A-frame

Aaberg, Denny

Aaberg, Kemp

Abberton, Koby

Abbruzzi, Sid

Abellira, Reno

Abubo, Megan

academia and surfing

Adler, Tom

advertising and surfing

Aeder, Erik

aerial

Aguerre, Fernando

Aichner, Scott

Aikau, Clyde

Aikau, Eddie

Aipa, Ben

air-drop

airbrush

Airshow

Ala Moana

Alabama

alaia board

Alaska

alcohol and surfing

Alexander, Kala

Allen, Chuck

Alms, Paige

aloha shirt

Alter, Hobie

Alvarez, Pepe

Ancell, Kevin

Andaman Islands

Andersen, Lisa

Anderson, Craig

Anderson, Simon

Andino, Kolohe

Angel, Jose

angle

Angola

Angourie

Antarctica

Apocalypse Now

Arabian Sea

Aragon, Janice

Arakawa, Eric

Archbold, Matt

Arena, Eduardo

Ashton, Juan

Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)

Atlantic Ocean

August, Robert

Aurness, Rolf

Auster, Ken

Australia

Avalon, Frankie

Azores

backdoor

backside

backside attack, Pipeline

backwash

bail out

Bain, Rob

Baja California

Baker, Bernie

Baker, Grant “Twiggy”

Baker, Tim

Bali

Ball, John “Doc”

Ballard, Bill

Ballard, Rochelle

balsa

Baltic Sea

Banks, Jim

Barbados

Barilotti, Steve

Barland, Michel

Barreda, Sergio “Gordo”

Barry, Michael

Bartholomew, Wayne

Baxter, Jackie

Bay of Bengal

Beach Boys, The

Beacham, Debbie

beachboys

beachbreak

Beachcomber Bills Grand Prix

Beachley, Layne

beavertail

Becker, Phil

Bedford-Brown, Stuart

Belgium

Bells Beach

Bendall, Ma and Pa

Bennett, Barry

Benson, Becky

Benson, Blanche

Benson, Linda

Bermuda

Bertlemann, Larry

Glossy magazine published seven times per year out of in Sydney, Australia; two-thirds surf and one-third fashion, with a dash of softcore erotica; founded by former

 editor Sam McIntosh. Circulation in 2012 was about 40,000 per issue.

 burst out of the gates in 2004 determined to strike a different chord than its Australian surf mag competitors, partly with its cheeky but cosmopolitan editorial voice (Rielly's work, mostly), and partly by taking on an urbane, fashion-conscious look. By the 11th issue, 

 was in fact divided in two: flip it over, and the back cover served as the front cover for 

, the part of the magazine devoted to the latest in surf couture, pro surfer wardrobes, and peekaboo nude pictorials—models as a rule, but also top-ranked women pros like Laura Enever and Sally Fitzgibbons.

Cover headlines on both sides of the magazine are often hyperbolic and played for laughs: “On This Day, August 1, 2008, The Surfing World Universally Acknowledges That DANE REYNOLDS is the Best Fucking Surfer in the World." Another long-running 

 magazine-like comic strip, written by Rielly and drawn cartoonist Ben Brown.

On occasion, however, the magazine has taken on serious topics that other surf media wouldn't touch, including former pro surfer Matt Branson coming out of the closet—the first high-profile male to do so. Twice the magazine has drawn front-page attention from Australia's mainstream media. First, with 2008's "Facism Issue" (cover line: “Hey little nazi—you wear a black wetsuit and ride a white 6’2”? I got a book you’ll like. It’s called Mein Kampf"), and two years later, after staff writer Chas Smith described, in print, being accosted by world champion Mick Fanning, who repeatedly called Smith a "fucking Jew."

For the most part, however, Stab has earned a reputation for its superb cutting-edge design, beautiful photo spreads, and cerebral, well-written—if occasionally flippant—editorial content.

's contributing writers include Lewis Samuels, Fred Pawle, Jed Smith, and Matt George. Contributing photographers include Nate Lawrence, Corey Wilson, Ryan Miller, Jason Kenworthy, Daniel Russo, DJ Struntz, Pat Stacey, and Tom Carey.

's website, more familiar to the magazine's non-Australian readership, is equally well-done, but with a focus on video content and photo collages.

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