Julian v Kelly freesurfing in Portugal. Who wins?
Here’s a somewhat dated, though still compelling, hit from Julian Wilson’s YouTube channel that presents Julian and Kelly Slater freesurfing in Portugal in late 2019.
It’s interesting on two levels: Julian, thirty-one, and riding a trad sorta shape from the Gold Coast’s Jason Stevenson and Kelly Slater, then forty-seven, grilling his figs on his for-elite-surfers-only Slater Designs sled.
On a first viewing, Kelly makes the silk of his kimono ripple so sinuously as to suggest two women making love while Julian shakes his hips and mimics a femmie boy.
Winner, Kelly.
A second viewing and I appreciate the way Julian waves his hands back and forth as if he were icing a cake in the air.
Winner, Julian.
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Does anyone know the name of the song?
What is this? Didn’t know you guys cover surfing
Well, in baldness, Kelly has clearly won. That Julian hairline though, is running away from him pretty fast…
The grom burning me
I have found a nemesis down at the local. Kid I haven’t seen before snaked me out of a left by playing on my good nature and looking like he was going right. I chandeliered a wave of his pretending to think about dropping in on him and then caught the wave of the day the one after. He moved down the beach after that, but I have to remain aware.
pure synth*.
Kelly’s surfing nowadays is just OK.
Here is a far out idea from the abyss of surfing philosophy: The winner was whoever had the most fun because they were having a recreational surf.
Kels combo piqued my appetite
Wilso for the win. 2 reasons, the huge oop attempt that was ¾’s stuck at the start and then the bash off the lip/foam at the end. Goat sick as usual but nah.. Julez.
When did Julian become such a boring cunt
Maybe it’s him, maybe it’s maybelline…
Ha! Yep
Also, perhaps he is entering Parko territory – we’ve had enough time to really see what he can do, and he does it so effortlessly and smoothly, it looks simple. I reckon he needs to find an edge somewhere, a bit of mongrel if he’s to make a dent this year. He might not be as lucky as Joel to get the consolation world title… vying as he is for it with Jordy. Meanwhile Kalohe is vying for his consolation win.
Who gives a fuck about the tour. He’s become such a vanilla package, where is the flare? I’m not expecting punk but maybe a little less fabrication, he’s everything that’s wrong with surfing.
Just watch reruns of old school Ozzy Wrong frantic-punk-surfing onto rocks to wash away the vanilla scented candles.
oh yes sir
I mean I give a fuck about the tour insofar as its a way to entertain myself for long periods of time….. but …… I just realised I have never even once considered him or his surfing OUTSIDE the confines of the tour….. so yeah great point.
At birth
Cried for the first time and hasn’t stopped since…
No winner? Maybe there is hope for the tribe. Ok, I’m not gonna break out the Phil Edward’s quote……. but I am tempted……..
They are both crabs
Both have gender fluid names.
Tie.
Back in my core roadie days, one of the bands I used to work with would put ‘gender fluid names’ on the guest list in case someone randomly turned up. Funniest effort was a guy who turned up, but couldn’t think of the GFN he had been assigned, so he tried ‘Justin’…
Very good
The old man selling fruit at the beginning.
Old man selling fruit or suss cunt leaving the scene of a crime?
Kel gets an A, based on creativity. But, I like Julian way better a j bay, A + for his flow there!