Generally the province of sponsored young globetrotters, the Mentawais boat trip/photo shoot has become shorthand for surf corpo extravagance.
Hitting a peak in the early double-oughts, some wave-adjacent anchorages looked suspiciously like the Palm Beach Yacht Show. This piece chronicles a different sort of situation.
Meet our 40-something crew of extraordinary gentlemen: Tom Curren, Gary “Kong” Elkerton, and Mark Occhilupo. They brought offspring and understudies.
On tap? Style contrasts, knowledge, and good times on the teak decks of the Mangalui Ndulu.