desktop Computer with A3 photo printer, an espresso machine, 20"LCD Sharp flat screens and DVD player in every cabin, Playstation, wakeboard, water-skis, tow boards, diving gear. Fishing gear, ice cold beer, Tequila, Whisky, Vodka, Rum, Bourbon, Red and White wine and any thing else you can think of drinking and the best damn food within a thousand miles.

All of our Captains know where to go to escape the crowds and find the best waves possible. Martin is in constant contact with all the boats with updated weather & surf forecasting modules and needless to say the Indies Trader boats score empty perfection more often than anyone because they actively seek out the best wave/wind conditions day in and day out.

The Indies Trader series can also boast the best and longest track record of uninterrupted scheduled charters in the industry. Each boat undergoes an annual survey and full ocean going safety equipment test to Solas International Standards. Each boat carries comprehensive loss and liability insurance as a passenger carrying commercial craft.

The Indies III allows our guests to go virtually anywhere. Coastal Sumatra?  Nias?  Enggano?  Panaitan?  Banyaks?  Roti?  Sumba? Sulawesei?  Indonesian Pacific Coast? Trader III can go places few can get to.

Detailed Features

• Twin 257 HP V8 Mercedes main engines with 4-1 reduction gearboxes
• Twin 215 HP V6 Mercedes auxiliary power generators developing 90KVA @ 1500RPM
• Available electricity supply on board = 240 volt single phase 50 cycles
• Fully air conditioned throughout the vessel
• Fully stabilized with Naiad electric/hydraulic stabilizers
• Diving compressor/air bank/fill station
• Diving tanks, weights, BCD's, regulators, fins, masks and spare parts (PADI qualified diver sonly please)
• Water skiing equipment, wake board, kneeboard, ski biscuits.
• Paddle/surf skis and sailing dinghy
• Extensive range of light tackle fishing equipment
• Bait and lures
• Safety equipment - 25-man SOLAS life raft, SOLAS and coastal life jackets, life rings, 121.5 and 406 EPIRB's, GMDSS equipped, full survey safety equipment
• Center console aluminium tender with 85HP outboard
• Inflatable dive tender with 15HP outboard
• Indies Trader III is equipped for long range cruising and extended charters, with a 300 cubic foot walk-in freezer, 600 cubic foot walk-in cool room Saloon, bar, icemaker, commercial galley, and ample storage for all provisions.
• Satellite telephone and fax.
• IFGA standard game fishing equipment.
• Polite, respectful, and willing Indonesian crew

Electronic, Navigation, and Communication Equipment

• Twin GPS systems each with VDU's
• Electronic charts - Oceanvision
• Furuno colour video plotter
• Furuno D/GPS navigator
• Furuno color depth sounder/recorder
• Magnetic steering compass
• JRC JMA3810 3cm Radar - 72N/M range
• Suzuki Sonar - 2000 metre range
• Extensive range of Australian and British Admiralty charts
• Auto pilot and hydraulic steering interfaced with GPS
• 3 x VHF radios (1with DSC emergency channel)
• 2 x HF radios (1 with DSC emergency channel)
• Sat Com C transmitter/receiver with DSC emergency transmitter
• Weather fax
• Electronic tide charts
• Global satellite telephone/fax and data through the Telstra Mini M system
• Cellular mobile telephone and fax communication (when in range) mainland coast of Australia, populated sections only.
• Fully equipped ships' office - telephone, fax, data.

Entertainment

• Stereo amplified CD and cassette tape player, external and internal speakers
• Coloor TV and stereo video player
• Extensive range of CD albums and videos
• Chess, cards, scrabble, dominos, and a variety of popular board games
• Large library with latest novels, educational reading and magazines
• Fully equipped and serviced bar
  

How to Book
If you are interested in booking your next surf adventure on the Indies Trader III all you need to do is follow the instructions below. For detailed information about going on one of our surf charter trip from A-Z please visit our "Travel Information" page.

1. Make Contact: The first thing you need to do is contact us with your requested dates using the contact information at the bottom of this page. We are available 24 hours a day to handle your needs. In general we do not handle individual bookings - the boat is available on a daily rate basis and can accomodate up to 8 guests.

2. Confirm Dates and Make Deposit: Once we have confirmed your dates we require a 25% - 50% deposit to secure your booking. This deposit is preferably made by wire transfer to our account in Singapore; Bookings originating from the United States and surrounding areas have the additional option of writing a personal check or money order. Please read over our "Terms and Conditions" for detailed payment information.

3. Fill out our Online Booking Form: Now that your dates are set and your payment is in we need to get some basic information from all of the members in your group. This information will be used to secure the necessary permits to allow you to travel in the Mentawai Islands or in other areas we are traveling. Please visit our "Make a Reservation" page for an in depth look at the information we collect. This step is interchangeable with Step 2 - you can do them in any order.

4. Book your airline tickets: Indies Trader Marine Adventures is now equipped to handle all of our United States guests flight details - we will work directly with you to find the appropriate flight and schedule for your group if you need us to. Otherwise, you are more than welcome to handle your travel details on your own. Please visit our "Travel Information" page for detailed flight information - where you need to fly into, and what are the available options at your disposal.

5. Make final payment: You final payment is due two months prior to your trip's departure. Once that's in along with the information from our online booking form you're all set to go!

6. Show up: Rule #1 is to remember to not miss your flight...believe us, it can happen to anyone. Once you've made it on the right flight, endured a trip halfway across the world, and landed in Padang we will be there to pick you up and take you to your surf charter vessel. Again, check out our "Travel Information" page for the complete rundown of this part of the process.

7. Surf: Once you're on the boat everything is taken care of - the only thing you need to worry about is what board you should ride and how you want to drag your hand in the barrel - fingertips up or out? Want to know what kind of waves to expect? It's all right here.

 

Contact Information - International
Indies Trader III
Indies Trader Marine Adventures
629 Camino de los Mares #101
San Clemente, CA 92673
E-mail: adventure@indiestrader.com
Toll Free: (877) 808-0813
Local: (714) 369-8108
Mobile: (714) 478-2487
FAX: (949) 493-2770
Contact Name: Anthony Marcotti

Indonesia
Main Office - Indies Trader Marine Adventures
PT Surfindo Maritim Nusantara
Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro #10
Jakarta, 103 5 0 Indonesia
Phone: (62-21) 319 2 2792
Mobile: (62) 811106730
FAX: (62-21) 315 4548
E-Mail: indiestrader@indiestrader.com
Contact Name: Lee Daly