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Zeke Lau, fin fury, Nicaragua

“Zeke is a freak,” says Tom Carey fondly of the man pictured here. “Next year is going to be his big year. He’ll rule hawaii and any QS event. He’s on fire.” No doubt the kid has a competitive steam on (won the Tahara Pro in Japan earlier this month, third at the Billabong Pro, J-Bay last month, etc) but he also lights up without a jersey, which he’s been consistently doing during Arnette’s Nicaragua mission (happening now!) with Josh Kerr, Mason Ho and Chippa Wilson. Which is where we find him blasting tail over this playful right. Raw Hawaiian power! Stab loves!


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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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