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Modern Day Waterman Kai Lenny “Every once in a while, in every sport, there comes an individual whom, for lack of a better term, is called a Natural. Not only is this person gifted with the physical and mental skills necessary to excel in the particular sport but often, he possesses an unmeasurable and undefinable […]
The New WSL According to Bobby Martinez Posted 9-8-17 Stab Magazine Yesterday, we released the murky details of the WSL’s new vision for professional surfing’s future, revealed to athletes and their handlers at a super secret meeting on Tuesday. From the reports trickling in, the meat and potatoes the WSL served up didn’t satisfy […]
Will Skudin Is A Bona Fide Board Magnet Posted 9-6-17 StabMagazine Get this man a Gath! When Mike ‘Nelly’ Nelson sent over the sequence of NY big-waver, Will Skudin, getting conked in the head, mid-tube, by a beginner’s mid-length, the Stab office shared a collective chortle. “He’s ok though, right?” After what happened to Koa […]
Albee Layer Sounds Off On The Kelly Slater Wave Pool Specialty Event “I just hope people don’t approach it like a wave,” says the reigning wave pool champ. – Albee Layer says the reigning wave pool champ. – Albee Layer Posted 9-4-17 StabMagazine The unveiling of Kelly’s Left on Thursday, and the certainty of a […]
UNDER AN ARCTIC SKY – NEW LONDON DATE ADDED Posted 9-1-17 Carvemag An extra day has been added to the London show. It is now Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September. Saturdays show is sold out. This autumn Honolulu Events presents with Chris Burkard his new movie “Under an Arctic Sky”. In ten different […]
JAMIE MITCHELL ON COMPETING WITH A BROKEN STERNUM Posted 8-31-17 Magicseaweed News Jamie Mitchell is at a pivotal point in his life. Already established as the greatest paddler of all time, he has now successfully transitioned into a big wave surfing career. He placed second and first in the last two tour events at Puerto […]
That One Time Tom Butler Nearly Lost His Ear Surfing Nazaré Posted 8-27-17 TheInertia Tom Butler is a unique guy in the big wave surfing game. Yes, he charges and no, he’s not the sport’s biggest name. Those things can be said for a lot of guys who put their life on the line in the […]
MAKING SENSE OF TROPICAL STORMS HILARY AND IRWIN WITH NATHAN COOL Posted July 29, 2017 SURFER BY DAVIS JONES WE ASK SWELLWATCH FORECASTER NATHAN COOL ABOUT WHETHER THE TWO STORMS WILL DELIVER ON THE HYPE Two is almost always better than one — save for mingling, binary hurricane swells (creating what’s known as the Fujiwhara […]
An Interview with J-Bay’s Kamikaze Wave Pirate Posted July 24, 2017 Stab Magazine “I’ve never surfed a day in my life!” Recently we pointed to a vast disparity between the quantity and quality of ten-point rides at the Corona J-Bay Open. What we didn’t mention, however, was the ninth ten of the event. Technically the […]
KAI LENNY ON THE HYDROFOIL SURFING REVOLUTION Posted July 23, 2017 Magicseaweed Surfing might be on the cusp of its most profound change since the introduction of foam and polyester. Yes it is the hydrofoil, and no, it isn’t half as crazy or hyperbolic as it initially sounds. Spend 45 minutes with Kai Lenny and […]
Stories: From dry-reef Chopes to stuck in a cave at Pipe Posted June 29, 2017 Surfersvillage Interview Strider Wasilewski, Dave Prodan, Leonardo Fioravanti, Anthony Walsh and Kyllian Guerin share their experiences Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 29 June 2017 – Surfing is wonderful. It kicks us in the ass and gets us out of our comfort zone. […]
CHARGING LIKE CHUMBO Chumbo / Mavz / Pompermayer Surfer.com JUNE 22, 2017 BY ASHTYN DOUGLAS Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca, a 21-year-old Brazilian with a nickname that means “lead” in Portuguese, has begun to make a name for himself in the realm of big-wave surfing, just over the short span of a year. Right before the start […]