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Andrew Doheny, Telos-pop musik (track four), Indonesia

Andrew ‘Droid’ Doheny, pictured here, doesn’t surf like someone who’s been trained. And in a new age of athleticism in surfing, Droid’s approach is a real point of difference. Not that Stab doesn’t dig athleticism, but there’s nothing more wondrous than variety in surfing. Droid’s currently in the Mentawais, looking untrained but awesome, with Zeke Lau, Yadin Nicol, Dusty Payne and Alex Gray, with documentation by Tom Carey. This lipslide is one of Droid’s favourite numbers, and one of Stab‘s! Kid only just arrived on the trip, so expect some more sof his sizzle in the coming days.


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Tom Carey

Tom Carey is, like, 31 years young. Things may change when he’s older, but for now he ain’t shot much he digs: “I get sick of looking at stuff,” he says. “But, I guess the first remote flash shot I had run of Nate Yeomans was pretty epic. People probably wouldn’t remember. But it was a game-changer to me.” That says a lot about Tom. He does things for himself and he’s honest. Just ask him about being ripped off by the industry: “Everyone wants to skim a few dollars off you. Its not coming out of their pockets but it’s sure as hell coming out of ours.” And since he was so thrilled to answer, Stab’s gotta include Tom’s fav retired shooters: “I love this question. No one asks it anymore. Maybe Chris Van Lennep. I don’t know, the list could go on. Tony Roberts f’sure. His shots really inspired me. His angles in the water were so ahead of his time.”

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