Trailblazing travellers: Surfer runs camps in Cherating teaching newbies how to catch the waves

Ms Mianta Boey started surfing in October 2010 and has since been to Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia for the sport. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MIANTA BOEY
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SINGAPORE – If there is one thing that all surfers remember fondly, it is catching their first wave.

Ms Mianta Boey, 38, remembers her first wipeout from 14 years ago with the same fondness.

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