Compelled to spend his entire life riding waves Bob McTavish started building surfboards in 1962. Today, over 50 years later, his vision is alive and well at the McTavish Factory in Byron Bay, Australia.

This collection of portraits gives a glimpse into the people and moments that are ... dedicated to the craft.

Welcome back to Cheat Codes, a Stab x Carlton Dry joint, and a digital soapbox for the world’s best surfers to speak their minds. Last episode we asked some of our favourite surfers for their predictions on who will win the men and women’s world titles this year. This episode, Taj Burrow, Jordy Smith, Dane Reynolds, Mitch Coleborn and more discuss their picks for who the best small wave surfers in the world are right now. The results probably won’t surprise you all that much…

Are you having a run of small waves where you are?

Well the crew at Stab have the answer. They have hit up some of your favourite surfers like Taj, Jordy and Dane to give their take on how to make the most out of the small wave slop.

Intro music Shake 7 by Jon Kennedy jonkennedy.co.uk

Evan Geiselman is referred to by both friends and fans as “The Golden Boy.” Is it because of his flowing blonde hair? Could it be that sun-kissed Floridian skin? Or maybe it’s just the tail throw? Truth is: it’s a combination of everything.

Jeff Schmucker is a fourth generation Eyre Peninsula local. We caught up with Jeff and got his thoughts and the intense and daunting localism that parts of South Australia are renowned for and the conflict many surfers and locals feel about media exposure of their area.

Well we are back with Stab Mag and Carlton Dry for another instalment of the Cheat Codes series.

This episode we get the low down from your favourite surfers like Taj Burrow, Dion Agius, Kerrsy and plenty more and find out who’s got the internet skills to pay the bills.

Intro Music:

Dopamine by Switchkraft

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Proyecto Sofia Mulanovich supported bySwatch;is a high performance youth surf academy created by Sofia to share her professional surf experience and develop talented young people regardless of their social background, helping prepare them for life’s opportunities and challenges.

A major upset in the Ultimate Waterman Stand-Up Paddle competition lead to a change at the top of the leaderboard. See which athlete was the surprise winner!

Afends team rider Torren Martyn loves a road trip and his stoke levels are pretty high as he gets his fair share of chocolate tubes somewhere in the heart of Mexico then heads back home to Oz to score the East coast pumping.

How do you prepare for a wipeout at one of the heaviest slab waves on earth?

Mark Mathews takes us on a journey of what it takes to survive and thrive at Red Bull Cape Fear with renowned breath-hold trainer Nam Baldwin.