Who Wore It Better? Gabriel Medina And Matt Wilkinson In Remote Indonesia

 Here’s a locations sure to conjure images of those original Search expeditions. A handful of black dots sharing the thundering lines wrapping around a nearby jungle island. Pure unadulterated surf-trip utopia. After the South African leg of the tour, world number one and three, Matt Wilkinson and Gabriel Medina found themselves in a setting not too dissimilar. Bringing 28 year-old Balinese star Garut Widiarta along for the ride, they had the pleasure of splitting freight train left-handers for Rip Curl’s latest voyage. 

They couldn’t have cast this trip any better. Two of the world’s best goofy-footers, who just happen to be in the middle of a title battle, wave-for-wave on a high-performance canvas. You think the competitive tension was explosive? Take a look at this frame:

Surfing’s most intense training session.