After 8 years under construction, the
"Electric Lamb" was launched in Fremantle in January 1981.
She headed North in June '81 and has been cruising around
Indonesia ever since. The eLamb has travelled from Ambon in
the East to Singapore and visited a lot of amazing places
between.
HISTORY
The "Lamb" or Echo Lima as she is know locally, has covered
well over 200,000 nm since her arrival in
Indonesia.
In 1982, the Lamb won her class in the Darwin to
Ambon International Yacht race setting a mono-hull record
of 84 hrs that stood for over 8 years. Best days run
(24hrs) was 252nm under sail.
Rick later released the
secret behind her amazing performance in her first
race..... beer ballast!
She was carrying the race committee's stash of kegs for the
post race party all stowed under the starboard bunks. The
wind blew hard from the SE for almost the entire race and
EL astounded race officials by finishing only 1hr 13
minutes behind a 50ft crowther catamaran "Wimbral".
Electric Lamb pioneered surf
breaks in Sumba '81, Lombok '82, South coast Java '82,
Panaitan '83 and Sumatra '93 till
today.
A true veteran among surf charter yachts. These days the
sails are more a back-up and her rig has been modified to
better suit her charter boat role. She is one of the most
fuel efficient boats in the Mentawais burning only 1.2 tons
per trip ..... about 20% of the carbon footprint of most
other charter boats in the area.
NEW for 2008!
Mentawai Discovery
Combos
Design
your custom surf vacation the way you want
it.....
Combine
relaxation at Eco Bay Lodge with the comfort of our
Mentawai Discovery cruise options:
One
Week Voyage on Electric Lamb including One Night Eco Bay*
or Lances** (EL7)
USD
1,500
Minimum
of 6 guests for exclusive use
Two
Weeks Voyage on Electric Lamb including Two Nights in Eco
Bay* or Lances** (EL14)
USD
2,850
Minimum
of 6 guests for exclusive use
One
Week Land Based at Eco Bay* or Katiet Resort + One Week
Voyage on Electric Lamb surfing South Mentawai.
(L7+V7)
USD
2,750
Minimum
of 6 guests for exclusive use
Includes:
•3
healthy meals a day
•Airport transfers
included
•Tea,
coffee and aqua free.
•Use of
fishing and snorkeling equipment
+
Mentawai Government tariff + MMTA Community tariff
+
Accommodation in Padang extra as required.
+
Beer, soft-drinks and spirits for sale
aboard
Read
the terms & conditions page
HERE
Electric Lamb is a fully licensed MMTA member boat.