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An interview over the internet is never ideal. So much is lost without meeting face to face. I caught up with Sampu Samantary or Sanjay Ray as he’s more widely known, after he returned from a trip full of discovery to the “wild and virgin” region of the Bay of Bengal, where he said he found some “world class waves.”

Surfing Yogis headed by Sampu Samntaray had long weaved a dream of bringing all Indian surfers, local artists, musicians and introduce Stand up Paddle in the state of Orissa to promote eco-tourism and on February 7th-2012, India held it’s first surf festival at Puri, Orissa.

[Journeys] “If you want to be part of the festival, you have to become friends with me. OK?” At the heart of India’s first locally organised International Surf Festival was a coming together of spirited folk to a celebration of the small, the beautiful, and the ecologically sensitive

I was so stoked to help out with this event by giving so many SUP lessons and putting on such a memorable SUP race! Although things got off to a slow start, the surf expression event and SUP races were a hit. Surfers came from all over south India to show off their skills. Then we had a great International recreational race. We had to run it in heats due to limited board supply, but the competition was steep and the participants had a blast!!