Pasta Point, situated in the North Malé Atoll, has for years been the exclusive preserve of guests (30 surfers max.) staying at the resort established by Australian surfer Tony Hussein Hinde, who was shipwrecked on the atoll back in 1973. Hussein married a local woman, became a naturalised Maldivian citizen, and secured sole rights to the long left-hander, setting a precedent which has since been followed by various foreign investors in the region. At the time of writing, of the eight islands with surf in the atoll, six are either occupied or in the process of being occupied by exclusive resorts; according to surf travel specialists Luex, only four or the seven world-class waves are currently open to all tourists and local surfers alike. And this number may rise yet…