Kelly Slater likes Hawaii. Everyone likes Hawaii, really, but Kelly Slater likes Hawaii maybe a little bit more. He’s spent most of the winter there, which makes sense because it’s been a really good winter. Very good waves. Very much fun. Very many swells. Kelly Slater knows the North Shore of Oahu and its waves like they’re old friends, and the clip you see above, filmed by a respective legend in his discipline, Jack Coleman, is just a little more proof that the connection Kelly Slater has with Hawaii’s waves goes further than just his surfboard’s fins.
We often see Kelly Slater surfing in a contest. And he is certainly a very good surfer in the competitive world. Eleven World Titles, you know? To win a world title, however, takes more than just surfing. It takes a certain level of competitive savvy. It takes mind-games and priority calls and all sorts of strange things that only really exist in the competitive surfing world. So Kelly Slater surfing jersey-less and fancy-free just has a little something extra. Long, drawn-out lines, no stress; just a man, a surfboard, and a wave.
