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Sep 30, 2024 | stabmag.com | Sun Bum |Kona Big Wave |Ben Mondy

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Sep 30, 2024 | stabmag.com | Sun Bum |Kona Big Wave |Christian Bowcutt

750 people, two Q+A sessions, and the World Premiere of this year’s Electric Acid Surfboard Test. As a reminder, Episode 1 of the Electric Acid Surfboard Test with Dave Rastovich drops this Thursday, October 3rd at 5 PM PDT exclusively on Stab Premium. It’s hard to get Dave Rastovich on a plane. Dave and his partner Lauren Hill — whose brilliance appeared in How Surfers Get Paid, The Sexualization of Women’s Surfing — are very intentional about the size of their carbon footprint.

Sep 30, 2024 | stabmag.com | Sun Bum |Kona Big Wave |Christian Bowcutt

750 people, two Q+A sessions, and the World Premiere of this year’s Electric Acid Surfboard Test. As a reminder, Episode 1 of the Electric Acid Surfboard Test with Dave Rastovich drops this Thursday, October 3rd at 5 PM PDT exclusively on Stab Premium. It’s hard to get Dave Rastovich on a plane. Dave and his partner Lauren Hill — whose brilliance appeared in How Surfers Get Paid, The Sexualization of Women’s Surfing — are very intentional about the size of their carbon footprint.

Sep 29, 2024 | stabmag.com | Sun Bum |Kona Big Wave |Brendan Buckley

Despite being a surf contest, the vibe at the Quiksilver Festival doesn’t feel very competitive. People share waves in heats. Competitors spend the nights out together. There are no exercise bikes in sight. Of course, everyone wants to win — it’s just that they don’t present their desire to win as if it’s a personality. But when you think about it, the format is quite a clever way of deciding who did the best surfing throughout the waiting period. One bad heat won’t send you home.

Sep 28, 2024 | stabmag.com | Sun Bum |Kona Big Wave |Brendan Buckley

Some people confuse the skill of surf forecasting with the act of checking ten different sites for no reason. Miky Picon exists on the opposite end of the spectrum. All he must do is stand on the beach, close his eyes, breathe deeply through the nose seven times, then exhale audibly, and he will know exactly what every bank in a ten-kilometer radius will be doing through every tide for the next 24 hours.