Mel (right) trail blazing. Photo: @shanedorian
Mel (right) trail blazing. Photo: @shanedorian

Big wave stud Pete Mel cements legacy as style icon, sports pair of Webs surf paddling gloves at The Eddie!

Pure sex.

Santa Cruz legend and Pete Mel is undeniably extremely handsome. Even the most aesthetically stunted, here, can gaze upon his visage and discern an almost Cary Grant level of pure unadulterated handsome. A sort that cuts through sexual preference and stands alone.

The big wave stud could have, certainly, gone on to fame and fortune as an actor or pin-up but chose the ocean instead of the catwalk and lucky we are.

Now, an under-appreciated portion of his appeal is his sense of progressive fashion. From cold water hellman to DILF next-door, Mel regularly pushes the envelope.

But even those with a nose to high street did not see his Waimea Bay pivot coming.

The regular foot paddled out into the recently concluded Eddie, dubbed “the best day in surfing history,” in Webs. Or A.P.E.S. Or some brand of webbed fingered paddling glove not seen since Ritchie Collins and the middle 1990s.

Bold, brash and a li’l naughty.

You can watch Mel’s sartorial dominance in action, near Shane Dorian, and ponder if you will follow his lead at your own lineup. If memory serves, paddling gloves didn’t help catch waves and led to injury.

Fashion over function.

Pure sex.

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justiceminister
justiceminister
3 years ago

In the photo looks like Mel is saying something like this is my wave baby get out of my way. Or these webbed gloves are going to do a colon investigation.

Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon
3 years ago

A Dilf or a Melf?

JOB's second chin
JOB's second chin
3 years ago

What a kook.

I love how everyone is embracing the shitshow of comment threads not aligning with the article.

Abscessed Llama
Abscessed Llama
3 years ago

Elo and company have dominated and controlled the narrative with not allowing freelance shooters at the contest sites we me miss the likes of this..

https://youtu.be/GxuetuN-Ugg

samwaters
samwaters
3 years ago

After looking at your profile picture next to your name, it seems to explain a lot how you come up with these ?s and how your mind might think.

Clamhead
Clamhead
3 years ago

Good riddance. Quiksilver, along with Billabong, and Rip Curl, have been responsible for commercialising surfing, taking it mainstream, and crowding lineups, all to sell trendy clothing. They had no business attaching their name to something as special as the Eddy contest.

samwaters
samwaters
3 years ago
Reply to  Clamhead

They had no business attaching they’re name to surfing.

samwaters
samwaters
3 years ago

The question as you see above, was directed at Chase, why don’t you let him answer for himself, if he is man enough.

Mapski
Mapski
3 years ago

How’s Skelator’s L5 S1 holding up?

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago
Reply to  Mapski

apply pressure, heat pack, cold pack, chiroproctor…alleve, stretch, meditate!

Mapski
Mapski
3 years ago
Reply to  tim_nelsen

Gummies…

Derek Hynd's Missing Fins
Derek Hynd's Missing Fins
3 years ago

Gotta trust the surfer next to you in situations like that. Like at BG, trusting other commenters to come up with something funny, and holding hands after via upvote.

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago

we used to sew our own gloves

Andy C
Andy C
3 years ago

The system works

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
3 years ago

Respect.

samwaters
samwaters
3 years ago

Chase, you’re not going to turn into another Derek, with all that lead-in innuendo, are you?

Instalo Feedeira
Instalo Feedeira
3 years ago

Are those allowed on WSL Tour heats?

samwaters
samwaters
3 years ago

Son guys on tour are probably taking uppers— so why not paddling gloves?

Nonagon_Infinity
Nonagon_Infinity
3 years ago

Had em in the mid eighties, because Barton did. Fell apart quick…
Later a plastic surgeon grafted my scrotum, worked good until the left hand rejected it

Otto
Otto
3 years ago

Like Elon I will respect the People’s Poll.
Poll: Has Chas asked neighbors if he’s a DILF?

YES:

NO:

Otto
Otto
3 years ago
Reply to  Otto

YES: 1

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
3 years ago
Reply to  Otto

With a bag on his head

Otto
Otto
3 years ago

I guess I should have worded the poll question better, but, well, way to keep it real Bex.

Chief Hot stuff
Chief Hot stuff
3 years ago
Reply to  Otto

De nada.

Andy C
Andy C
3 years ago

He’s a condor, they’re called wing tips fuckhead

astro
astro
3 years ago
Reply to  Andy C

DILF
Hahahahahahahar
No way! You sick fucker…


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