The Electric Acid Surfboard Test: Stephanie Gilmore

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.