“@bennyboosh [Above] is into riding boards with a lot more volume these days, but he’s always telling me to hide it,” explains @wrv1967 shaper @bob_yinger. “Basically, you don’t want the volume out on the rail. It needs to go under the chest. If you’re gonna err on thicker or thinner rails when building a board for punchy beachbreak, err on the thinner side. As soon as your rails are too beefy, you’re done. Ben likes to say that a thick board is always gonna be too thick, but a thin board you can get used to.” Photo by @mattlusk.

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@live.fast.die.old tries to get @john_john_florence to try double-oops and proceeds to stick two himself in "Cloud Chase". Hit our link in bio to watch @mattmeola, @nathan_florence, Albee and John John go blow for blow in the sky. Video by @takeshelterprod, @jonspenser, @slaterneborsky and @erik_knutson_.

Tahiti local @hau_mana, carpe dieming the hell out of mid-size, light offshore Teahupo'o. Shot by @chachfiles

At the Tweed Coast Pro, @tylerwright took a stand for racial justice and the win. @ethan_ewing pocketed nines and eights at will. If Snapper had run, he would’ve been deadly. For @seano888's full contest report, hit our link in bio. Photos by @badboyryry_.