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Raglan Winners & Losers + Ethan's Stab In The Dark Finalists
May 2501:04:23Tap to summarizeWhat is happening on the CT right now? We're a third of the way through the season, and there are four Brazilian goofies atop the men's rankings. On the women's side, no one seems to have found the world champ pace. At least we got to see the CTers go left for once. Stace G and Mikey C break down everything from the recent event at Raglan, before Buck comes on to bash seals, drag boy band members, and reveal a few state secrets from the Stab camp. PS, come watch Ethan Ewing's Stab in the Dark finale with us: When: Thursday, May 28th at 7 pm PST (finale starts at 8 pm). Where: Salud Studios at Tremont Collective, Oceanside, CA (602 S Tremont St Suite 104, Oceanside, CA 92054). Or online, only on Stab Premium.
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Have We Moved Into A New Era Of Surfing? StabMic Ep. 15
May 2300:39:51Tap to summarize“It’s hard to judge when these guys are progressing the sport that much, in such a short amount of time.” Among the vape stores selling synthetic cannabinoids, packeted magic mushrooms, and aggressively branded T-shirts bearing prophetic slogans like “It’s Not Gonna Lick Itself” and “Slippery When Wet,” alongside racks of hyper-compressed shorts stamped with male first names that claimed ownership of the wearer’s ass, stood CJ Hobgood. I know CJ works in real estate now, but after a week of bumping into him around the pool, I’d let that man house-sit my dog. Speak to any of the staff and the same name kept surfacing: CJ, everyone’s favourite person they met, the most personable, remembered names, stayed warm and curious through the whole thing, just a genuinely nice guy. He was also excellent in the commentary booth. Sharp, articulate, energetic, strangely attentive. At one point he appeared to be analysing the aerodynamic implications of a competitor’s hair bun placement. With an eye for detail like that, we thought it important to get CJ in for a full debrief of a week spent inside the beautiful, naturally exquisite civic labyrinth of Virginia Beach. The boys compare Hughie Vaughan’s stale backflip with Eithan Osborne’s backside-stale-body-varial-late-revert, straight airs versus rotations, Lee Wilson’s influence on modern aerial surfing, whether hyper-technical progression actually means better surfing, the changing of the aerial guard, and the important hypothetical of Nate Fletcher versus Kelly Slater in a 50+ air comp. Oh, and Dane Reynolds brought fellow Ch11 gang member / warehouse employee Jake Kelley to the desk with him.
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Internationally Recognised Flying Object: Hughie Vaughan | StabMic Ep. 14
May 1900:47:58Tap to summarizeHard to talk aerial surfing, these days, without coughing up the name Hughie Vaughan. Harder still to believe he’s only 19 years old. He’s really taken flight, if you will, over the past few years. The original seed for the Bottle Rockets division. Entered Stab High Lakey Peak as a tiny 15-year-old and levitated around the comp-site like a garden bird. Proved he could hang with fully grown men despite weighing the same as a damp towel. Couple years later, Japan 2025, Hughie comes of age and wins the men’s title, a spear tackle from Mikey Wright to seal it. Then: the Hughie Flip at The Nines, reshared and baptised by Tony Hawk. Mainstream television appearances in Australia followed; Hughie now a nationally recognised flying object. A day out from the opening horn of Stab High Virginia Beach presented by Monster Energy, and we get the former champ and in many circles, the overwhelming favourite, Hughie Vaughan. He discusses all there is to discuss about aerial surfing, including his current top air guys on earth, what he sees as the limitations of competitive surfing, and a genuinely moving section on family and the lessons left behind by his late mother.
Transcribe →The Vaughan Dynasty Continues + Stab High Afterparty Drama
May 1700:35:34Tap to summarizeHughie Vaughan scores a perfect 50 to win Stab High x Monster Energy Virginia Beach, extending the Vaughan Dynasty from Japan and Sydney to the eastern US. Mikey and Buck discuss everything that went down this weekend with sore heads (and throats), the morning after finals day. Stab High is presented by Monster Energy with support from Vans, YETI, Quiksilver, Kona Big Wave, and Sun Bum.
Transcribe →Questionable Threeway At Stab High x Monster!
May 1400:33:23Tap to summarizeStace, Mikey and Buck collide under jet-filled skies for our Stab High preview pod. Comp runs May 15-16 EST. Join us in VB or watch on Stab Premium.
Transcribe →Who Can Beat Medina At Raglan?
May 1300:44:42Tap to summarizeWhile Medina looks the favorite on paper (and perhaps even the warmups), he has a gauntlet to surf through if he wants to make the Raglan final. Griffin, Filipe, and then likely Yago or Italo in the final. One thing's for sure: it'll be a show. Buy Stab High tickets here (May 15/16 in Virginia Beach): https://booking.atlanticparksurf.com/store_19?_kx=Gp3GUxykDoH2PTHVsUs2lg.VBFqD4
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Jordy Smith & Dane Reynolds Revisit Their Media-Manufactured Rivalry | StabMic Ep. 13
May 801:01:07Tap to summarizeThanks bru. Thanks bru. Thank you, bru. By episode twelve, Jordy Smith had become StabMic’s absent father figure. Big Bru was mentioned constantly, looming every conversation. Dooma, especially unable to stop himself, damp-eyed, remembering him. Sooner or later, the spectre had to sit in the chair. So here he is. Jordy Smith joins Dane and Dooma on episode 13 of StabMic to discuss everything from rectal and scrotal trauma, the latter attributed to a swift kick from Andy Irons, the limitations of wavepools, and the mainstream-media–manufactured rivalry that defined their early careers. Among other highly specialised matters of public interest. Enjoy the episode.
Transcribe →Snapper Rocks Reminds Us What Pro Surfing Can Be
May 600:30:53Tap to summarizeIt's a Queensland sweep at Snapper Rocks, with Eth and Steph on the podium and DHD back in his rightful throne. Stace G and Mikey C break down everything that happened on the Superbank... and at the dueling afterparties. Get Stab High Virginia Beach tickets here: https://booking.atlanticparksurf.com/store_19?_kx=Gp3GUxykDoH2PTHVsUs2lg.VBFqD4
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Taj Burrow & Dane Reynolds On Ageing & The Paris Hilton Era Of Surfing | StabMic Ep. 12
May 100:47:24Tap to summarize“I wanted to get some CI’s, but Kelly wouldn’t let me.” No one man should wield such power. But for a while, Kelly Slater did. Or, allegedly did, at least. Back in his early tour years, Taj Burrow had lined up a batch of boards from Channel Islands Surfboards. Order placed, path clear. Then, abruptly, not happening. After some digging, word came back. Kelly Slater had intervened. No rival rides the king’s horse. Why arm the threat? We seem to get the best out of our quasi-regular host, Dane Reynolds, when he’s got some shared history with the guest. Something to look back on. Taj Burrow fits that perfectly. Both studs of the mid-to-late 2000s, same stretch of tour years, Dane essentially passing through Taj’s established timeline. The two met ten times in heats, Taj taking seven. Dane three, including a Puerto Rico exchange that featured a near-perfect Dane turn but mysteriously avoided every camera lens. Fresh off his stint as the voice box of Ethan Ewing in Stab in the Dark, and a recent run on the WSL broadcast, Taj Burrow is this week’s StabMic guest, calling in from his home in the West. The panel discuss being ageing surfers and dealing with the body refuting the mind’s will, sharing private jets with Paris Hilton in Vegas, and the feeling of needing to protect Ethan Ewing from the Stab in the Dark production machine. We’re at episode 12 already. Enjoy.
Transcribe →Snapper Rocks preview + your top 10 favorite surfers in 2026
Apr 2901:25:57Tap to summarizeWe're back with a double-header ep. First up, Buck & Mikey cover general surf news, including Stab int eh Dark insights and a breakdown of our audience's favorite surfers in 2026. Then Stace G joins the pod to give his Snapper preview live from the Gold Coast — spoiler: it's gonna be cooking. Also, Stab High x Monster Energy returns on May 15-16 in Virginia Beach, USA. Get Stab High tickets here: https://booking.atlanticparksurf.com/store_19?_kx=Gp3GUxykDoH2PTHVsUs2lg.VBFqD4
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