Stephanie Gilmore ripping on a MR x Mayhem "California Twin"

September 03, 2021

Here she is, beauties: The Electric Acid Surfboard Test 2019, starring The Queen, 7x World Champ, and Stab's Surfer of the Year - Miss Stephanie Louise Gilmore.

Featuring twelve boards shaped by some of surfboard design's most radical open minds: Simon Jones, Alex and Gerry Lopez, Mark Richards, Matt "Mayhem" Biolos, Shyama Buttonshow, Alex Knost, Joel Fitzgerald Alex Crews, Simon Anderson, Al and Britt Merrick, Ryan Lovelace and Dan Malloy, and Shawn Stussy, with a surprise bonus board, courtesy of Rob Machado, and the film's supporting sponsor, Corona.

This year's deep-dive down the alternative surfboard rabbit hole was filmed on the subtropical right points of Mozambique, directed by Stab's Editor in Chief, Ashton Goggans and Dylan Roberts, and shot by Stab's dangerous arsenal of lensmen; Dylan Roberts, Tom Jennings, and Sam Moody, with Alan Van Gysen capturing all the still life beauty along the way. This year's Electric Acid Surfboard test features an original score by Grammy Award-winning Alberto Bof, with Steph, her sister Whitney Gilmore, and Kassia Meador appearing on a few tracks.

You can watch the movie here.

Mark's Journal

A few bits and pieces from the life of Mark Richards.

Behind The Curtain - Mark Richards: By FCS

Behind The Curtain - Mark Richards: By FCS

Mark Richard is considered surfing royalty, not only for achieving 4 consecutive World Titles but for also pioneering a radical approach to wave riding made possible by his famous twin-fin designs. But there’s a backstory here…

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Mark Richards segment from the 1982 classic, Storm Riders.

Mark Richards segment from the 1982 classic, Storm Riders.

Storm Riders is a 1982 film by David Lourie, Jack McCoy and Dick Hoole, featuring some of the world's best surfers. Check out my feature section.

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Why I first started shaping - The initial push

Why I first started shaping - The initial push

I’d go to the factory, watch him (Jeff) shape and whenever someone came in and said hey the surfs really good, everyone would stop, whatever they were doing they would stop and just all go in mass and go surfing

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