OH! Magazine - Australian Version January 2014 (Australian Version) | Page 28

TONI
KRASICKI

MOONLIGHT SURFING
here aren’t any people eating
sharks in Bali,’ says Tony de
Leede, co-owner of Komune Beach Club
and Resort, Bali. I visibly relax at hearing
this, and feel much more comfortable for
the surfers hitting the waves when the
sun goes down. In Bali, night surfing is
the new black, and Komune Beach Club
is wearing it proudly.
Built on former rice paddies, sprawling
Komune Beach Club sits smack bang in
front of one of the world’s best right-hand
surf breaks. Generating some heavenly
deep tube rides breaking over reef and a
rock bottom, it’s not for the faint-hearted
and definitely for experienced surfers
only. Keramas hosted its first ever Oakley
Pro Surf Bali in June 2013, attracting
top surfers who all agree that Keramas is

T

Run out of daylight
hours to surf? Then hit
the floodlit waters of
the Keramas in Bali.
Toni Krasicki reports.

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one of the best breaks that they’ve surfed.
Tony says that they’ve secured a verbal
agreement from the Association of
Surfing Professionals (ASP) that the
competition will become a permanent
fixture on the Pro Tour. That’s good news
for Komune, who opened stage one of
their extensive development in late
2012, which includes 33 resort rooms
and a beach club that acts as the main
hub for the resort. A small resort pool sits
adjacent to the black sand beach and
guests can cool off and watch the action
on the water at the same time. Another
33 rooms are set to open in early 2014,
and there are plans for a ‘country club’;
fitness centre, yoga pavilion, kids club
and spa extension. The final stage will
see the addition of luxury villas all with

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