About Us
PNG Frontier Surfaris is Andrew and Jude Rigby. Who have been living and navigating in PNG waters for over three years.
Andrew has many years of experience on the water and is a highly competent and qualified skipper and engineer. He is previously a yacht owner, as well as having years of experience aboard the Rigby family’s numerous professional fishing and charter vessels in Port Philip Bay & Bass Strait. Most importantly, Andrew is a passionate surfer of 17 years growing up on the Surf Coast of Victoria; he is now fulfilling a lifelong ambition - to take people surfing!
Jude is from Northern Ireland, her background is in Environmental Protection though she has many years experience in hospitality and tourism. A hostess on boats in France and Australia, this has given her the credentials for a high standard of guest care and to ensure your daily menu has an inviting selection of locally inspired and western cuisine.
Andrew and Jude first realized the potential of the waves in this area in May 2005. Later that year as the swell arrived Andrew was able to surf the waves for the first time. Locals amazed as Andrew surfed the “si brukim” (breaking sea) standing on foam and fiberglass. This was obvious by the crowds that gathered to watch, and metered by their reaction as he disappeared into the wave (a four foot right-hander) and charged out the other end. That was their first ‘barrel’ on this island and Andrews’ right to name the break.
Since this time we have been able to document the consistency of these waves, and discover many more. We are the first to do this in many of the islands, and we are keen to share this place with other surfers, whilst up-keeping the relative secrecy of what is one of the world’s last untapped surfing resources.
As a business PNG Frontier Surfaris endeavors to promote a sustainable form of tourism which is low impact on the environment and beneficial to the local communities.