A low down dirty shame.
Imagine being a next level 14-year-old surfer out sharing an Indonesian lineup with the world’s greatest athlete Kelly Slater. Then, dream on, he shouts you into an absolute bomb. He having position, you getting the call. Paddle, paddle, paddle, drop barrel beginning to lay out before you when, suddenly, out from the sky, an elder man wearing what appears to be a baseball hat and/or trucker hat drops forcing you back into the lip in order to be pounded upon the reef.
Harsh!
This nightmare-cum-dream sequence, though, happens to be a reality and one commemorated to film for all the world to see.
Filmmaker Shane Kreutzer captured the moment that was thus reprised by snowflake publication The Inertia.
Being snowflake, the aforementioned refused to name and shame the elder man but Kelly Slater, brave and bold, had no such compunction, ordering the spineless SUP enthusiasts to “tag him” and providing the handle @captain_kook_berry_crunch which just so happens to belong to belong here.
Comments were very harsh toward the dropper inner with many declaring that would be the last wave he would catch in Indonesia, that he should fly home etc.
But what is your read?
Kelly obviously a saint, young charger going for it but elder a life endangering menace?
I stand with Slater, and rage, per the usual.
Please weigh in with your thoughts.
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Playing it over many times, to play devil’s advocate, it was a bit iffy that the young guy would have pulled high enough not to get clipped, BUT even so, why fade him and make it impossible for the young bloke on a potential barrel of his life.
Downright dirty greedy trick.
Well I’m surprised at KS harsh words. He acts a bit entitled. Yeah 11 time world champ but that’s the least of his credentials. Maybe the old guy should be called for dropping in but “out for blood”??? Weird the mentality! Most of his fans who love every post are kooks and he plays them. Being out on a day like that old guy pretty impressive. The old guy is probably one of senior people who has enough $ to afford OK!
We need more Inertia call-outs.
“Snowflake” is too kind.
LOL
Are you one of those people who prides themselves on their online presence… a 2-star general.
And a good day to you ma’am !
Get over yourself, all you do is come here and sook.
The kid didn’t set a line into the barrel. He was going to be diving for coral trout with a lip to the head regardless of whether or not anybody took the wave after him.
I’m sure the trucker hat guy saw this, and took the wave. We’ve all seen it happen, hell, we’ve all seen pros like KS and Mick burn people in exactly the same way. The difference here is KS called the the kid on to the wave, and then got his panties in a twist when the kid got sent diving for lobster. So then KS skitches his IG drones onto the bloke, because he was too weak to do it himself in the line up.
Eff you Kelly, I can think and see for myself.
Guy prob thought he was going to fade slater , what are the chances
after Kelly has caught the last hundred set waves that he would “gift” one to some kid
More misplaced anger from the champ in the guise of charity
“The wave of his life”, dummy?
14?
That’s your argument, dummy?
You’re a lady!
Fuck the wave, that’s not the point, idiot!
Go learn how to read properly, dummy!…
My opinion is the rude drop in jerk off old man as you call him should be banned from any wave in any ocean on the planet Earth That’s on acceptable he could have pulled out if he’s not experienced to drop in straight down the front then he should have been able to pull out without a problem he could see that he was running this kit out of out of his line The old man was just rude and he should be kicked out of the ocean period!!!
If we can figure a way to paint his board or clothing he wears when you serves with the same shit they put in the pool when you’re piss in the pool it turns red so that he glows red or is board glows red whenever he serves you can be targeted and booted from any surf spot the attempts to surfin do rude bullshit like that you hear me dude radical man tubular boot the old man out the door you know what I mean spegolie
Epic drunk post. Would read again!
That’s a shit move by the old guy. Kelly’s not wrong.
Not sure the kid was gonna make the section. Hard to tell from this angle. Shit happens.
A kook of all kooks – and not even dropping in on the peak. Full shoulder hopper.
As the Surf Punks shout, “Shoulder hopper, don’t drop in on me
Shoulder hopper, comin down. Can’t you see me comin?”
Listen on the link below: Classic 80′ Surf Punk
Him being the elder , his past experiences in the water ,it’s a no no to do that to anyone that deep.
That was Charly trying to eliminate future competition for Gab
He should be shamed. Just because you can sonewhat surf doesnt mean you should be surfing in waves of consequence endangering others. The elder guy had no business being out there. He’s a danger to all. Stick to surfing Tourmaline or Cowells Beach or wherever you are from.
I don’t know the kid, the older guy, or baldie.
But one of the things I hate most in the world is this mafia, the social media lynchers…
Wherever they come from.
And this “brave”, “courageous” 11-time world champ sends his armies to do the work, to lynch the old man in social media…
You do the work, you dick baldhead!
You’re in the water, next to the guy, you’re up to him and put your finger in his face and call the responsibility to you, you asshole!
Baldie is a coward.
For me it’s simple.
You have a problem with the guy, go ahead and do what you want.
Call him out of water, call him for a fight, punch him the the face, fight him, go ahead.
Baldie is a coward, lame, and weak, a wanker as always, it’s not his first time doing this.
Anything that upsets Kelly is fine
If the grom was on the inside and caught it legit I’d be consumed with anger.
The fact Kelly Slater, 11 time world champion called him into it I’m like,
Bad luck grom, earn your stripes, no one gives a fuck about Kelly or any other pro surfer.
Its not like Kelly gave him a shove into the wave.
Chas… One small step in getting unblocked from his Insta…