“‘@gabrielmedina’s a competitive machine,’ offered Pottz. ‘Have you ever seen him make a silly mistake like that?’ Well, yes. The silly mistake is a Medina trademark. Whenever he gets lured into hassling in a heat he loses his shit, royally. For a guy who hassles as much as he does, he’s not actually that good at it. Today was Exhibit A. I was quietly hoping they’d bring in Kelly’s energy healer to do a post-heat energy reading with Gabe—Gabe’s aura would have reduced him to ashes." - @seano888. For Doherty’s full report on a controversial day of surfing, that happened to blow the title race wide-open, hit our link in bio. Shot by @wsl / @laurentmasurel.

@lucaschumbo, spelunking a slab somewhere in Brazil. Filmed by @igorhossmann.

Sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Tubes at last light shot by @chachfiles.

Photo of the Day: @yagodora, throwing a Portuguese rooster tail. Shot by @jackbarripp.

“It’s dirty, grimy, dusty and crusty. It’s gross,” said shaper, glasser and Resin Roundup winner Micah Beutz (@__sbmb__ ) when asked about the overworked and long under-appreciated board building industry. “We work in a hazardous environment. But it’s the love. There are so many old guys still doing it, and they still do it because they love it. They love the art and they love surfing. That’s what keeps us all in it at the end of the day.” For Beutz’ full interview and more of his work, head to our site. Photo by @noshowjoe78. Present by @dragonalliance.

Photo of the Day: @julian_wilson, boosting during a freesurf in Portugal. Shot by @jackbarripp.

“@kellyslater surfed today and looked good. Portugal is not his favorite event. In fact, it may be his least favorite event but he paddled out in the final heat of the round and it was pretty clear that no, just being here wasn’t enough. He’s still clinging to the Olympic dream and needs to make a bunch of heats here if that’s remotely going to happen. For most of the day guys were struggling to jam one turn, but Kelly found a wave for five turns.” Hit our link in bio for @seano888’s Full report on opening day in Portugal. Shot by @wsl / @laurentmasurel.

Photo of the Day: @italoferreira, displacing some Atlantic Ocean in Portugal. Shot by @badboyryry_ .

@wadecarmichael may have gotten screwed by the judging in France but at least he scored during the freesurfs. Hit our link in bio to watch Wade, @italoferreira, @griffin_cola and a slew of ‘CT rippers surf pumping Hossegor, sans jerseys, in our latest “Amp Sessions”. Video by @jesselittlephoto.

Photo of the Day: A Central American beachbreak packing a one-two punch. Shot by @chachfiles.