Matt Wilkinson is number one in the world right now. He’s probably more surprised than anyone else about it. Gabriel Medina already has a world title under his belt, and he’s got his sights set on another one. He’s been creeping up the ranks to sit at number three. Garut Widiarta doesn’t have a world title, and never will. But, especially in Indonesia, he’s got something better: real-life icon status. It’s for good reason, too–on Rip Curl’s latest sojourn to Indonesia, set in between the J-Bay and upcoming Teahupoo events, Widiarta proved that titles don’t mean much, at least not when you’re getting shacked every day and hanging out with good friends at night. And we’ll bet Wilko and Gabby would tend to agree.
