Christian Fletcher

DNA: The Colapinto Brothers

Siblings are said to share about 50% of the same DNA. The 50% that Griffin and Crosby Colapinto have in common appears to contain detailed information about how to ride a wave — or perhaps that came from growing up at Lowers.

Either way, it’s working.

23-year-old Griffin won his maiden CT event earlier this year, then backed it up with another, and, at the moment, is ranked 3rd in the world. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Crosby has spent the last few years progressing at an absurdist rate, and people noticed — including Stab. He was invited to Stab High in 2020 and won the Pipe Masters portion of last year’s Digital Triple Crown. Crosby is already capable of the type of surfing that wins CT heats, and he’s poised to make a CS run and join his brother in the big leagues.

This is the focus of Stab’s new film: DNA: The Colapinto Brothers, presented by Monster Energy

A few days ago, Mason Ho, Eric and Evan Geiselman, Bol Adi Putra, Ian Crane, Dylan Goodale, and Christian Fletcher, among others, packed their gear for a week of sleeping on the beach, ignoring forecasts, and waiting by the water’s edge all day hoping to luck into a dreamy one at a wave at the mystical Desert Point. Edit by Scotty Hammonds