Kelly Slater has spent a long time at the top. Hell, even when he’s not at the top anymore, he’s still widely thought of as surfing GOAT. It’s been that way for a long, long time–Kelly was both the youngest and the oldest to win world titles, and his record isn’t likely to ever be matched.
Herbie Fletcher was one of the greatest talent spotters in surfing. The Astro Deck team is a laundry list of up and comers, world champs, and legends. Fletcher’s series, The Thrill is Back, is a look back through surfing’s archives. This installment features Kelly Slater before the baldness on super 8 on the North Shore and at Trestles in 1990.
