Big stories. It’s what we chase, it’s what we like to think defines this stinking magazine. First, we gave you the Angle of God – Taj Burrow’s world-first air sequences shot from a chopper.
This issue, Stab plays host to the two most talked-about men in surfing, Koby Abberton and Bruce Irons. One, shouldering as much expectation for his debut year on tour as Slater did in ‘92; the other facing jail as an accessory to murder. Both, the best of friends. We figured it’d be real interesting to leave the questions at home, join ‘em for dinner, roll tapes, see what gets spat out. Koby and Bruce didn’t disappoint. ...MORE
MP and the Fatman
Once, he was the greatest surfer in the world. Now, ex-heroin addict, ex-jailbird and schizophrenic Michael Peterson likes to take his place at surf contests to watch… and remember. Matt George observed Mick at the Quiksilver Pro.
Wade Goodall
Radical surfer, difficult life. Story by DC Green.
The retirement of Shane Dorian
A life well lived by a man universally worshipped. Interview by Matt George.
The Dukes of Hazza
Two easy-living punks peel themselves off the lounge after a five-day bender to give DC Green a revealing two-day long interview.
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Bruce and Koby
The two most talked-about men in surfing. One, the brother of the world champ and shouldering more expectation than any surfer since Kelly Slater; the other, a big-wave freesurfing hero, currently on bail on charges of conspiracy to murder. Think they’ve got something to say? We took ’em to dinner, lubed the pair with red wine and let the tapes roll.
Bali: under the cyclone
In March, cyclone Fay hit Western Australia. Spinning off it was an Indian Ocean swell of such a rare direction and a powerful intensity it turned on dormant reefs and rivermouths in Bali. STAB sent CJ Hobgood, Catts and Josh Kerr north to taste the once-in-a-lifetime event.
Gemini Metropolis
Swarms of fornicators, thieves and the greatest three-kilometre stretch of beach in the world. DC reports from the Gold Coast.
The Light is in the Palm of Your Hand
Three years ago, the brains at Transworld Surf started using remote-controlled flashes to juice up their photos. Revolution or hype? Story by Derek Rielly.
