Like Cloudbreak, J-Bay and Lower Trestles!
Kelly Slater does very little wrong. From inspiring shrines to crafting the world’s first turtle moon sandal, our 11x champion is singular. So many accomplishments, in fact, that some get lost in the mist. But do you recall when he wowed the public while shaming Adriano de Souza by releasing that first clip from his Lemoore Surf Ranch? It seems three lifetimes ago but, really, it is only seven years in the rearview.
Well, the GOAT is back.
Seconds ago, the spritely 57-year-old just dropped the very first clip from his new Abu Dhabi facility.
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I’ve surfed hundreds of incredible waves across the world and this wave in Abu Dhabi stacks up well against some of the best waves on earth,” the living legend wrote, comparing the wave to Cloudbreak, J-Bay and the world’s greatest venue Lower Trestles.
Big wow.
Watch and then let’s discuss.
that’s ssstttrrreeetttccchhhin’ it…a bit.
…and rotting bodies outside the compound.
It’s a long story, and unlike most altercations that I find myself in, it wasn’t my fault. I didn’t take up the offer btw.
You shoulda said “Sure! I’ll see you on the beach in (insert California beach)”
tell em yeah , lets go to the beach…..and if you get there before me, sart without me….works a treat!!
this is the kind of story bg is made for, bring it to publication!
I have literally had someone in a wave pool tell me they wanted to take it to the beach.
“Alright buddy… you and me on the pebblecrete RIGHT NOW!”
we’re in a hot tub?
Just don’t drop the soap in the showers or you will end up with one of those shiek camel jockies up you before you can say ishala.
You guys are such a bunch of spoiled cunts.
That looks fun as fuck to me.
Now if it costs as much as Lemore, fuck that.
But the wave looks super fun.
I’m sure all you critics surfed better today……
yesterday
So it still goes uphill with a pocket ride tube and no end section?!
Xox
That oop at the end he does is getting harder and harder to watch
Alley poop.
Xoxo
It was bigger yesterday
Just say no
Asked why he chose Abu Dhabi to build a wave pool “The labor costs were incredible, I don’t know how they did it but they were virtually free” Slater replied with a beaming smile and dollar signs in his eyes.
Kelly looking more and more like one of those mexican hairless cats ,as for the pool, looks just as monotonous and identical to leemore
Pale and pastey, bit of belly fat, him and Raimana are both getting soft,
invitees
Yes, they can refine the oil to run it. Very cost effective.
we replace over-loaded circuit boards and power strips made in & China~ozone analyzers
Is English your third language?
Very disappointing. Not only the wave but specially the timing of release of the first video.
If ADS won a heat in an ISA event tomorrow it would overshadow this!
“We’ve traded the magic for perfection and it is sad”!
MW
That came to mind after watching the wave, it may be perfect, but there’s no magic or no soul to it.
And without that, is surfing even really surfing?
PS
I think what drew me to surfing was not just riding a wave, but the adventure of being in the ocean, the sense of freedom there, the salt water, the good Ocean vibes.
You can’t fake those, like you can fake a wave in a tank.
And now you have a whole diverse group of people in surfing, those who can afford a tank, and those who cannot afford to pay for it.
I think Dirk and this Slater dude may have done more harm than good in the long run.
He’s 52 not 57.
I had to check.
#factgrit
I think Chas making joke.
Me too! We know facts can be rubbery round these parts!
I LOVE a good WHOOOSH.
Hence the fact check.
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Not even sure what I was expecting, but this is disappointing. At the very least I was hoping for something that would force us to grapple with our reflexive disdain for this project — to weigh our pessimism and negativity against images of perfect stand up barrels reminiscent of the best spots the globe has to offer on their respective best days. Something that would require each of us to look deep within our souls and ask whether our core values were really so core, or whether those values we purport to live by could be compromised, just ever so slightly, for the promise of epic artificial waves.
Instead …. this.