Sport of King Charleses.

Of all the narratives that could have enveloped our surfing, this year, the House of Windsor falling head-over-heels in love with water sliding certainly had long odds. But here we are and here it is. We have Prince Harry standing sturdy-leg’d on a man-made right at Kelly Slater’s Lemoore, California Surf Ranch, flashing an inimitable wastrel style. Then, a two hour drive to the shores of the mighty Pacific, and a quick hop over to Australia, we have his father King Charles simply overwhelmed by the surf clubs in Bondi.

His Majester happens to be “Down Under” in order to help his country’s former convicted felons celebrate the bicentenary of the New South Wales Legislative Council at the New South Wales Parliament House in Sydney. But first, as most British do, Bondi. Spring is in full bloom on that iconic strip of coast and the water incredibly inviting, save some pesky black tar balls. And while I might have suggested a swing in to the promenade-fronting McDonalds in order to sample some gravy loaded fries, the King opted for the local surf club which he described as “amazing” to member of parliament Kellie Sloane.

While many thrilled at the royal seal of approval, others doubted that it was really King Charles at the club, calling it “100% a body double.”

Do you have an opinion?

While you are thinking, it is important to recall the time when The Firm hired an Australian model to kiss then Prince Charles on Bondi’s beach so that he would appear more “accessible.”

Do you have an opinion on that too?

Please share.

"A little UT-Georgia pre-game golf with these beauties."

So there I was, last evening, alongside much of these great United States tuning into the SEC powerhouse matchup betwixt Texas, the number one team, and Georgia, number five. 102,000 passionate boosters filled Darrel K. Royal stadium, there in Austin, most in burnt orange. The announcers Rece Davis and Kirk Herbstreit describing the scene while the camera panned the sidelines.

“Many celebrities here,” Davis intoned as it rested on big Texas booster Matthew McConaughey. “And there’s the surf guy,” as it rested on one Kelly Slater.

“Look at that,” I thought to myself, before immediately considering the plight of his freshly-ish born son.

But you certainly recall when the 11x world surfing champion and his longtime girlfriend, Kalani Miller, announced that they had welcomed a bundle of joy into this earthly plane. Slater, 56 and a becoming a father for the second time, sat down with Barton Lynch soon after the happy event and shared, “We got a little boy and my friends think we’re playing a game with him, because we haven’t said the name. Because we actually, we don’t actually don’t call him anything. We gave him a name for his birth certificate, but, as of now, we don’t have a name to call him. So, we’re kind of just, like, letting him figure out what his personality is.”

Well, ________ seems like he’s going to be ________ for the foreseeable future as Slater is truly on his “best life tour.” From Roman fancy watch boutiques to the green golf links of Scotland down to Austin, Texas and football and more golf with disgraced bicycle rider Lance Armstrong, the surf guy is making the rigorous schedule of the World Surf League Championship Tour look like a weekend getaway.

________ trying to “figure out what his personality is” all alone.

If the boy happens to be included in the aforementioned best life tour, Airline Status Slater might be a fine name. If he is not, Emotionally Scarred Slater could work.

Do you have any thoughts?