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Italo Ferreira Tests Out Brazil's Most Exclusive Wave Pool by PerfectSwell®  (2023)

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A 10-minute surf montage where Italo Ferreira, Samuel Pupo, Miguel Pupo, Adriano De Souza, and youngster Cruz Dinofa hop, skip, and jump in what Miguel ...

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128 Challengers and local specialists is currently posted up at Banzai for the sixth CS event of the season, and the first of the new year. With Pipe no longer kicking off the CT, we’re itching for some tube vision (and a little speculative behaviour) to get the pulse up.<br /><br />Who can qualify for the CT at the Pipe Challenger?<br /><br />Men<br /><br />Eli Hanneman (SF+), Sammy Pupo, Luke Thompson (Final+), George Pittar, Kauli Vaast (3rd+), Oscar Berry, Mateus Herdy (2nd+), Jacob Willcox (Win)<br /><br />Women<br /><br />Sal Fitzgibbons (Final), Fransisca Veselko, Nadia Erostarbe (Win)<br /><br />Here's Reef McIntosh's BOAG picks to take the w.<br /><br />Place your bets over at Betonline.AG.

Can JOB and Mason Ho Slash CT Dreams At The 128-Man Pipe Challenger?
28th January, 2026

128 Challengers and local specialists is currently posted up at Banzai for the sixth CS event of the season, and the first of the new year. With Pipe no longer kicking off the CT, we’re itching for some tube vision (and a little speculative behaviour) to get the pulse up.Who ...

Our EAST series with Mike February spanned across 2 continents, 7 months, and 17 surfboards.<br /><br />All of that was eventually whittled down to 5 episodes with 223 minutes of airtime. That's a lot of surfing. <br /><br />With this video, we decided to condense this all down to its purest form. 11 minutes of the very best surfing. 14 boards. 1 star atop them all. <br /><br />Enjoy the best of Mikey Feb in EAST, and if you want to watch the whole thing (or find out who won) , shoot on over to Stab Premium: https://stabmag.com/get-stab-premium/

Mikey February's BEST Waves from EAST
23rd January, 2026

Our EAST series with Mike February spanned across 2 continents, 7 months, and 17 surfboards.All of that was eventually whittled down to 5 episodes with 223 minutes of airtime. That's a lot of surfing. With this video, we decided to condense this all down to its purest form. 11 minutes ...

A product review, conducted by the greatest surfer of all time.<br /><br />Watch the full series, dropping bi-weekly at stabmag.com

Kelly Slater blind tests 6 of the world’s best high performance shortboards | SITD X trailer
22nd January, 2026

A product review, conducted by the greatest surfer of all time.Watch the full series, dropping bi-weekly at stabmag.com ...

A product review, conducted by the greatest surfer of all time.<br /><br />Watch the full series, dropping bi-weekly at stabmag.com

Kelly Slater blind tests 6 of the world’s best high performance shortboards | SITD X trailer
22nd January, 2026

A product review, conducted by the greatest surfer of all time.Watch the full series, dropping bi-weekly at stabmag.com ...

After 9 years of Stab in The Dark, we've seen 177 surfboards, 37 shapers, and eight elite test pilots.<br /><br />For our tenth iteration, we've secured the greatest surfer to ever put foam on water.<br /><br />Stab In The Dark X is live.<br /><br />Enjoy exclusively on Stabmag.com, or the Stab Premium App.

Introducing: Our most overqualified analyst yet
14th January, 2026

After 9 years of Stab in The Dark, we've seen 177 surfboards, 37 shapers, and eight elite test pilots.For our tenth iteration, we've secured the greatest surfer to ever put foam on water.Stab In The Dark X is live.Enjoy exclusively on Stabmag.com, or the Stab Premium App. ...

Watch Episode 1 of Stab In The Dark X, starring Kelly Slater: https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/watch-episode-01-of-stab-in-the-dark-x-starring-kelly-slater/<br /><br />10 years of Stab in the Dark. Five past winners. The greatest surfer of all time.<br /><br />Does this mean the winner is the shaper of the decade?<br /><br />Watch Stab In The Dark X on Stabmag.com, or the Stab Premium App.

Stab In The Dark X, Starring Kelly Slater [EP01 Teaser]
14th January, 2026

Watch Episode 1 of Stab In The Dark X, starring Kelly Slater: years of Stab in the Dark. Five past winners. The greatest surfer of all time.Does this mean the winner is the shaper of the decade?Watch Stab In The Dark X on Stabmag.com, or the Stab Premium App. ...

Does this mean the winner is the shaper of the decade? Buckle up, Stab in the Dark X with Kelly Slater drops next week.

10 years of Stab in the Dark.Five past winners.The greatest surfer of all time.
13th January, 2026

Does this mean the winner is the shaper of the decade? Buckle up, Stab in the Dark X with Kelly Slater drops next week. ...

Welcome back to the Joyride. This time we're testing two boards from Channel Islands:<br />1. The Better Everyday <br />2. A modified CI 2.Pro, that's meant to resemble Kelly Slater's winning board from the 1990 Lowers Surf Bout. <br /><br />Both boards were made at Onboardstore Bali and tested at Kandui Resort by Stab's Editor in Chief Michael Ciaramella.

We Remade Kelly Slater's Winning Board From The 90s
9th January, 2026

Welcome back to the Joyride. This time we're testing two boards from Channel Islands:1. The Better Everyday 2. A modified CI 2.Pro, that's meant to resemble Kelly Slater's winning board from the 1990 Lowers Surf Bout. Both boards were made at Onboardstore Bali and tested at Kandui Resort by ...

Strike while the iron’s hot.<br /><br />2025 World Champion, Stab High Sydney Monster Air winner, and GQ Brasil Sportsman of the Year Yago Dora has split with longtime sponsor Volcom, landing at an independently owned label Vissla, founded in 2013 by former Bong CEO Paul Naudé.<br /><br />“This has to be one of the best pickups the surf industry’s seen in a very long time. Well done,” wrote Josh Kerr.<br /><br />From a brand POV, it tracks. The new brand's whole identity is built on backing surfers with brains and backbone (see their slogan: Creators & Innovators).Think: marine scientist Cliff Kapono, bass-jumping junkie Matt McGillivray, the inimitable shaper Donald Brink and the cerebral Liam O’Brien.<br /><br />Stylish, dangerously complete, and universally liked, Yago is one of the cleanest brand-to-surfer alignment we’ve seen in years. And their best chance of a World Title since their inception.<br /><br />The video above is from our pilot ep of the new StabMic — a weekly-ish surf news show that may air early early 2026 -- hosted by Damien Fahrenfort and Josiah Amico.

Yago Dora Just Signed With WHO?! A Stab MIC'd Excerpt
2nd January, 2026

Strike while the iron’s hot.2025 World Champion, Stab High Sydney Monster Air winner, and GQ Brasil Sportsman of the Year Yago Dora has split with longtime sponsor Volcom, landing at an independently owned label Vissla, founded in 2013 by former Bong CEO Paul Naudé.“This has to be one of the ...

Nate Lawrence has been capturing the world’s best surfers for 25 years. In that time, he’s witnessed a lot — some things he can share, others might land a few people in jail. <br /><br />But when asked what’s the best surfing he’s seen over this quarter-century, Nate narrowed it down to two trips: Japan in 2011 (filming for Dear Suburbia) and a plague-induced empty Mentawais trip in 2020 (filming for Reckless Isolation).<br /><br />Two trips full of 8-hour sessions, god-tier surf, and an elite cast of surfers in their mental, physical, and sexual primes.<br /><br />After pondering a bit, Nate went with the San Clemente crew (Kolohe Andino, Griffin Colapinto, Crosby Colapinto Luke Davis, and Ian Crane) in Indo over Kai Neville’s extraordinary band of misfits (Dane Reynolds, John Florence, Yadin Nicol, Conner Coffin, and Dillon Perillo) in the land of the rising sun.<br /><br />You’ll see why when you click play above.

The Best Surfing I've Ever Seen: Kolohe Andino, Cola Bros, Ian Crane, Luke Davis in Mentawais (2020)
25th December, 2025

Nate Lawrence has been capturing the world’s best surfers for 25 years. In that time, he’s witnessed a lot — some things he can share, others might land a few people in jail. But when asked what’s the best surfing he’s seen over this quarter-century, Nate narrowed it down to ...

Watch the Season Finale of EAST starring Mikey February here: https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/east-with-mikey-february-season-finale/<br /><br />After developing months-long relationships with all of the finalists, Mikey brought his four board quiver to the North Shore for an early season swell. Six days, 12 finboxes, five surf spots, and 11 sessions later, we crowned one winner.<br /><br />Our 2025 EAST, presented by Kona Big Wave and Vans finalists are: Tom Morat, Mark Richards, Ellis Ericson, and Alex Knost. <br /><br />Watch the full Episode for a wildcard entry, and a handful of idyllic sessions at Hawaii's windblown proving ground — alongside Mason and Coco Ho, Nate Fletcher, and Tosh Tudor.

Mikey Feb And Mason Ho Test Alternative Surfboards
17th December, 2025

Watch the Season Finale of EAST starring Mikey February here: developing months-long relationships with all of the finalists, Mikey brought his four board quiver to the North Shore for an early season swell. Six days, 12 finboxes, five surf spots, and 11 sessions later, we crowned one winner.Our 2025 ...

Watch the Season Finale of EAST starring Mikey February here: https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/east-with-mikey-february-season-finale/<br /><br />After developing months-long relationships with all of the finalists, Mikey brought his four board quiver to the North Shore for an early season swell. Six days, 12 finboxes, five surf spots, and 11 sessions later, we crowned one winner.<br /><br />Our 2025 EAST, presented by Kona Big Wave and Vans finalists are: Tom Morat, Mark Richards, Ellis Ericson, and Alex Knost. <br /><br />Watch the full Episode for a wildcard entry, and a handful of idyllic sessions at Hawaii's windblown proving ground — alongside Mason and Coco Ho, Nate Fletcher, and Tosh Tudor.

The Season Finale of EAST, Starring Mikey Feb [Teaser]
17th December, 2025

Watch the Season Finale of EAST starring Mikey February here: developing months-long relationships with all of the finalists, Mikey brought his four board quiver to the North Shore for an early season swell. Six days, 12 finboxes, five surf spots, and 11 sessions later, we crowned one winner.Our 2025 ...

Nathan Florence makes his Betonline.AG predictions for the Florence Pipe Pro. <br /><br />For the first time in a very long time, you can actually throw money at the Hawaiian QS. And maybe, if you’re lucky, it’ll cover the gifts on your Christmas list.<br /><br />BetOnline have put odds up for the Florence Pipe Pro, meaning the Pipe contest that still behaves like a Triple Crown stop now comes with a betting slip attached.<br /><br />Finn McGill rolls into Pipe off back-to-back wins at Sunset and Haleʻiwa. Barron Mamiya’s come runner-up in both finals. Josh Moniz is another former QS winner at Pipe. The Florence brothers are… well the Florences. Carissa Moore is back dropping 18s between mum duties. Moana Jones Wong remains the Queen of six-foot-plus Pipeline.<br /><br />The only missing ingredient at the QS-level for years has been stakes.<br /><br />Now there are.<br /><br />Mikey C’s Picks — Florence Pipe Pro<br />Women<br /><br />$100 on Carissa Moore at +700 → wins $700<br />$100 on Erin Brooks at +700 → wins $700<br /><br />Men<br /><br />$100 on John John Florence at +250 → wins $250<br />$10 on Josh Moniz at +4000 → wins $400<br />$10 on Billy Kemper at +4000 → wins $400<br />$10 on Luke Tema at +4000 → wins $400<br />$10 on Nathan Florence at +3300 → wins $330<br />$10 on Ivan Florence at +3300 → wins $330<br /><br />Who you got?<br /><br />Place your Betonline.AG picks here.

Nate Florence Makes His Florence Pipe Pro Picks (COOKING Forecast)
10th December, 2025

Nathan Florence makes his Betonline.AG predictions for the Florence Pipe Pro. For the first time in a very long time, you can actually throw money at the Hawaiian QS. And maybe, if you’re lucky, it’ll cover the gifts on your Christmas list.BetOnline have put odds up for the Florence Pipe ...

Effortlessness is style. Explaining it turns that on its head. But we tried anyway.<br />There's also a non zero probability you will question your surfboard choice, too...<br />In Season 2, Episode 9 of How Surfers Get Paid, we dive into taste + morality in “The Style Economy.”<br /><br />Now live exclusively on Stab Premium : https://stabmag.com/premium/how-surfers-get-paid-season-2-episode-9/

How Surfers Get Paid: S02EP9 [Trailer]
9th December, 2025

Effortlessness is style. Explaining it turns that on its head. But we tried anyway.There's also a non zero probability you will question your surfboard choice, too...In Season 2, Episode 9 of How Surfers Get Paid, we dive into taste + morality in “The Style Economy.”Now live exclusively on Stab Premium ...

Watch Episode 4 of EAST starring Mikey February here: https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/east-with-mikey-february-episode-four/<br /><br />The first session of this Episode was filmed less than 12 hours after EAST Fest in Palm Springs. With the deadline approaching and Mikey’s green card nowhere in sight, we had to find more barrels in the USA. <br /><br />After consulting Windy, Surfline, and God, we set our sights on the kelp-riddled coastline between Pleasure Point and Half Moon Bay. Over 96 hours in Santa Cruz, Mikey surfed eight different sessions at five different spots, and sent three more boards to the finale. <br /><br />Now all we need is one more trip to decide the winner. The final episode of EAST, presented by Kona Big Wave x Vans premieres Thursday, December 18th at 5 PM PST.

Kelly Slater Makes Alternative Surfboard For Mikey February
5th December, 2025

Watch Episode 4 of EAST starring Mikey February here: first session of this Episode was filmed less than 12 hours after EAST Fest in Palm Springs. With the deadline approaching and Mikey’s green card nowhere in sight, we had to find more barrels in the USA. After consulting Windy, ...

Welcome back to the Joyride. This time we're testing two boards from Channel Islands:<br />1. The Better Everyday <br />2. A modified CI 2.Pro, that's meant to resemble Kelly Slater's winning board from the 1990 Lowers Surf Bout. <br /><br />Both boards were made at Onboardstore Bali and tested at Kandui Resort by Stab's own Michael Ciaramella.

We Remade Kelly's Winning Board From The 90s
1st December, 2025

Welcome back to the Joyride. This time we're testing two boards from Channel Islands:1. The Better Everyday 2. A modified CI 2.Pro, that's meant to resemble Kelly Slater's winning board from the 1990 Lowers Surf Bout. Both boards were made at Onboardstore Bali and tested at Kandui Resort by ...

Watch Episode 3 of EAST starring Mikey February here: https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/east-with-mikey-february-episode-three/<br /><br />Late this summer, with south swell pulsing at 16 seconds, Mikey hit the South Shore to test seven boards in teal water. In Episode 3 of EAST, Mikey shares the story of developing his trademark twin fin, while narrowing his quiver in town. <br /><br />Mikey also meets up with Nate Fletcher and Britt Merrick offers his unfiltered take on our 2026 pilot’s elimination process. Click above to watch Mikey February find barrels in the USA… in summertime. EAST, presented by Kona Big Wave x Vans, is a Stab Premium exclusive. Episodes drop every-other Thursday at 5 pm PST: <br /><br />Episode 4: December 4<br />Episode 5: December 18

Mikey Feb Scores Hawaii’s Swell Of The Summer
21st November, 2025

Watch Episode 3 of EAST starring Mikey February here: this summer, with south swell pulsing at 16 seconds, Mikey hit the South Shore to test seven boards in teal water. In Episode 3 of EAST, Mikey shares the story of developing his trademark twin fin, while narrowing his quiver ...

What do pro surfers do on vacation?<br /><br />Stab Highway Europe (2023) winners Zoe McDougall, Letty Mortenson, Jacob Szekely and Eli Beukes are joined by Shane Sykes and shaper Donald Brink on a "relaxing" victory trip. <br /><br />Filmed at House of Somos in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.

Vacation 2 — Somewhere In Central America
15th November, 2025

What do pro surfers do on vacation?Stab Highway Europe (2023) winners Zoe McDougall, Letty Mortenson, Jacob Szekely and Eli Beukes are joined by Shane Sykes and shaper Donald Brink on a "relaxing" victory trip. Filmed at House of Somos in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. ...

Watch Episode 2 of EAST starring Mikey February here: https://stabmag.com/premium/east-with-mikey-february-episode-two/<br /><br />In Episode two, Mikey makes his first FIVE eliminations of this EAST series while surfing Lower Trestles and Malibu. But first, he'll revisit a handful of surfboards he sampled in Ep one, and try five new designs. <br /><br />Mikey also goes surfing with a World Champion, the planet’s premiere high-performance bonzer expert, and the Tan Madonna himself.<br /><br />Click above to watch Mikey axe five shapers during LA rush-hour. EAST, presented by Kona Big Wave x Vans is a Stab Premium exclusive. Episodes drop every-other Thursday at 5 pm PST: <br /><br />Episode 3: November 20<br />Episode 4: December 4<br />Episode 5: December 18

Mikey February Vs Crowded Lowers
7th November, 2025

Watch Episode 2 of EAST starring Mikey February here: Episode two, Mikey makes his first FIVE eliminations of this EAST series while surfing Lower Trestles and Malibu. But first, he'll revisit a handful of surfboards he sampled in Ep one, and try five new designs. Mikey also goes surfing ...

“He ended up in the very back corner of that barrel, right on the foam ball,” recalls Nathan Florence. “He just rode it to technical perfection, and I was just screaming, ‘Holy shit!’”<br /><br />Who dared make Nate Florence scream?<br /><br />If you can summon the memory of April, the last notable swell to hit the east coast of Australia, you’ll probably recall a certain paddle wave at Solander.<br /><br />In a lineup that consisted of Nate Florence, Kipp Caddy, the Mad Hueys, and a flotilla of jet skis, all mingling with 30-odd underground lunatics from Cronulla to Maroubra, it was 16-year-old Kash Brown who managed to pluck the paddle wave of the swell.<br /><br />“I was just in the flow, and I was feeling a bit cheeky,” says Kash. “And then that one came through, and I just put the head down. I remember air-dropping, and It felt like I was jumping off a cliff. I stuck it, then just pulled up into all this mist. I thought I was going to fall the whole wave. Then, somehow, I ended up getting blown out of it with jelly legs, right into Nate Florence. He was frothing, which was pretty sick. Definitely the wave of my life.”<br /><br />The wave features in Young, Younger, the latest SEOTY entry to land on the site. But that’s just one chapter. Kash is building a full library of tricks, and his brother Zai has been taking notes on the alarming rate of his progression. <br /><br />“He was doing little snaps with me two years ago. Now he’s popping full rotes over my head.”<br /><br />For context, Kash is 17 now. Former Cronulla Boardriders champ, ditched school a year or so ago, but not without a plan. He and his mate set up a gardening and lawn-mowing business, which he runs with highly intellectual precision, scheduling it around swells. <br /><br />“I pretty much just surf and fish. No waves, fish. Waves, surf. It’s very simple.”<br /><br />“I just love chasing swells around home,” says Kash. “I’m doing comps on the side, but mostly, I just like getting barrelled with my mates.” <br /><br />It’s an interesting moment in time, to seek surfing as a profession. One one hand, there’s more paths than you can count — vlogging, comps, YouTube tutorials, hosting mid-morning matcha latte raves at your surf retreat. Each one a thrill, sure, but none of them dropping anything solid into your pockets. <br /><br />But Kash has the temperament to succeed — understated, self-aware, and with a natural humility that makes him easy to like.<br /><br />“He’s such a good cunt,” says Stace Galbraith. “We just took him to G-Land with Hughie, and it was super interesting to see the dynamic. Hughie’s super young too, but he’s the king at the moment. But just watching Kash find his role in the team, and be the grom — he actually ended up with the better waves.” <br /><br />Stace reckons this is due to his “happy-go-lucky attitude” — grateful to be there, without expecting anything. The universe rewarded him accordingly. <br /><br />“Sometimes it works out like that,” says Stace. “Kash understood his role on the trip, and what he brought to the team. It’s funny, because Hughie’s still a grom too. Both of them are super cool, calm, and collected. I reckon we’re going to see a lot more of those two together in the future.”<br /><br />When I called Kash last week, funnily enough, he was back on the rocks at Solander.<br /><br />“How’s it looking?” I asked.<br /><br />“Scary. No one’s paddling. Noa and Russel tried earlier, but didn’t catch a single one.”<br /><br />“What you reckon? You gonna hit it?”<br /><br />“It’s looking a bit deadly,” he says. “People are getting towed into death sentences. I just watched some dude take three wash-throughs to the head. Didn’t look too great.”<br /><br />A slight pause.<br /><br />“But I’m keen. I want to try and paddle one. If I get one wave today, I’ll be frothing.”<br /><br />Watch Kash in Young, Younger above.

The 17-YO Dominating Cape Solander | Kash Brown Stars in 'Young Younger'
29th October, 2025

“He ended up in the very back corner of that barrel, right on the foam ball,” recalls Nathan Florence. “He just rode it to technical perfection, and I was just screaming, ‘Holy shit!’”Who dared make Nate Florence scream?If you can summon the memory of April, the last notable swell to ...

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