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3 days ago | stabmag.com | Coral McDuffee

Retinas burned. Rails glided. Bodies hit the floor. Hips shook — vigorously — a couple Fridays ago at the PTERYGIUM premiere. It was the best film premiere this jaded producer has attended in recent memory. The kind where you go for the surfing, then stay until 2 a.m. — despite a mandatory trek to Lower Trestles the next morning. Surprising? A little. But the signs were there. On Thursday morning, at the Oceanside pier, Jack Coleman clocked in later than usual with a foreign look in his eyes.

6 days ago | stabmag.com | Michael Ciaramella

Gabriela Bryan and Caity Simmers fall victim on Day 1 of the Vivo Rio Pro. Get Stab Premium Home to the greatest films, series, and editorial in surfing. Already a member?

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.

1 week ago | stabmag.com | Holden Trnka

The most recent episode of Dylan Graves and Vans’ flagship YouTube series ‘Weird Waves,’ aired roughly 10 months ago. In the time since then, Dylan has fired up his personal YouTube channel and scored Japan, Poland, Sardinia, Japan (again), an Australia novelty triangle, and now a sand-bottom point whose location shall not be disclosed. In each case, he offers a creative presentation of his aquatic accomplishments — and his latest endeavor is a continuation of that trend.

1 week ago | stabmag.com | Holden Trnka

“Originally released in 1995, Rob Machado’s magic 5’8″ x 18 1/2″ x 2 1/4″ Twinfinner was hidden in our board archives until Dane dusted it off and brought it to life in 2009,” says Channel Islands page on the MTF — whose initials stand for Machado TwinFinner. “The board Dane chose to ride in the France WCT was a replica of Rob’s MTF, minus the wings. Due to years of ding repair on Rob’s board, the wings had been filled, creating a new tail outline.