The burn. The wonderful burn.
Today, or maybe it was yesterday, tears of joy are/were streaming down tanned cheeks in Noosa, Australia. Yes, the region was just declared the tenth World Surfing Reserve but, more importantly, longboard icon, prodigal son and BeachGrit favorite Joel Tudor has returned and vanquished all-comers.
You’ll recall Joel Tudor getting angry again, the time he called BeachGrit “some gossip bitches“, the time he told Ryan Burch he’d “kick him in the fucking knees” etc. but mostly you’ll recall his various beefs with nemesis Kelly Slater here, here, here, etc.
My personal favorite was when he called Kelly Slater out for wearing the wrong color’d belt (here) but what was yours?
The time he got Kelly Slater to change an Instagram caption?
Good choice and with his victory yesterday, Joel Tudor stands ready to change the history books, wiping Kelly Slater’s name from what, I assume, is his most cherished record. Being the oldest man on earth to ever win a professional surfing championship tour event.
Kelly Slater, you know without me reminding you, was 44-years-old when he won the 2016 Teahupoo Pro. Joel Tudor was 43 at his victory yesterday and, by all measure, has much gas in the tank.
Shall we read the press release?
Almost 20 years after his last appearance at the Noosa Festival, and 16 years since his last ASP / WSL event win, Joel Tudor (USA) has taken another major victory, at the ripe age of 43. A two-time World Longboard Champion (‘98 and ‘04), Tudor is an icon of surfing and longboarding in particular, winning his first professional event at 15. He is now running his own logging invitational events, the ‘Vans Duct Tape Series’ globally, celebrating traditional longboarding.
Tudor made a trip to Australia to surf with his sons on the points of Noosa and check out the Noosa Festival and was given a wildcard into the event, which he then went onto win. Tudor now finds himself sitting in No. 1 on the World Longboard Rankings and with no choice but to go for his third World Longboard Title.
“I think the last time I won this event was 20 years ago and most of the competitors here this week weren’t even born,” Tudor said. “Then I won my last ASP event 16 years ago so it’s been a long time since I’ve been here. I didn’t really plan on competing in this event, then I got the wildcard and kept making heats and found a rhythm, it wasn’t until the semifinals though that I knew that I could win. It was cool to come up against Kevin (Skvarna), he is one of the best guys at the Duct Tape events so it was rad to share a heat with him.
The best part of this win is that my kids are here. They’ve seen the trophies and heard the stories but now they’ve seen their dad win, something which is really cool. I suppose I’m going to have to go for my third world title now, which will be epic.”
The oldest to ever win a surfing world title?
Ooooooh the burn. The wonderful burn.
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I just noticed the pic, is that the ex commissioner Peter Mel attempting to suck his dick???
Kelly slater is one of the nicest, most humble guy’s you could meet. I like what joel tudor brings to surfing more than anyone but he is still a karate kid snob who would not last 5 minutes in a real street/ bar fight.
Riding a longboard in you mid 40’s and riding a kelly slater potato chip in your mid 40’s are two completely differAnt things. You have to ask yourself, “do the people who make up these stories even surf”?
Making long-boarding great again!
Nat Young won the long board world championship in 1990, also at age 43
Joel has meth face
indeed
https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
He looks like a lesbian rock climber
Joel Tudor making Dick Brewer look young. What happened to that guy ? Ready to star in the remake of The Dark Crystal
meth
…… and a lot more…..
Time to manscape those forearms Dr Zeus
Yaaaawn
As much as I think Kelly and most pros are dicks, this guy is a fuckin’ small wave longerboard riding faggy cockweasle for goodness sake.
He doesn’t fuckin’ count…
Bloody yaaawful
wow, he’s only 43.
I thought Tudor was about 60.
22 Aug 1485 – 24 Mar 1603
-Wikipedia
I was getting lunch once at a little sandwich shop in the San Clemente business park (where half of the surf\skate\snow industry was located, or so it seemed). Tudor and Christian Fletcher were there having lunch and I noted to myself that Joel looked OLD. This was like 1997.
And that’s standing next to Fletcher!
Especially from you, Jen See. You’re a doctor for crying out loud.
There is no comparison. Kelly surfs the gnarliest waves on earth in competition. Tudor is gifted but he rides a longboard in surf that is typically pretty mellow. Tudor is also a 1st class whiner. Slater is a fixer.
Trying to emigrate back to Australia.
Careful. Doesn’t he frequent the sand outside your house? Doesn’t he regulate there on occasion, with his choppy-suey?
No no, too old school, He is stealing the White Walker title from Game of Thrones. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Chas, the poster child man for VALs need his fraudulent behaviour dissected and exposed for its violent ways as to deter them to more wholesome activities.
Is Joel the poster VAL child? He’s naughty! Smokes marijuana! On road to perdition! Great Whites circling!
The ultimate story about Joel Tudor is that he got all his “partying” out of the way before he was 21, so he’s “manlier or radder” than all of us who partied through to later in life or continue to party.
aint nothing wrong wit a party, pete
does meth not count as partying?
Depends on the environment in which it is used.
Yeah but he cruises on a fucking mal therefore purports to be an attracter of good karma. He is the most evil!
He’ll be back – I for one never bought into his, “Goodbye forever. I’ll never see you all again.” schtik ….
He’s working at kmart in Caringbah
I don’t think he said that did he?
I thought he said he would be temp out of loop as he got his shit together in Wagga Wagga or whereverthehell.
There you go. Remember you are a very special very unique snowflake.
I’m disappointed in everyone here. How is the, clearly, homoerotic photo (top) not generating more love?
It’s only Tudor.
Who cares ?
Come to me for your photoshop needs in the future. I’m gay as shit.
Probly cause I’m not gay yet.
There’s still time Bexy.
The night is young.
We suck almost as much as the dude blowing Joel! The shame!
I’d suck his dick if it painted him in bad light.
That’s the first thing that I saw. Thought “what is that guy doing bending over right in front of Joel?” I’m glad someone else saw it and I wasn’t the only person thinking gay thoughts when viewing the photo. I will sleep easier tonight now.
Not comfortable being the only gay in the village?
It is a little bit sexy….
Q. What is better than winning two world longboarding championships?
A. Not being a longboarder!
Looks like Kelly is sporting a Blackbelt today on Instagram. I can’t wait for round two of the this saga.
I wear black belts. But usually only with trousers which tend to sag overly, or for occasions which possibly demand the formality.
Do you make sure you wear black shoes when you wear a black belt?
I like the carpet to match the drapes.
(I just wear old skate shoes if I can possibly get away with it.)
Hopefully with some black embellishments or totally black skate shoes.
Do dirt and scuffs count as ‘black’?
No no you’ll never find a black horse with a brown mane
I didn’t even know they have world longboard contests. Does anyone really give a f k?