While You Were Sleeping | Bite Size!

This is a really good snapshot of what it’s like to be on the cusp of World Tour qualification. The final episode of I’m Laura features around the last women’s World Tour event in Portugal, where Laura is knocked early on and has to wait and see if she will requalify…

Riley is paying his dues in the Hawaiian islands. For a charger like Riles, you dream of a Pipe drainer but usually end up with mushy sections at Rocky Point and  OTW.

We live in a time and age where anybody can be a videographer or photographer. The surfers have become a one stop shop. They do the surfing, filming, photography and the odd creative pro even edits their own clip. Nathaniel Curran and buddies have a bit of fun with a few GoPros around home to the soothing sound of Modest Mouse.

A teenage bodyboarder named Zach Young was killed by a shark while surfing at Coffs Harbour today. The 19-year-old was bitten on the leg while surfing Riecks Point with three friends. He suffered a traumatic cardiac arrest as a result of his injuries. Swimmers tried to revive him before paramedics arrived, but he was pronounced dead shortly before 2pm. More to come soon.

Part two of the Brand bros (Davey and Benji) as they journey through Angola, car breakdowns and endless barrels included. This wave… is it inferior to, equal to, or better than namibia? Jury’s out, but Dane Gudang and Kepa Acero sure scored conditions that make the decision harder…

Indonesia and Hawaii are certainly the makeup of a goddamn good Tropical Dream. And, Jake Halstead‘s living it.

Sage Erickson is owner of the most-read story ever featured on Stab. Thusly, she requires no introduction at all. She’s a part of Esquire‘s new TV show, which also features shots from one of our favourite Stab shoots with her. Watch the preview here.

We not sure if the rest of you have missed Dillon Perillo as much as we have, but his cameo in this is nothing short of great. In Ripcurl’s newest installment of Rubber Souls the boys hunt around Portugal for some surf. Wilko and Medina pop up for a few waves but it is Perillo that steals this show.

P.S. How fun does Nazare look when it’s not 100 feet and scary as hell.

Luke Davis is the most Hollywood-handsome chump in surfing. He also gots one of the hottest girlfriends you’re likely to ever see, Miss Cailin Russo. She just starred in the upcoming music video All That Matters for teen sexpot Justin Bieber. Mr Bieber finished the shoot and Instagram’d the above photo with Cailin. And just so you know, in comparison to Luke, Justin has more Instagram followers, more tattoos and more pleasant experiences when he visits an ATM. But does he have as refined a frontside jam as Luke? Does he have the same profound connection with mother ocean? While Luke’s Hawaiian holiday must  have had a few sleepless nights, Stab is confident his gal ain’t a Belieber and that the pair will eventually procreate (they must!) and make the world an even more beautiful place.

Read it all at E-online.

You know and love Greg Long. He’s won the Eddie, nearly drowned last year and gets his kicks chasing purple blobs around the globe. He’s currently in the running for National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. Of course there’s a voting mechanism to win but don’t visit the story for that. Greg is as candid and as thoughtful as ever. “When you’re towing in, you’re essentially eliminating the most difficult task in big-wave riding, which is catching a wave and making that initial drop. When you’re paddling, you’re sitting in the middle of the lineup and in a place of imminent danger, and it’s up to you to almost intuitively read these swells as they’re coming in and adjust yourself only the few feet so that you can paddle that distance in a short amount of time.”

Read it all at Nat Geo.