Ian Crane

The Dane Reynolds Tag Team Challenge At Empty Rincon

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, the third round in our $100,000 title fight.

Last week, we lost our second surfer — Mateus Herdy — by a Pringle-thin margin at the hands of Cam Richards (and burly Blacks Beach).

With Mateus and Noah Beschen gone, only six surfers remain in contention for the final $100k prize: Jacob Willcox, Ian Crane, Rasta Robb, Eithan Osborne, Cam Richards, and Sebastian Williams.

Now, let’s reveal the third challenge: Surf100’s first and only team challenge, with a mutinous twist.

Episode Three: Dumpster Diver Tag Team:

Six surfers compete in a 2 v. 2 v. 2 tag-team match-up.
Each surfer can catch up to three waves in their round, but only the wave they claim is scored out of 100.
Once a surfer claims a wave, the head to the beach and tag in their next teammate. The second teammate must surf and claim their wave before 30 minutes are up.
Each team’s two claimed waves are combined to form their heat total.
The team with the highest heat total in Round 1 is safe — the other two teams go to Round 2, where the process repeats.
The team that loses Round 2 will then be split in Round 3 and have to surf against one another to decide who goes home.

8 Surfers Fight For $100,000

Welcome to the first episode of Surf100 Challenge Series Presented by Pacifico, where eight surfers are competing for a chance to win $100,000 USD.

To do so, they’ll need to avoid elimination across our seven-episode series — then defeat the two final bosses waiting for them in the finale.

The surfers: Ian Crane, ‘Rasta’ Rob McCormick, Noah Beschen, Mateus Herdy, Jacob Willcox, Sebastian Williams, Eithan Osborne, Cam Richards.

Episode One: King Of The Hill: 7x 15-minute heats. Unlimited waves. The surfer with the best wave in each heat is safe and returns to the beach.

Everyone else? Still vulnerable, still surfing.

This continues until only one surfer remains… and is eliminated.

Surf100 Youtube release schedule:
Episode 1: Thursday, June 12th, at 5 PM PDT — Subscribe to the channel above!
Episode 2: Thursday, June 26th, at 5 PM PDT
Episode 3: Thursday, July 10th, at 5 PM PDT
Episode 4: Thursday, July 24th, at 5 PM PDT
Episode 5: Thursday, August 7th, at 5 PM PDT
Episode 6: Thursday, August 21st, at 5 PM PDT
Episode 7: Thursday, September 4th, at 5 PM PDT
Classic Surf100 Final Broadcast With Live Scoring: September 10th on stabmag.com. Must be a Stab Premium Member to watch.

Finals Day Highlights From Stab High Japan Presented By Monster Energy

Episode 3 of Poolside hosted by Kona Big Wave

How Was This Not A 10?! — Day One Highlights At Stab High Japan 2025 Presented By Monster Energy

Episode 2 of Poolside hosted by Kona Big Wave

Sudden-death shootouts, the first-ever superwoman, and a mullet-flapping Monster Air frontrunner.

Movie fans, the video’s above.

Readers, click here.

We’ll skip the blow-by-blow, but here’s the skinny:

Mikey Wright, fighting to keep his bloodline alive in the sudden-death round, eyed down the line, blasted over the kink like a maniac, pirouetted gloriously in the air, and landed like a palm sliding into your lap — smooth enough for a 49/50. The missing point came courtesy of Lee Wilson, obviously, but getting the guy to lift a hand and crack a smile is a small paper blessing.

In sudden death surf-off against Shane Borland, Matt Meola, outrageously performed a mid-wave double-grab chop hop followed by a double-grabbed, equally outrageous inverted backside full-rote — and closed with a hip thrust aimed at Lee Wilson, somewhere between satire and seduction.

The Ladybirds launched female progression into the stratosphere. Led by Laihani Zoric and Patti Zhou, they barely missed — their make rate that far eclipsed the men’s, and the pulse for progression hummed louder than Christian Fletcher’s exhaust. Mali Adam came achingly close to landing the first ever superwoman — to our knowledge, anyway. Happy to be corrected.

Just getting warmed up, and somehow the end’s already whispering. Tomorrow’s all that remains, so buckle up. Here’s what’s left:

SEMIFINALS — PRO MENS, BOTTLE ROCKETS, LADYBIRDS
Three Rights, Three Lefts
Best Single Air, Top 4 Advance To Final
Leaderboard Format: Surfers Against Entire Field

FINALS — PRO MENS, PRO WOMENS, BOTTLE ROCKETS, LADYBIRDS
Three Rights, Three Lefts
Best Right + Best Left Count Towards Score
Highest Combined Score Wins

Prize Money

Pros: $20,000 USD
Pro Women: $10,000 USD
Monster Air: $10,000 USD
Ladybirds: $5,000 USD
Bottle Rockets: $5,000 USD

Meet McFly: The World's Biggest Air Section

Meet McFly — the world’s biggest air section, built with PerfectSwell technology. Surf Stadium Shizunami is the first to open it to the public. Watch YETI Bottle Rocket, Ryji Masuda, test Stab High 2025's new ramp.

Watch Stab High, presented by Monster Energy on Stab Premium:
May 24–25 local (Japan) // May 23–24 in the Americas.

Video: Bruno Zanin

Vacation: Stab Highway Winners Trip To Kandui

Watch Stab Highway California Presented By Monster Energy here:
https://stabmag.com/premium/stab-highway-california-presented-by-monster-energy-episode-1/

Seeing as Stab is in the storytelling business, we rarely get the chance to create straightforward surf cinema.

In contrast, this trip was meant to be straight out of the Kai Neville* playbook — really good surfers in really good waves, a few funny moments in between, catchy tunes on top, aaaaand cut.

Everything was on track for a seamless production.

We had a top-tier cast, five filmers on deck, and the location was a guaranteed score (famous last words).

Cue the worst Ments forecast of the season, our main filmer’s RED crashing upon arrival, and one of our marquee surfers pulling out at the last minute.

As Danny J told us, surf films are hard. But this was some Murphy’s Law type shit.

Of course, the remaining surfers couldn’t have cared less. This trip was the reward for winning their respective Stab Highway series in Australia and California. And in their minds, lounging around at a tropical resort, deleting beers, spearing fish, and surfing when it suited was hardly a dilemma.

But, it also wouldn’t make for a compelling piece of content.

So our production team started scheming. Conspiring. Coconut-rumming. And when the surfers were properly lubricated, we pitched them on a slightly different type of film. One that relied less on world-class waves and feats of aquatic excellence, more on…vacation things. Sunbathing, super yachts, existential introspection. Maybe a high-stakes relay race or two.

I’m not sure if the surfers ever fully agreed with our pivot, but they went along with our stupid ideas for 10 days with very little push-back — and for that, we’re grateful.

The resulting surf film is goofy and satirical, of course, but it’s also a fairly accurate depiction of our stay at Kandui Resort. There’s some surfing, plenty of drinking, a whole lot of laughs, and all of it flanked by a shameless wannabe trying to convince pro surfers to play his silly games.

So thanks to our surfers (Jaleesa Vincent, Shaun Manners, Wade Goodall, Coby Perkovich, Eric Geiselman, Eithan Osborne, Ian Crane, Ivy Miller, Noah Wegrich, and Balaram Stack) for having a hell time and indulging our very worst ideas, filmers (Mikey Mal, Ben Judkins, Fede Vanno and the Kandui crew) for putting in the long hours, our editor (Will Stiles) for putting in the work and making sense of this helter skelter hard drive, and of course Monster and Kandui Resort, without whom none of this would have been possible.

‘Vacation’ presented by Monster Energy mightn’t the hi-fi surf film we’d promised, but we hope that this taste of Stab Highway makes you nostalgic for series past and excited for what’s to come — Monster has just confirmed that we’re back on in 2023, and this time we’re heading to Europe!

Team ONeill | Summer '25

This summer, we took the team to Hawaii, and instead of just being world-class surfers, we explored the island like tourists. From a glass-bottom boat ride to vintage shopping and grabbing malasadas at Leonard’s Bakery, we soaked it all in. Eli, Noah, and Ian hit the links for a little barefoot golf before heading out to grab their favorite poke bowls. But you can’t keep the boys on land for long when you’re in Hawaii—the team put our boardshorts to the test in the warm waters and enjoyed everything the magical island has to offer. North Shore, Town, East Side, and West—Hawaii truly is the ultimate playground. Our Summer ‘25 line offers a wide range of products to keep you covered while you vacation, explore, surf, fish, or dive.

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Team Riders: Ian Crane, Eli Olson, Noah Wegrich
Photographer: Grant Ellis
Videographer: Nick Green
Editor: Nick Parks

The Most Unique Event in Surfing? | Swatch Nines Surf

The inaugural ‪@SwatchNines‬ Surf event made waves in Waco, Texas, bringing together a vibrant community of surfers, skaters, + BMX riders for a creativity-fueled celebration of their communities. Curated by pro surfer Coco Ho, this groundbreaking event marked a significant milestone as the first of its kind + the first Nines event held in the United States, offering a refreshing alternative to traditional competitions.

Riders: Eithan Osborne, Mason Ho, Blair Conklin, Koa Smith, Jimmy Wilson, Jacob Szekely, Noah Beschen, Leon Glatzer, Sam Pilgrim, Coco Ho, Honolua Blomfield, Madars Apse, Greyson Fletcher, Andy Anderson, Clay Kreiner, Matthias Dandois, Kevin Peraza, Laura Enever, Vaihiti Inso, Tya Zebrowski, Ian Crane
Producer: Distillery Paranormal Agency

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SURF HIGHLIGHTS - Swatch Nines’24

FIRST-EVER SWATCH NINES SURF EVENT CELEBRATES CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY, AND THE PURE FUN OF ACTION SPORTS!

Waco, Texas – [October 21, 2024] –Swatch Nines Surf united surfers, skaters, and BMX riders for an epic celebration of creativity and community.

Curated by pro surfer Coco Ho, this event marked the first of its kind and the first-ever Nines event in the U.S., offering a fresh take on action sports beyond traditional competitions. Over three days, more than 42 hours of skate and surf sessions unfolded, with athletes like Noah Beschen, Mason Ho, and Andy Anderson shredding the innovative Zenga Brothers-designed ramps.

Watch all the best moments from the Swatch Nines Surf event!

MAYBE WE TAKE THE DETOUR | Fall 2024 | O'Neill

Santa Cruz. The pinnacle of West-Coast Surfing Culture, the birthplace of O'Neill, and home to beautiful waves, people, and nature. Can you really ask for much more? Come along on a journey close to home as Team O'Neill explores its backyard with Ian Crane, Noah Wegrich, and Robbie McCormick.

Filmed & Edited by Jacob Vanderwork
Still Photography by Grant Ellis

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