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

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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Episode 1 of EAST, starring Harry Bryant is now live on Stab Premium: https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/watch-east-with-harry-bryant-episode-one/<br /><br />Every shaper in Ep. 1 of EAST is new to our goofy-foot test pilot. Stab's alternative speed date commences with Corey Munn, Tom Morat, Ashton Pickle, and Greg Brown. <br /><br />Here is the release schedule presented by Kona Big Wave and Vans: <br /><br />Episode 1: Tuesday, August 18th — Live<br />Episode 2: Tuesday, September 1st <br />Episode 3: Tuesday, September 15th <br />Episode 4: Friday, October 2nd.

Harry Bryant's rules for board testing
19th August, 2026

Episode 1 of EAST, starring Harry Bryant is now live on Stab Premium: shaper in Ep. 1 of EAST is new to our goofy-foot test pilot. Stab's alternative speed date commences with Corey Munn, Tom Morat, Ashton Pickle, and Greg Brown. Here is the release schedule presented by Kona ...

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14th August, 2026

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Coming to Stab Premium: Tuesday, August 18th. <br /><br />"My life's already a board test," our 2026 pilot told us. EAST's first goofy-footed star has arguably done more to elevate underground shapers than just about any surfer of the modern era. <br /><br />Challenge, understood. <br /><br />Thanks to our friends at Kona Big Wave and Vans, we were able to get weirder than ever to surprise the self-confessed board nerd.

EAST Starring Harry Bryant [Trailer]
14th August, 2026

Coming to Stab Premium: Tuesday, August 18th. "My life's already a board test," our 2026 pilot told us. EAST's first goofy-footed star has arguably done more to elevate underground shapers than just about any surfer of the modern era. Challenge, understood. Thanks to our friends at Kona Big Wave and ...

Welcome back to Episode 06 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the sixth of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.<br /><br />Three surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Pou. <br /><br />Of these three, only two surfers will survive into our classic Surf100 finale*, where they’ll face off against two mystery invitees for a chance at the six-figure prize purse.<br /><br />One of those is decided today.<br /><br />Our sixth challenge? The rules are simple, and exhausting:<br /><br />- Three surfers, 100 minutes, every wave counts<br />- Waves are scored with whole numbers on a scale of 1 to 10<br />- Two ways to win: be the first surfer to reach 100 points or have the highest total when time is up<br />- One surfer advances to our Surf100 Finale, the other two will face off for the last spot in Episode 07<br /><br />Here’s the full YouTube release schedule: <br />Ep 1: Live <br />Ep 2: Live <br />Ep 3: Live <br />Ep 4: Live <br />Ep 5: Live <br />Ep 6: Live <br />Ep 7: Wednesday, August 26<br />Finale: Wednesday, September 9 on Stab Premium

100 Minutes, Every Wave Counts
12th August, 2026

Welcome back to Episode 06 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the sixth of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.Three surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Pou. Of these three, only two surfers will survive into our classic Surf100 finale*, where they’ll face off against ...

For most non-human animals, if you think about it hard enough, you can place yourself inside their brains and assume their experience of the world based on their behaviour. <br /><br />We observe, infer motivation, project our own experience onto theirs, and arrive at some rough approximation of an inner life.<br /><br />The further down the mammalian ladder you go, the easier this can seem. A small mammal wants food, wants sex, wants to avoid being eaten. A reptile might want much the same. Strip away the elaborate machinery of human society, and it’s not really all that different from our own lives, at the end of it all.<br /><br />If there is something it is like to be something, something we can relate to through our own experience, then bang, you’re in the territory of consciousness. Or so said Thomas Nagel in his 1974 essay, What Is It Like to Be a Bat?<br /><br />The essay became one of the foundational attempts to articulate the problem of consciousness: not simply what a brain does, but what it is actually like to be the thing possessing it. It is one of the enduring problems in the philosophy of mind, and one science has yet to put entirely to bed.<br /><br />But it’s 2026 now, and the literature is due for an update. Surely it’s about time someone wrote the follow-up: <br /><br />What Is It Like to Be Mason Ho?<br /><br />One would imagine that, were we somehow able to peer directly into the subjective experience of Mason, to see the world, for a moment, as Mason sees it, the implications for our understanding of consciousness would be considerable.<br /><br />Is it like something to be Mason Ho?<br /><br />After watching this episode, it is difficult to say.<br /><br />What we can establish is that he is a gifted storyteller, and a particularly unusual one. In this episode, he touches on rubbing Andy Irons' face, punching Kelly Slater, forgetting his own age, his new passion for farming and how it has improved his surfing, being nice to judges even when he feels wronged by them, Jimi Hendrix, LSD, his dad and uncle, and much, much, much more.<br /><br />Saddle up. It is a long one, but to cut it down any further would be to interfere with the integrity of the anthropological record.<br /><br />StabMic is made possible by: <br /><br />Red Bull - https://www.redbull.com/au-en/hubs/su...<br /><br />Vaer - https://www.vaerwatches.com/?srsltid=...<br /><br />Dome Dust - https://www.domedust.com<br /><br />SlowTide - https://slowtide.co<br /><br />Devium USA - https://deviumusa.com/en-AU?srsltid=A...

Mason Ho On Farming, Andy Irons, And The Day He Punched Kelly Slater | StabMic Ep. 26
10th August, 2026

For most non-human animals, if you think about it hard enough, you can place yourself inside their brains and assume their experience of the world based on their behaviour. We observe, infer motivation, project our own experience onto theirs, and arrive at some rough approximation of an inner life.The further down ...

Waves are inbound and local trials winner Eimeo Czermak is ready to take scalps. <br /><br />Mikey Ciaramella and Stace Galbraith make their picks for the 2026 Tahiti Pro.

Can Anyone Beat The Teahupo'o Wildcard?
7th August, 2026

Waves are inbound and local trials winner Eimeo Czermak is ready to take scalps. Mikey Ciaramella and Stace Galbraith make their picks for the 2026 Tahiti Pro. ...

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StabMic | Jamie O'Brien
31st July, 2026

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Welcome back to Episode 05 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the fifth of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.<br /><br />Four surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Finn McGill, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Poulos.<br /><br />Only two surfers will survive into our classic Surf100 finale*, where they’ll face off against two mystery invitees for a chance at the six-figure prize purse.<br /><br />Our fifth challenge? Freeze Your Face Off.<br /><br />The vaseline-coated rules are as follows:<br /><br />- Four surfers split into two, one-hour head-to-head heats. One surfer advances each heat. <br />- In each heat, surfers can ride as many waves as they want, but only the top two scores count.<br />- The two surfers who advance from the first round are safe, the two surfers who don’t will surf one more heat for sudden death elimination. <br /><br />Here’s the full YouTube release schedule: <br />Ep 1: Live <br />Ep 2: Live <br />Ep 3: Live <br />Ep 4: Live <br />Ep 5: Live <br />Ep 6: Wednesday, August 12<br />Ep 7: Wednesday, August 26<br />Finale: Wednesday, September 9 on Stab Premium

Freeze Your Face Off For $100K
29th July, 2026

Welcome back to Episode 05 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the fifth of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.Four surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Finn McGill, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Poulos.Only two surfers will survive into our classic Surf100 finale*, where they’ll face off against two mystery ...

“Anyone who does surfing is going to do it in their own way.”<br /><br />“The WSL does it in their own way, Stab does it in their own way. Obviously Louis Vuitton is going to do it in their own way. It’s going to be extra and over the top.” <br /><br />The question, really, is not whether Michael February belongs in a Louis Vuitton campaign. The question is whether anyone else could make the whole proposition look quite so fabulous.<br /><br />When the images dropped online, Mikey clad in a magnificent yellow knit, clutching a man-purse, the surf world was, you might say, a little divided. Some lamented the death of core surfing. Others accused LV of appropriating surf culture, or of repackaging the cultural myth of the Hollywood surf movie through an entirely outsider perspective.<br /><br />Rushing to the defence of Mikey and the great French luxury conglomerate were the wizened souls of Evan Slater and Joel Tudor.<br /><br />“It is so wild to me all the shit talking going on about the recent LV surf fashion line,” wrote Joel. “Yall are some hypocritical barneys.” <br /><br />A lot more yapping, back and forth, can be found in the comments here. <br /><br />Also in this ep: did Pharrell and Louis Vuitton rip off Vans? Dane seems to think the whole thing might be a marketing play, and a very smart one at that.<br /><br />The boys also talk team surf films, EAST, and check in with Rip Curl Padang Padang Cup comp director, Harry Mann.

From The Championship Tour To Louis Vuitton | Mikey February | StabMic Ep. 24
26th July, 2026

“Anyone who does surfing is going to do it in their own way.”“The WSL does it in their own way, Stab does it in their own way. Obviously Louis Vuitton is going to do it in their own way. It’s going to be extra and over the top.” The question, ...

“Anyone who does surfing is going to do it in their own way.”<br /><br />“The WSL does it in their own way, Stab does it in their own way. Obviously Louis Vuitton is going to do it in their own way. It’s going to be extra and over the top.” <br /><br />The question, really, is not whether Michael February belongs in a Louis Vuitton campaign. The question is whether anyone else could make the whole proposition look quite so fabulous.<br /><br />When the images dropped online, Mikey clad in a magnificent yellow knit, clutching a man-purse, the surf world was, you might say, a little divided. Some lamented the death of core surfing. Others accused LV of appropriating surf culture, or of repackaging the cultural myth of the Hollywood surf movie through an entirely outsider perspective.<br /><br />Rushing to the defence of Mikey and the great French luxury conglomerate were the wizened souls of Evan Slater and Joel Tudor.<br /><br />“It is so wild to me all the shit talking going on about the recent LV surf fashion line,” wrote Joel. “Yall are some hypocritical barneys.” <br /><br />A lot more yapping, back and forth, can be found in the comments here. <br /><br />Also in this ep: did Pharrell and Louis Vuitton rip off Vans? Dane seems to think the whole thing might be a marketing play, and a very smart one at that.<br /><br />The boys also talk team surf films, EAST, and check in with Rip Curl Padang Padang Cup comp director, Harry Mann.

From The Championship Tour To Louis Vuitton | Mikey February | StabMic Ep. 24
26th July, 2026

“Anyone who does surfing is going to do it in their own way.”“The WSL does it in their own way, Stab does it in their own way. Obviously Louis Vuitton is going to do it in their own way. It’s going to be extra and over the top.” The question, really, ...

“Everyone wanted to sign John. We just kind of thought, if he was going to start his own thing, now would be the time.”<br /><br />The surf industry has a long-running kink of slapping sticky hickeys on surfers and trying to squeeze them into the shape of a brand. Perhaps less so now, with the stickers losing some of their stick. But just look at our quasi-regular co-host, Dane Reynolds, whose lack of connection to the traditional surf-brand model ultimately led to his split from Quik and the creation of his own company.<br /><br />Five years into the Florence experiment, Sam and Doom sit down with Ryan Hurley, co-founder and creative director of Florence, to discuss the business of building a company around John Florence, the ambition to make it something much larger than a surf brand, and also Michael Jordan.<br /><br />But first, the origin story.<br /><br />When John’s contract was coming to an end, the offers were plentiful. Among them was a reported $1 million-a-year deal from Rip Curl. John could have signed with any major surf brand, accepted the full cheese platter laid out for his royalty and continued living the glamorous life of a professional surfer from yesteryear: ride for a company, appear in a few campaigns, help sell its clothes and earn millions of dollars.<br /><br />Instead, he started his own company. Although, as Ryan reveals in this episode, the idea wasn’t really John’s.<br /><br />It was proposed by Ryan and his brother Jeff, who had already built a considerable business at Hurley under the family patriarch, Bob. John had spent most of his career riding for Bob’s company. When his contract came up, the Hurley bro’s saw an opportunity.<br /><br />Everyone wanted to sign John. Why not build something with him instead? And for that matter, why not name the whole thing after him? <br /><br />Which brings us to MJ.<br /><br />The Jordan brand is the archetype for what Ryan wants Florence to become: a premium sports brand, built around a generational athlete, and eventually expanded into something that exists beyond the athlete’s original field.<br /><br />Jordan’s playing career eventually petered out in Charlotte, a slightly sad epilogue to the Bulls era. But by then, his name had already become a global sports company.<br /><br />Sidenote: who is the Michael Jordan of surfing? Probably Slater, for mine. John might be LeBron.<br /><br />Anyway, surfing, in this conception, is the point of origin, but it ain’t the final destination. Surfing leads to the ocean, the ocean to the great outdoors. And the great outdoors, theoretically, is a considerably larger market than surfing.<br /><br />If anyone can build that kind of bridge, Ryan believes, it is JJF.<br /><br />Ryan also has some fairly pointed thoughts on the current state of the surf industry. He sees the 1990s as its golden era, when surf brands were pushing design and culture forward, and the 2000s, with its helicopters and billionaires, as a kind of silver era. The present, well. A little light on the old abundance.<br /><br />Strange, then, that Florence is growing.<br /><br />“A lot of the old ways of doing things are broken, and I think it requires new thinking to create a new future,” Ryan says. “But it takes people time to come around to new ideas.”<br /><br />Also included: who is more important to Florence when it comes to selling product?<br /><br />John or Nathan?<br /><br />Find out in Episode 23 of StabMic.<br /><br />Thanks to our partners for making StabMic possible.<br /><br />Red Bull - https://www.redbull.com/au-en/hubs/surfing<br /><br />Yucca Fins - https://yuccafins.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo-jnFw6S0Sp3-SSanLxyapm-HzNSBMGYBGterziCRzVYA2pSkl<br /><br />SlowTide - https://slowtide.co<br /><br />Devium - https://deviumusa.com/en-AU?srsltid=AfmBOooduRpygX1R4zQ1DavNxPjxBhnLrgyMtk1-K_4sJD0xENNBMBcm<br /><br />TurtleBox - https://turtleboxaudio.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqsjydQHwPJb71GjzpUHpk6Wg0wus-I_pDuqSZGvz1mlGQuab1q<br /><br />Vaer - https://www.vaerwatches.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqjLxH960nwiQ7-f-coMCS8o10lPVAz08fVGgs0tgKObfTFFJoo<br /><br />Dome Dust - https://www.domedust.com

How To Build A Brand Around John John Florence | StabMic Ep. 23
20th July, 2026

“Everyone wanted to sign John. We just kind of thought, if he was going to start his own thing, now would be the time.”The surf industry has a long-running kink of slapping sticky hickeys on surfers and trying to squeeze them into the shape of a brand. Perhaps less so ...

Welcome back to Episode 04 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the third of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.<br /><br />Five surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Jackson Bunch, Finn McGill, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Poulos.<br /><br />Our fourth challenge? One-Trick-Pony.<br /><br />Our first brand new challenge of the season is as difficult as it is simple. The rules are as follows:<br /><br />- Five surfers, four 25-minute heats, one surfer advances each heat. <br />- In each heat, one category will be chosen — Lip, Rotation, Air, Rail.<br />- Only one maneuver counts for each surfer in each heat.<br />- The surfer with the highest score for a single maneuver in the relevant category advances. <br /><br />Here’s the full YouTube release schedule:<br /><br />Ep 1: Live <br />Ep 2: Live <br />Ep 3: Live <br />Ep 4: Wednesday, July 14<br />Ep 5: Wednesday, July 29<br />Ep 6: Wednesday, August 12<br />Ep 7: Wednesday, August 26<br />Live Finale: Wednesday, September 9 <br /><br />*** Reminder *** Of these five, only two surfers will survive into our classic Surf100 finale*, where they’ll face off against two mystery invitees for a chance at the six-figure prize purse Wednesday, September 9.

Best Maneuver Saves $100K
15th July, 2026

Welcome back to Episode 04 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the third of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.Five surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Jackson Bunch, Finn McGill, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Poulos.Our fourth challenge? One-Trick-Pony.Our first brand new challenge of the season is as difficult as ...

“I used to just drift through the world and have all these magic moments surfing. Now, I try so hard to make them happen, and it’s just so rare. I can’t believe how lucky I was.” <br /><br />For those suffering from Dane deficiency, some numbers: in the average StabMic episode, Dane accounts for roughly 15% of the single-camera shots. This time, he's north of 50%. Which is to say: this is the most Dane-heavy conversation we've ever released. For the starving, for the long winter, for the Reynolds romantics, here's your feed in full. <br /><br />First, a few bones from the carcass before we hand you the entire beast.<br /><br />Y2K is out.<br /><br />“It’s cool to get inspiration from the past, but to completely replicate it is weird.”<br /><br />On the fear of being stuck in the past:<br /><br />“Sometimes I wonder if I'm playing in a dated format, making surf films. But making 15-second clips for Instagram just doesn’t excite me.”<br /><br />On the architecture of a good surf film:<br /><br />“You’ve gotta create some sort of a narrative or a storyline. A lot of the time I like to edit body positions to match, from frame to frame. It’s not like a Marvel movie or anything, but you’re definitely carrying the viewer through it. It needs context. In my opinion, what makes a film is carrying from wave to wave, from song to song. It needs some sort of arc.”<br /><br />“I feel like I’m sounding like a kooky artist or some shit. Like I’m making surf films more complicated than they are.”<br /><br />On music:<br /><br />“Say using a Rolling Stones track -  the viewer already has that song embedded in their psyche. They already have an emotional connection to it, so the surfing doesn’t look fresh.”<br /><br />On the Instagram torture chamber:<br /><br />“It’s kind of maddening. Like a hot chick that's having a margarita at sunset at a nice pool… you're just like, cool. Really glad for you. Stoked for you. What the fuck!”<br /><br />On the creative process:<br /><br />“There’s no playbook for making things work… you’ve gotta trust your feeling. It’s a lot of feeling.”<br /><br />Alright then. Grab a fork. Dinner is served.

Why Surf Films Will Never Win An Oscar | StabMic Ep. 22
13th July, 2026

“I used to just drift through the world and have all these magic moments surfing. Now, I try so hard to make them happen, and it’s just so rare. I can’t believe how lucky I was.” For those suffering from Dane deficiency, some numbers: in the average StabMic episode, Dane accounts ...

Ethan Ewing weighs in on WSL Wildcard system on StabMic podcast

should WSL Ban Wildcards?
7th July, 2026

Ethan Ewing weighs in on WSL Wildcard system on StabMic podcast ...

Why is Griffin Colapinto quoting Theodore Roosevelt?<br /><br />Why did his mother spend his formative years threatening him with homelessness? What are Gabby Medina’s hobbies? And why has Griff's romantic life, at various points, become a subject of interest among anonymous Instagram accounts?<br /><br />This week on the StabMic, we get them answers.<br /><br />Griff occupies a strange place in modern surfing. He's one of the best surfers on Earth, deeply spiritual, relentlessly positive, shares his journal entries on social media, quotes dead American presidents, and has also accumulated an online anti-fanbase. <br /><br />According to Griff, none of it ever really got to him. Years of hard-won self-love saw to that. It did, however, get to his mum, who apparently took the pile-ons personally.<br /><br />Speaking of his mother, she may also be responsible for much of his success, thanks to a particularly motivating parenting strategy:<br /><br />"My mum always told me I was going to be homeless. And I was like, 'No I'm not. Watch this.'"<br /><br />Griff insists he's mostly just a hardworking and genuine person trying to do his best, and sometimes he also likes to party.<br /><br />Somewhere around the halfway mark, after the world tour comp chat runs its course, the post-heat interview version of Griff exits, and we settle into a nice little picnic bro-date with tea and scones and giggles. <br /><br />Also joining us this week is our very own Joey Amico, temporarily occupying Dane's chair. His sustained commitment to taking the piss out of Dooma suggests he understands the assignment.<br /><br />StabMic is supported by: <br /><br />Red Bull: https://www.redbull.com/au-en/hubs/surfing<br /><br />Yucca Fins: https://yuccafins.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo-jnFw6S0Sp3-SSanLxyapm-HzNSBMGYBGterziCRzVYA2pSkl<br /><br />Devium USA: https://deviumusa.com/en-AU?srsltid=AfmBOooduRpygX1R4zQ1DavNxPjxBhnLrgyMtk1-K_4sJD0xENNBMBcm<br /><br />Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.com.au/collections/mens-capilene-cool-trail-shirts?srsltid=AfmBOooxpx-8SweJx73OapbV3EfVWxWf1nzisegGGq4XrkWN4M9tgZ6b<br /><br />SlowTide: https://slowtide.co<br /><br />TurtleBox: https://turtleboxaudio.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqsjydQHwPJb71GjzpUHpk6Wg0wus-I_pDuqSZGvz1mlGQuab1q<br /><br />Rationale Brewing: https://rationalebrewing.com/?srsltid=AfmBOor_i6ez4Nz9HokFXbagMVas1YCIEgI7GQJKBnTJs7qnSHdsCeqf

The Man In The Arena | StabMic Ep. 21
6th July, 2026

Why is Griffin Colapinto quoting Theodore Roosevelt?Why did his mother spend his formative years threatening him with homelessness? What are Gabby Medina’s hobbies? And why has Griff's romantic life, at various points, become a subject of interest among anonymous Instagram accounts?This week on the StabMic, we get them answers.Griff occupies ...

Welcome back to Episode 03 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the third of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.<br /><br />Six surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Jackson Bunch, Finn McGill, Ryan Huckabee, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Poulos.<br /><br />Our third challenge? Friendly Fire.<br /><br />Modeled after the same challenge that led to Ian Crane’s infamous Rincon crashout last year, the Steamer Lane challenge is structured as follows:<br /><br />- Six surfers compete in a 2 v. 2 v. 2 tag-team match-up.<br />- Each surfer can catch up to three waves, but only the wave they claim is scored. <br />- Once a surfer claims a wave, they head to the beach and tag in their next teammate. <br />- The second teammate must surf and claim their wave before 30 minutes are up.<br />- Each team’s two claimed waves are combined to form their heat total.<br />- The team with the highest heat total in Round 1 is safe<br />- The team that loses Round 2 will then be split in Round 3 and have to surf against one another to decide who goes home.<br /><br />Here’s the full YouTube release schedule:<br />Ep 1: Live <br />Ep 2: Live <br />Ep 3: Live <br />Ep 4: Wednesday, July 14<br />Ep 5: Wednesday, July 29<br />Ep 6: Wednesday, August 12<br />Ep 7: Wednesday, August 26<br />Live Finale: Wednesday, September 9 <br /><br />*** Reminder *** Of these six, only two surfers will survive into our classic Surf100 finale*, where they’ll face off against two mystery invitees for a chance at the six-figure prize purse Wednesday, September 9.

$100K Relay Turns Friends To Enemies
1st July, 2026

Welcome back to Episode 03 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the third of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.Six surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Jackson Bunch, Finn McGill, Ryan Huckabee, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Poulos.Our third challenge? Friendly Fire.Modeled after the same challenge that led to Ian ...

“This is surfing. The meanest people in the world get into making surfboards.” <br /><br />Surprising, then, that perhaps the most cartoonishly cheerful man in surfing right now also happens to be a board builder: Dan Mann.<br /><br />Dan’s been something of a hot industry topic in recent months, following his contentious victory in Stab In The Dark X, when Kelly Slater elected to crown his own shaper the best of the decade, prompting several weeks of the surfing world accusing him of being a self-licking ice cream cone.<br /><br />But Dan would get a chance to respond soon enough. A month later, in the rapidly assembled Stab In The Dark starring Ethan Ewing, Dan’s board, the same model, just scaled up to accommodate the mass and velocity of the Smooth Gorilla, made it all the way to the final, narrowly losing out to Hayden Shapes.<br /><br />Place some respect on the Mann’s name.<br /><br />This episode also features Stab co-founder Sam McIntosh, filling the chair usually occupied by Dane Reynolds.<br /><br />Before you oil your pitchforks, here’s the situation.<br /><br />It’s proven difficult to lock Dane down week to week, given the number of businesses, projects, and assorted obligations currently competing for his attention. Frankly, we’re lucky we’ve managed to get as much of him as we have.<br /><br />So, on the weeks Dane isn’t around, we’re experimenting with a slightly different flavour of StabMic: a more industry-focused edition, speaking with the people who keep the machinery of surfing turning, on both sides of the curtain. Think How Surfers Get Paid-lite.<br /><br />In this episode, Sam and Dooma shake Dan Mann by the shoulders and out fall the following opinions: surfboard shaping is too individualistic and needs more collaboration between the heads of the hydra; shit-talking is good for surfing, though he hates participating in it and especially hates being the recipient of it; PU boards are a bad habit we’re collectively unwilling to quit; and the future of surfboard performance already exists, sitting in plain sight, waiting for us to develop the courage or financial incentive to embrace it.<br /><br />For those who still long for Dane, who miss him when he’s not around, who’ve grown used to his weekly opinions arriving after decades of careful rationing, fret not. We’ve added a weekly Jordy and Dane segment. It will now exist in perpetuity, or until further notice.<br /><br />Alright then. Nature abhors a vacuum. This is episode #20 of StabMic.<br /><br />StabMic is supported by: <br /><br />Patagonia - https://www.patagonia.com.au/collections/mens-capilene-cool-trail-shirts?srsltid=AfmBOooxpx-8SweJx73OapbV3EfVWxWf1nzisegGGq4XrkWN4M9tgZ6b<br /><br />Yucca Fins - https://yuccafins.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo-jnFw6S0Sp3-SSanLxyapm-HzNSBMGYBGterziCRzVYA2pSkl<br /><br />Rationale Brewing: https://rationalebrewing.com/?srsltid=AfmBOor_i6ez4Nz9HokFXbagMVas1YCIEgI7GQJKBnTJs7qnSHdsCeqf<br /><br />Slowtide: https://slowtide.co/?srsltid=AfmBOopO4mursmOR_6bzvcr9bZHCVxNWt6muiSy7ZkG5LmkDUYRhBJxb

Are Surfboard Shapers The Meanest People In The World? | StabMic Ep. 20
29th June, 2026

“This is surfing. The meanest people in the world get into making surfboards.” Surprising, then, that perhaps the most cartoonishly cheerful man in surfing right now also happens to be a board builder: Dan Mann.Dan’s been something of a hot industry topic in recent months, following his contentious victory in ...

Sword fighting at Jaws. The untold story of Maya Gabeira’s near drowning. $40K paydays for surf photographers. Big-wave measurement musings. In Season 2, Episode 10 of How Surfers Get Paid, we investigate the cultural resonance of Big Wave Surfing. <br /><br />Watch "The Bounty Hunters" on Stab Premium. <br /><br />https://stabmag.com/stabcinema/how-surfers-get-paid-the-bounty-hunters/

How Surfers Get Paid: S02EP10 [Trailer]
24th June, 2026

Sword fighting at Jaws. The untold story of Maya Gabeira’s near drowning. $40K paydays for surf photographers. Big-wave measurement musings. In Season 2, Episode 10 of How Surfers Get Paid, we investigate the cultural resonance of Big Wave Surfing. Watch "The Bounty Hunters" on Stab Premium. ...

Prerequisites for riding for Former:<br />– Must be able to hang on trips<br />– Must be willing to sleep on the floor of a warehouse<br /><br />That's about it.<br /><br />Before you volunteer your soul, there's also the unspoken requirement that Dane Reynolds and Craig Anderson respect your surfing.<br /><br />Yep.<br /><br />It’s alright. Sit back down. There’s a seat here, still warm, right next to me. <br /><br />Since this weekly chat began, we've been trying to pry the story of Former out of Dane. He usually gives us a few scraps before laughing about the various ways the business nearly imploded.<br /><br />This week he's joined by longtime friend and business partner, Craig Anderson, a relationship that stretches back to the Modern Collective days, before the birth of their long-running creative alliance at Quiksilver.<br /><br />The pair unpack the many occasions Former almost failed, did fail, or found itself staring directly at the abyss. At one point the company was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and operating out of Dane's garage. <br /><br />Despite a career spent brushing up against extinction, Former is still here today, more air in the lungs now, beating harder than it ever has. <br /><br />They also discuss the future of the brand, the makings of their new film, Defect, their years together at Quik, signing Elijah Berle following his online spat with Austyn Gillette, and the lasting impact of the late Dylan Rieder on the brand, the business, and the people around it.<br /><br />Episode 19. One of my favourites, for whatever that's worth.<br /><br />Thanks to our sponsors, Rationale, Yucca Fins, Patagonia, and SlowTide, for making StabMic possible.

How Not To Start A Surf Brand, With Craig Anderson & Dane Reynolds | StabMic Ep. 19
22nd June, 2026

Prerequisites for riding for Former:– Must be able to hang on trips– Must be willing to sleep on the floor of a warehouseThat's about it.Before you volunteer your soul, there's also the unspoken requirement that Dane Reynolds and Craig Anderson respect your surfing.Yep.It’s alright. Sit back down. There’s a seat ...

Welcome back to Episode 02 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the second of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.<br /><br />The second challenge? King Of The Hill. <br /><br />After eliminating Kyuss King at Blacks Beach in Episode 01, seven surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Jackson Bunch, Finn McGill, Ryan Huckabee, Benji Brand, Dakoda Walters, and Dimitri Poulos.<br /><br />The second episode’s format is a riff on the popular schoolyard game. It’s structured as follows:<br /><br />Seven 15-minute heats.<br />Unlimited waves.<br />The surfer with the best single wave in each heat is safe and advances to the next challenge.<br />Everyone else? Still vulnerable. Still surfing.<br />This continues until only one surfer remains… and is eliminated.<br /><br />Here’s the full YouTube release schedule:<br /><br />Ep 1: Wednesday, June 3<br />Ep 2: Wednesday, June 17<br />Ep 3: Wednesday, July 1<br />Ep 4: Wednesday, July 14<br />Ep 5: Wednesday, July 29<br />Ep 6: Wednesday, August 12<br />Ep 7: Wednesday, August 26<br />Live Finale: Wednesday, September 9*<br /><br />*Watch the finale online exclusively on Stab Premium, or join us in person for the big song and dance (all comers welcome, details TBA).

Last Surfer Out Loses $100K
17th June, 2026

Welcome back to Episode 02 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the second of our eight-part $100,000 surf match.The second challenge? King Of The Hill. After eliminating Kyuss King at Blacks Beach in Episode 01, seven surfers remain in contention: Zeke Lau, Jackson Bunch, Finn McGill, Ryan Huckabee, ...

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