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Rafferty is pretty chill and considers his rivalry with Maverick to be all in good fun - he seems oblivious to the fact it's much more serious to Mav... either way, Mav is a skilled surfer and fun to be around, so Raff is happy to compete against him.
Maverick considers Rafferty his personal surfing rival, and it irks him when Rafferty laughs him off! Still, the guy is passionate, and more skilled than he must realize with that hang-loose attitude. Maverick has to reluctantly respect it.