VIDEO: More Nic Von Rupp Mentawai Madness

Nic Von Rupp just has a knack for knowing when and where to be when the surfing’s going to be all-time. Setting up camp in Indonesia certainly doesn’t hurt – and almost guarantees days like this at Macaronis in the Mentawais. As Nic puts it: “surfing Macaronis with not many people around has been a dream since a kid, maybe even everyone’s dream. It’s the world’s most user-friendly wave with barrels to turn to airs, but it’s usually packed with 30+ people. It was crazy to show up there and surf it for 2 days with very few people around. You would catch a wave an be straight in line for the next set. I think this might only happen to me once in a lifetime.”