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By Default

By Default is one of my top picks for 2020. Get ready for 15 minutes of 23 year old Jacob Willcox surfing comfortably in non-stop, heavy, Western Australian freight trains.

While the 2020 lockdowns were shutting down travel, some surfers found themselves stuck in better places than others. It gave young professional QS warriors like Jacob Willcox an opportunity to take a break from chasing small wave surf comps and, instead, tag insane barrels in his backyard. “This year was the biggest blessing because it gave me time to do whatever I wanted—and that was trying to get as barrelled as I could,” said Willcox. Well, judging from this surf video and what many are calling the edit of 2020, I’d say he certainly accomplished that mission.

The action is non-stop, as the waves become increasingly intense leading up to the final five minutes, which is flat out mental. This movie might be one of my all-time standouts due to the relentless quality of the waves, while one talented surfer does it all.

While there were many good surf edits that came flying out in 2020, some left a greater impression than others. By Default was one of the few that stuck out and stayed ingrained in my mind, long after watching it.

Starring: Jacob Willcox
Video By: Isaac Jones
Produced By: Stab Magazine

By Keith Saitep

Keith Saitep is an ex Valley kid who found surfing by way of the Los Angeles Junior Lifeguard program at Zuma Beach, in the late 80’s. From that point on, he would do anything to get to the surf, from Malibu to Ventura. During his high school senior year, a surf magazine covering the San Diego coastline got his attention and it wasn’t long before he moved there, at first, only knowing how to get to school and Blacks Beach. After sixteen years in San Diego, six of those as a San Diego Beach Lifeguard and a few dabbling in NSSA surf comps, he can now be found surfing alone or with a handful of friends at undisclosed locations in tropical Taiwan.

He is the Principal Designer at Saitep Design, a Graphic Design, UX Design, and Web Design firm. He is also the founder of Agent 8 Sports, an accessories company committed to encouraging grassroots beach and ocean cleanups and donating 10% of profits to support environmental causes.

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