Ethan Davis

2 days ago | directorstalkinterviews.com | Ethan Davis

2 days ago | stabmag.com | Ethan Davis

Cornish big-wave surfer Tom Lowe is in hospital in Papeete after a violent wipeout at Teahupo’o left him unconscious and requiring CPR in the lagoon. The session was described by those in the lineup as “as good as it gets” for paddle-in Teahupo’o — until it turned into a nightmare. “It was solid 10-foot, with maybe a couple 12-footers nobody caught,” said Hawaiian charger Kala Grace, who was in the water at the time.

4 days ago | stabmag.com | Ethan Davis

Made in partnership with Rip Curl. You might remember Willow Hardy from the Margaret River Pro highlight reel—where the Trials wildcard paddled into a wave that looked like it was trying to gargle bricks. She made it to mid-face, then got obliterated. “It didn’t look that big when I paddled in,” she laughed. “But when I fell, I didn’t penetrate the water and just got rolled forever.”It was gutsy though.

5 days ago | directorstalkinterviews.com | Ethan Davis

6 days ago | stabmag.com | Ethan Davis

The Challenger Series gets a run at Pipeline, and a double-take at Newcastle. You could almost hear Travis Logie’s serotonin spike as he proof read the WSL’s EDM this morning. “We are super excited to announce that Pipeline and Newcastle will be the last two stops of the Challenger Series this season.”It’s a clean, elegant statement. It also casually folds in the biggest shift to the CS in recent memory: the addition of the most dangerous and prestigious wave on the planet.