August Howell

Stab Podcast: The Greatest Underdog Story How Tahiti was won and lost. Four man heats held over a mere 20 minutes should be illegal. Yet that’s the standard in the early rounds for many legitimate professional surfing contest. So much to do, so little tim... See more

Tahiti Can Take All My Money A delightful visual stimulant from French Polynesia. Scientists estimate that humans, depending on the number of rods and cones in our eyes, can see between 1 million and 10 million different colors. I’ll wager that French Pol... See more

Are Tradesmen Living Better Surfing Lives Than The Pros? This and more learnings from Albee’s Stab Podcast appearance. “Can you imagine any other sport where if someone told you a monster might rip you in half, but probably not, that you’d still do it eve... See more

Former Takes The Gloves Off, Drops First Proper Surf Team Film “Defect” makes its world premiere in Ventura with 1,000 beers, giveaways and a derby car. From the clutter of Dane Reynolds’ garage to center stage of the Majestic Ventura Theater, Former has ... See more

When Life Gives You Soft Top Contests, Turn Them Into Free Mentawai Trips Euro CS rookie Sean Gunning’s solution to Indo-flation. Money is just a means to an end. And for most surfers, that end is Indo trips. In 2024, 23-year-old Sean Gunning won Somo Go ... See more