Table 9 : Summary of Interview (Experts surfer) findings

professional surfer. I would rather spend my time in Sydney, Germany, Bali and Canada to wait for our monsoon season started.

7. Are you satisfied with the wave height and wavelength condition in Cherating? Satisfied or not, Malaysia‟s wave is not suitable for professional surfer but it is still suitable for beginner and intermediate surfer. We could say, Malaysia‟s wave is the best wave to learn surfing but not to upgrade your surfing skills.

8. As per your observation, is there any environmental damage of Cherating Beach since the location is nearby Kuantan Port and Gebeng Industry? Yes, bauxite pollution turns the sea to red. As a local here, I was so sad that our beloved sea was polluted. Our school usually handle and organize “gotongroyong‟ to clean our sea-shore and the beach. We want to create community engagement with the locals.

9. How long will it takes for surf tournament festival in

Cherating?

10. What are the issues of Wave

surfing in your own opinion? I had handled several tournaments. The tournaments

lasted for two days but the surfing festival here usually one week.

I would say, we have to do a lot of job to commercialising the wave surfing activities in Malaysia. We try to get notice from Ministry of Sport and Tourism and we could say we have successful after the 8 years. Here in Malaysia we have to wait for monsoon season to surf but we could solved the

problem if the east coast and south coast surfer have the engagement to utilise beginning of the year is surfing season for South coast and end of the year for east coast. Then, we could celebrate surfing for the whole

year.

11. Spaces needed for wave surfing in Cherating.

12. As a surfer, what are the routine for you before and after surfing?

Before:

After: I would say we really need the support from the government to enhance wave surfing and promotes what wave surfing is really is. Wave surfing is money. Cherating need a proper wave surfing facilities such as surf hub that could gather all the small surf school together and stand out to create and produces fame.

It is really hard to explain but you will know when you wake up on that very day, you cannot resist the feeling to surf the waves. As for me, whenever I get this feeling, I probably meet my own close friend at the bar and we will make plan for surfing and compete with each other. Basically we will do the changing and cleaning here and just go straight to the sea. I think the surf centre should have entertainment facilities such as

karaoke, or snooker so that we could hang out a little

more.

13. As per your observation, who are the crowds that attend the

surf tournament? Usually the crowd are the surfer itself, the locals, the youngsters, and the sponsors such as Volcom, Rip Curl and many more. By the way, Volcom is one of our

sponsors.

Technologies of artificial wave surfing in Cherating.

14. Which of the following best describe about the bonding of you and wave surfing? I think I am a nature lover since young. I love the forest, greenery, and the beach. I wrote poems about it. Surfing gives me freedom and teaches me how to be flexible. This could be a symbolism for me to gain success. It is not easy to learn surfing. You need courage, and I believed surfers are the chosen one that is gifted from god and at every sea you have surf, it will not be the same. That is the beautiful feelings.

15. Do you go for any training surf school to learn the techniques of wave surfing? 16. How frequent do you go for wave surfing? 17. Are you satisfied with the wave surfing facilities in Cherating?

18. Do you find it challenging to get a perfect wave height and wavelength to challenge your surfing abilities in the context of Malaysia beaches? Yes I do. My father was a surfer when he was young.

Once or twice a week.

I would say no but Cherating has a huge potential for surfing and I hope one day I could see surfing as an international sport in Malaysia.

Yes, I could say the wave is predictable. It is because the wave height and wavelength is suitable for beginner and intermediate surfer. As a professional surfer, Malaysia‟s wave could not give the satisfaction of surfing.

19. Will you go for wave surfing more often if the following is improved and added?

1. Artificial wave machine

to increase wave height and wavelength

2. A surf school complete with international

surfing facilities for surf education, surf tournament and

entertainment. Those facilities could give benefits for us surfer and these could promote surfing to another level. The surf community will get bigger but it will change the tradition of surfing culture. As for surf athletes, yes they need those for developing their skills to international level. We need that standardisation with

outside country. But it will change the surf scene which is to seek eternity and beauty of natural elements or seeking for money and fame. But that is based on individual preferences.

3. A surf centre that

encourage public to