Photo: @cjay.cinema
Photo: @cjay.cinema

In honor of under-advertised World Ocean Day, ageless Kelly Slater throws textbook tail high air reverse at picturesque Uluwatu!

Poetry a half century in the making.

But are you fifty years young, puttering around the mini golf course, maybe, banking shots near the cup and feeling talented? Running three blocks down the street in order to hand the mailman a letter and beaming pride? Mowing the lawn in one go without a water or toilet break and thinking you may, just might, be the one to beat Father Time?

Well, Kelly Slater, the most accomplished professional surfer ever and current world number fifteen was recently on the holy isle of Bali, plying his trade, throwing tail high air reverses that would make John John Florence blush.

He is now well over the half century mark old.

It must be assumed that he is either now, or will soon be, in El Salvador to participate in the hours-away Surf City El Salvador Pro, maybe on a very fancy yacht, but it would behoove us all to celebrate World Ocean Day by simply gazing at his artistry.

Could you do such flair on a wave at even forty?

Thirty?

Here’s to World Ocean Day and also to the fountain of youth (Syrian heritage).

But, quickly, how did you celebrate? It was on June 8th and I think woefully under-advertised.

Sad.

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Some Guy
Some Guy
4 years ago

The beachie just south of it is like Puerto shorebreak. Super heavy

Bloodyozzy
Bloodyozzy
4 years ago

Kelly Slater vs My Son https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago

and Punta Colonet in the 80s, 90s, and 00s. pops had 40 acres of hilltop property co-owned with couple with Magda (family of abogados out of Mexico City.) partnership desolved when they stopped annual trips to Ensenada to pay the $5.00/year property taxes.

several years later…and the 8-plus sailing friendly puertas around baja that would act as way stations.

mexico gives tax breaks for projects that aren’t completed. my 1st and last impressions of mex: everywhere construction that is NEVER finished. let there be surf!

Gwen Walz’s Eyes
Gwen Walz’s Eyes
4 years ago

Also Andy st Onge worshippers fuck where is Ben Marcus when you need him?

Gwen Walz’s Eyes
Gwen Walz’s Eyes
4 years ago

Hot Stuff and Hippy maybe LGR pure fans that’s it

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
4 years ago

Nasty time zone in El Sal for this fan.

Gwen Walz’s Eyes
Gwen Walz’s Eyes
4 years ago

L.T. would never make a rookie mistake like that no wonder he bailed. No true pro surf fans here just real estate sales kooks and old guys who haven’t surfed in years. So stale

Occ Topus
Occ Topus
4 years ago

Not exactly.
I’m old, and I surf regularly. Especially when it’s big.

Gwen Walz’s Eyes
Gwen Walz’s Eyes
4 years ago

Next stop is Brazil

Barrelled
Barrelled
4 years ago

Took the words out of my mouth. How the fuck is that Ulu’s? Maybe Canggu.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
4 years ago

Its a white house inspired admin.
Maximum retard method

samwaters
samwaters
4 years ago

Slater doing airs is ‘not’ artistry- –Waves–are artistry…….

channelbottom
channelbottom
4 years ago
Reply to  samwaters

Waves are not artistry Sam. Waves are a natural phenomenon. Nature / physics doesn’t do ‘art’. Humans make ‘art’.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
4 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Humans are nature
Nature does art

samwaters
samwaters
4 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

Waves are art, God made a beautiful world, the trees, the sky, looks like art to me–by the Master artist.

Occ Topus
Occ Topus
4 years ago
Reply to  channelbottom

The Oxford dictionary (and I) agree.

snapper
snapper
4 years ago

Kalani is the new Sherm… She follows him around.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
4 years ago

Everyvday is piss in the ocean day

Stick man
Stick man
4 years ago

Thats no bueno. I bet the port had a sick point on it too back in the day before they built.

Stick man
Stick man
4 years ago
Reply to  Stick man

Like Dana Point… it’s wild to drive past it and think of how the hill must’ve blocked the NW winds and the wave probably worked on all swell angles and maybe even cut back the crowds at Trestles and Creek… maybe. We’ll never know.

@surfads
@surfads
4 years ago
Reply to  Stick man

Sounds like you’re missing the Point

Stick man
Stick man
4 years ago
Reply to  @surfads

It’s hard to miss a wave I’ve never surfad. (s).

Chazz Michael Michaels
Chazz Michael Michaels
4 years ago

Seems like that sort of surfing might have been a step too far.

Pulled out of El Salvador injured.

astro
astro
4 years ago

Turf toe cripples goat.
Can’t dance in El Sal.
Grass greener elsewhere.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
4 years ago
Reply to  astro

Sounds like a shithole.

@surfads
@surfads
4 years ago

Is Kelly at the age now where you describe his injuries as having had a fall?

Eg ‘Kelly had a fall getting out of the shower on the weekend. Poor sod was stuck there for three hours ‘til his wife found him.’

astro
astro
4 years ago
Reply to  @surfads

Goat has nasty turn.
Advised to take it easy for a few days.

Stick man
Stick man
4 years ago
Reply to  @surfads

*fa11

Gil Gunderson
Gil Gunderson
4 years ago
Reply to  @surfads

*girlfriend

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago
Reply to  @surfads

ala Depp, someone with a machete chopping kale, made an angry gesture…its the tip of his pinky…what a drag. or lack there of…

Karl Von Fanningstadt
Karl Von Fanningstadt
4 years ago

Should sit ou until Tahiti when we would actually want to watch him.

Stick man
Stick man
4 years ago

Goatpoo

Occ Topus
Occ Topus
4 years ago

Except this is the WSL we’re talking about. They’ll end up holding the contest in chest high Chopes. Pip or Gabs will win doing airs.

Ricky Spanish
Ricky Spanish
4 years ago

1st place to 15th will injure anyone’s pride. Wonder if he wishes he went out at the top, I doubt he’ll get another chance

channelbottom
channelbottom
4 years ago

I saw the two headlines and laughed. Something something ‘scripting’.

I hope Kels hasn’t literally hurt himself, that it’s just a ploy to avoid going.

Ricky Spanish
Ricky Spanish
4 years ago

I celebrated by smashing a piece of shit Slater designs board and dumping the tiny bits in the ocean.

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
4 years ago
Reply to  Ricky Spanish

bioboard…ocean-rated: recyclable…

disqus_00d1gIXedO
disqus_00d1gIXedO
4 years ago

I planted an Aborigine

Sean Connery
Sean Connery
4 years ago

The last time I saw him have flair in a heat was the 2022 Pipeline Pro final.

Stick man
Stick man
4 years ago
Reply to  Sean Connery

Flair enough.


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