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Stab Magazine recently caught up with Volte ambassador Francisco Porcella, discussing his recent win at the WSL Big Wave Awards, his Italian heritage and what he wants to achieve as a self-proclaimed “late bloomer” in the sport of surfing. Check out some of our favourite quotes below and make sure to check out the full piece on the Stab website.
Story by Morgan Williamson/Stab Magazine, photos by Kerby Brown.
At this year’s WSL Big Wave Awards Francisco was nominated for Ride of the Year, Best Overall Performance and Biggest Wave (he won). Because of his success, he, along with Leo Fioravanti have become the pride of Italian surfing.
Fresh off a trip to Peru and on his was to Italy to be the centrepiece of a major television show, we greet him on a two-day layover in California. “In Italy, everybody wants to interview me,” he says. “Nothing like this has ever happened there. They’re stoked. An Italian guy making the world surf scene and catching the biggest waves in the world. They want me to share that with people who don’t really know what we do.”
Francisco and his brother Nicollo have been on our radar for a while. Nicollo, who we’ve jokingly referred to as Captain Suicide, has had some of the most shared wipeouts in digital memory. One of which earned him the Wipeout of the Year at Chopes in 2015. “It’s crazy how our bodies can handle such heavy situations,” he laughs when I reference that. “A lot of it is mental preparation. But I’ve had some heavy moments. I got hit by a ski last year at this secret slab in West Oz. It got caught by a wave and we couldn’t get away from it. The hull of the ski hit me and split my head open. Underwater, I was seeing stars and almost blacked out. That was one of the scariest moments–just trying to not black out and keep it together. I came out with a concussion and nine stitches in the back of my head.”
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| SIZE | HEIGHT (CM) | HEIGHT (FT) | WEIGHT (KG) | WEIGHT (LB) | CHEST (CM) | CHEST (IN) | WAIST (IN) | WAIST (CM) |
| XS | 170-175 | 5’7” - 5’9” | 57 - 64 | 125 - 140 | 88 - 93 | 34 1⁄2 - 36 1⁄2 | 28 - 30 | 71 - 76 |
| S | 173-178 | 5’8” - 5’10” | 61 - 70 | 135 - 155 | 93 - 98 | 36 1⁄2 - 38 1⁄2 | 29 - 31 | 74 - 79 |
| MS | 174-179 | 5’6 1⁄2” - 5’8 1⁄2” | 64 - 73 | 140 - 160 | 98 - 103 | 38 1⁄2 - 40 1⁄2 | 30 1⁄2 - 32 1⁄2 | 74 - 79 |
| M | 175-180 | 5’9” - 5’11” | 68 - 77 | 150 - 170 | 98 - 103 | 38 1⁄2 - 40 1⁄2 | 30 1⁄2 - 32 1⁄2 | 77 - 83 |
| MT | 180-188 | 5’11” - 6’2” | 73 - 82 | 160 - 180 | 98 - 103 | 38 1⁄2 - 40 1⁄2 | 30 1⁄2 - 32 1⁄2 | 77 - 83 |
| LS | 171-177 | 5’7 1⁄2” - 5’9 1⁄2” | 73 - 82 | 160 - 180 | 103 - 108 | 40 1⁄2 - 42 1⁄2 | 32 1⁄2 - 34 1⁄2 | 77 - 83 |
| L | 178-183 | 5’10” - 6’0” | 77 - 86 | 170 - 190 | 103 - 108 | 40 1⁄2 - 42 1⁄2 | 32 1⁄2 - 34 1⁄2 | 83 - 88 |
| LT | 183-188 | 6’0” - 6’2” | 82 - 91 | 180 - 200 | 103 - 108 | 40 1⁄2 - 42 1⁄2 | 32 1⁄2 - 34 1⁄2 | 83 - 88 |
| XLS | 174-179 | 5’8 1⁄2” - 5’10 1⁄2” | 82 - 91 | 180 - 200 | 108 - 113 | 42 1⁄2 - 44 1⁄2 | 34 1⁄2 - 36 1⁄2 | 88 - 93 |
| XL | 180-188 | 5’11” - 6’2” | 86 - 95 | 190 - 210 | 108 - 113 | 42 1⁄2 - 44 1⁄2 | 34 1⁄2 - 36 1⁄2 | 88 - 93 |
| XLT | 191-196 | 6’3” - 6’5” | 91 - 99 | 200 - 220 | 108 - 113 | 42 1⁄2 - 44 1⁄2 | 34 1⁄2 - 36 1⁄2 | 93 - 98 |
| 2XL | 183-191 | 6’0” - 6’3” | 95 - 104 | 210 - 230 | 113 - 118 | 44 1⁄2 - 46 1⁄2 | 36 1⁄2 - 38 1⁄2 | 93 - 98 |
| 3XL | 185-195 | 6’1” - 6’6” | 104 - 113 | 230 - 250 | 118 - 124 | 47 - 49 | 41 1⁄2 - 43 1⁄2 | 98 - 110 |
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| SIZE | HEIGHT (CM) | HEIGHT (FT) | WEIGHT (KG) | WEIGHT (LB) | CHEST (CM) | CHEST (IN) | WAIST (IN) | HIPS (IN) |
| 6 | 165-170 | 5’5” - 5’7” | 48 - 57 | 105 - 125 | 80 - 85 | 31 1⁄2 - 33 1⁄2 | 24 - 26 | 34 - 36 |
| 8 | 168-173 | 5’6” - 5’8” | 50- 59 | 110 - 130 | 85 - 88 | 32 1⁄2 - 34 1⁄2 | 25 - 27 | 35 - 37 |
| 10 | 170-175 | 5’7” - 5’9” | 54 - 64 | 120 - 140 | 88 - 93 | 34 - 36 | 26 1⁄2 - 28 1⁄2 | 36 1⁄2 - 38 1⁄2 |
| 12 | 173-178 | 5’8” - 5’10” | 59 - 68 | 130 - 150 | 93 - 95 | 35 1⁄2 - 37 1⁄2 | 28 - 30 | 38 - 40 |
| 14 | 175-180 | 5’9” - 5’11” | 64 - 73 | 140 - 160 | 95 - 99 | 37 - 39 | 29 1⁄2 - 31 1⁄2 | 39 1⁄2 - 41 1⁄2 |
| 16 | 180-183 | 5’11” - 6’0” | 73 - 82 | 160 - 180 | 99 - 103 | 38 1⁄2 - 40 1⁄2 | 31 - 33 | 41 - 43 |
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| SIZE | HEIGHT (CM) | HEIGHT (FT) | WEIGHT (KG) | WEIGHT (LB) | CHEST (CM) | CHEST (IN) | WAIST (IN) | WAIST (CM) |
| 2 | 95-102.5 | 3’1 1⁄2” - 3’4 1⁄2” | 13 - 16 | 30 - 35 | 51 - 56 | 20 - 22 | 19 - 21 | 48 - 53 |
| 4 | 117-124 | 3’10 1⁄2” - 4’1 1⁄2” | 16 - 19 | 40 - 55 | 58 - 64 | 23 - 25 | 20 - 22 | 50 - 55 |
| 6 | 124-132 | 4’1 1⁄2” - 4’4 1⁄2” | 16 - 23 | 50 - 65 | 64 - 69 | 24 1⁄2 - 26 1⁄2 | 21 1⁄2 - 23 1⁄2 | 53 - 58 |
| 8 | 132-140 | 4’4 1⁄2” - 4’7 1⁄2” | 20 - 27 | 60 - 75 | 69 - 71 | 26 - 28 | 23 - 25 | 55 - 66 |
| 10 | 140-147 | 4’7” - 4’10” | 34 - 41 | 75 - 90 | 71 - 75 | 28 - 30 | 23 - 25 | 61 - 66 |
| 12 | 147-155 | 4’10” - 5’1” | 41 - 48 | 90 - 105 | 75 - 79 | 29 - 31 | 25 - 27 | 63 - 68 |
| 14 | 155-163 | 5’1” - 5’4” | 48 - 54 | 105 - 120 | 79 - 84 | 31 - 33 | 27 - 29 | 68 - 73 |
| 16 | 163-170 | 5’4” - 5’7” | 54 - 61 | 120 - 135 | 84 - 88 | 33 - 35 | 28 - 30 | 71 - 76 |
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| SIZE | HEIGHT (FT) | WEIGHT (LB) | CHEST (IN) | WAIST (IN) | ||||
| T0 | 2’1 0½” - 3’2 ½” | 25 - 30 | 19 - 21 | 18 - 20 | ||||
| T2 | 3’2 ½” - 3’6 ½” | 30 - 35 | 20 - 22 | 19 - 21 | ||||
| T4 | 3’6 ½” - 3’10 ½” | 35 - 40 | 21 - 23 | 20 - 22 | ||||
| T6 | 3’10 ½” - 4’1 ½” | 40 - 55 | 23 - 25 | 20 - 22 | ||||