Christian Bowcutt

1 week ago | stabmag.com | Christian Bowcutt

Yesterday, we pressed go on Episode Two of Surf100 Challenge Series Presented By Pacifico for our Stab Premium members (Youtube will be fed next Thursday). This week’s surf challenge was a WWI-style war of attrition at some rather large and chunky Blacks Beach. After the odd tube, a multitude of airs, and a close-out section death-tag by Rasta Robb, one surfer was sent home.

3 weeks ago | stabmag.com | Christian Bowcutt

“I’ve never written poetry at a surf premiere before,” Caity Simmers said. Last night we premiered Milk & Honey — our full-length surf film starring Caity, Steph Gilmore, Coco Ho, and Frankie Harrer that drops June 16th on Stab Premium. It was refreshingly different than any other premiere we’ve ever helped host, for a few reasons: (1) It was decidedly less bro-y — the entire thing was planned, operated, and dominantly attended by women.

3 weeks ago | stabmag.com | Christian Bowcutt

During World War II, the United States established a naval base in Kenitra, a town in northern Morocco. After the War, surfing caught on in the States, and servicemen began noticing suspiciously good lines steaming down the myriad Moroccan headlands. This, matched with a mass influx of proto-trustafarian hippies and beatniks in the 1950s and 1960s, lead Morocco becoming ground zero for ex-pat surf activity.

3 weeks ago | stabmag.com | Christian Bowcutt

In 1981, Simon Anderson officially released the “thruster” — the first recorded instance where a shaper designed a board with three identically sized fins. We all know this. What we as a surfing collective mightn’t talk about as much is the reason why Anderson built the thruster in the first place: to surf Pipeline better. It wasn’t, ostensibly, designed to surf Lowers better, or Burleigh better, or even Bells better, where he first unveiled the tri-fin design and rode it to a win.

1 month ago | stabmag.com | Christian Bowcutt

The cryptic Mr. Cheddar sacks his maiden victory. We’re late — let’s get that over with — it’s May 20th. We apologize, but it’s been a very busy month preparing for Stab High Japan 2025 Presented by Monster Energy, which goes live in three days. Click here for all the info. Now, like Stab High judge Lee Wilson snubs his nose at a double grab, we don’t often like to elevate a mere pun in the comment section. But, this time’s different.