Posts Tagged: KELLY SLATER

SURFRIDER FOUNDATION | OLEEMA AND KALANI HOST TWO COASTS : ONE OCEAN

Two Coasts: One Ocean events unite our efforts in local communities on both coasts and support Surfrider’s initiatives to help protect our coasts for the future. Funds raised from the Malibu event will help expand Surfrider’s outreach and advocacy efforts to reduce plastic pollution and support the Save Our Coast campaign to help ensure that California’s 1,100 mile coastline remains accessible and protected for future generations.

WE WERE THRILLED TO AGAIN BE A PART OF THE SECOND ANNUAL TWO COASTS: ONE OCEAN EVENT THIS YEAR IN MALIBU. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL (AND COLD!) NIGHT IN MALIBU WHERE WE CELEBRATED THE OCEAN, ITS CLEANLINESS, AND ITS FUTURE.

THE NIGHT STARTED AT SUNSET WHERE GUESTS SIPPED COCKTAILS AND ATE STREET TACO APPETIZER PUPUS AMONG OTHER BITES. THEN WE SAT AND ATE A DELICIOUS MEAL WHILE THE PRE TEEN PRODIGY BAND, THE HELMETS PLAYED. THAT WAS DEFINITELY THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT AND WHEN STEPHANIE GILMORE PLAYED A SONG WITH THEM, NO ONE COULD WIPE A SMILE OFF THEIR FACE.

THANK YOU SURFRIDER FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF THIS SPECIAL NIGHT. CANNOT WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

WE RAISED MONEY FOR TWO GREAT CAUSES:

Reduce Plastic Pollution at California Beaches

Save Our Coast by Defending California’s Coastal Act 

SEE MORE PHOTOS HERE

 

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MEET: THE OSAKA ONE PIECE IN NEOPRENE

IN HONOR OF ONE OF THE BEST SURF CONTESTS IN THE ASP WORLD TOUR, THE TAHITI BILLABONG PRO, WE’D LIKE YOU ALL TO MEET THE ITEM THAT IS THE ULTIMATE REPRESENTATION OF “SPORT WITH STYLE”: THE OSAKA ONE PIECE IN NEOPRENE. THIS PIECE FEATURES A HIGH NECKLINE WITH A RAZOR CUT BOTTOM AS WELL AS A RACERBACK TO SUPPORT YOU IN THE WATER.

TO THE BRAVE MEN WHO PADDLED OUT IN THE BILLABONG TAHITI PRO THIS PAST WEEK- WE’D LIKE TO SHOW OUR ADMIRATION TO YOUR COMMITMENT, FEARLESSNESS AND YOUR IMPECCABLE TALENT. WE WERE BLOWN AWAY BY THE WAVES THAT WERE RIDDEN IN WHAT MOST CALL THE GNARLIEST AND MOST FRIGHTENING WAVE ON EARTH.

GET BIG WAVE READY WITH THE OSAKA ONE PIECE, AVAILABLE TO SHOP HERE.

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FLASH BACK FRIDAY #FBF X TEAHUPOO

IN HONOR OF FLASH BACK FRIDAY AND THE BILLABONG TAHITI PRO HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, WE’D LIKE TO SHARE THIS AMAZING VIDEO FILMED BY CHRIS BRYAN. CHRIS CREATED THIS BEAUTIFULLY DRAMATIC VIDEO OF WHAT PEOPLE CALL THE THE BIGGEST TEAHUPOO EVER RIDDEN.
IT WAS FILMED WITH A PHANTOM CAMERA, WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO CREATE AN INCREDIBLE SLOW MOTION EFFECT.

WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN TAHITI IN 2011 WHILE THIS SWELL HIT. IT WAS DEFINITELY A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE AND CRAZY TO SEE THE POWER AND DANGER OF THIS WAVE. HEARING THE WEIGHT OF THE WATER HIT THE REEF SOUNDED LIKE BOMBS GOING OFF EVERY TIME. TRULY AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

IT’S EASY TO FORGET HOW MAGICAL AND POWERFUL THE OCEAN CAN BE. WATCH THIS VIDEO AND ME MESMERIZED AT THE BEAUTY AND MONSTROSITY OF TEAHUPOO, TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA.

WE’RE ALL CHEERING FOR KELLY! WHO ARE YOU ROOTING FOR THIS YEAR?

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THINGS WE LOVE | MEN WHO RIDE MOUNTAINS X TAVARUA

WE SPENT A COUPLE OF MAGICAL DAYS ON OUR FAVORITE HEART SHAPED ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC… TAVARUA. WAKING UP BEFORE SUNRISE, WALKING (OR FRANTICALLY RUNNING) ACROSS THE ISLAND TO DODGE SEA SNAKES, BEACH WALKS, AND SPENDING HOURS WITH MY NOSE IN A BOOK (THE HELP– A MUST READ I’VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE TIME FOR) WHILE LAYING POOLSIDE AND BEACH SIDE AT THE SAME TIME WERE THE NORM.

THE WAVES WERE MASSIVE AND PERFECT AND ALL THE BOYS SURFED FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET AND CAME BACK HUNGRY, SUNBURNT, AND DEFINITELY A LITTLE SCRAPED UP FROM THE REEF. IT WAS ANOTHER PERFECT TRIP TO TAVY. CAN’T WAIT TO GO BACK.

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ALL SURF PHOTOS VIA SURFLINE. CHECK OUT THE FULL FEATURE HERE

PHOTO OF KELLY AND I (ABOVE) SHOT BY LAUREN ROSS

THINGS WE LOVE | STACKED

WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THIS FILM, STACKED, ABOUT NEW YORK SURFER BALARAM STACK! WHAT DO YOU THINK?

 

Stacked- Official Trailer from Stacked on Vimeo.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
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INSPIRATION | FIJI SURF X KELLY

Kelly Slater Moments – Fiji from Quiksilver Australia on Vimeo.

TAVARUA X KALANI AND KELLY

WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TO TRAVEL TO THESE DISTANT AND FOREIGN LANDS WITH DESERTED BEACHES, PERFECT WAVES, AND THE NICEST PEOPLE AROUND. WE LOVE SPENDING TIME IN TAVARUA FIJI, WHERE THIS VIDEO WAS SHOT, LAST YEAR. TAVARUA IS DEFINITELY A FAVORITE DESTINATION…CHECK OUT THE LOVER IN THIS FOOTAGE FROM THE BREATHTAKING FIJI…. TAKE ME BACK TO THESE WATERS!!

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THINGS WE LOVE | TAVARUA MEMORIES

THERE IS NO IF, AND, OR BUT ABOUT IT, TAVARUA IS OUR FAVORITE LOCATION IN THE WHOLE WORLD! WHO WOULDN’T LOVE A HEART SHAPED ISLAND WITH PERFECT WAVES, WIND SAND BEACHES, AND BEING SURROUNDED BY YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WHEN PICKING SHELLS AND CHOOSING WHICH WATER ACTIVITY TO DO, FIJI IS THE ULTIMATE GETAWAY AND MY FAVORITE PLACE… CAN’T WAIT TO HEAD BACK TO THIS LITTLE MAGICAL ISLE.

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PHOTOS BY LAUREN ROSS

BATHING NEWS X MIKOH | ME AND MY LOVER

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CHECK OUT THIS SWEET ARTICLE WRITTEN BY THE BEAUTIFUL TALA ON HER SITE, BATHING NEWS. THANK YOU FOR THE SWEET WRITE UP!

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CHECK THE FULL ARTICLE AND SEE MORE PHOTOS HERE

KE11Y | CONGRATS KELLY, 11X WORLD SURF CHAMP

KELLY SLATER | 11 TIMES WORLD CHAMP!

KELLY SLATER | 11 TIMES WORLD CHAMP!

BIGGEST CONGRATS TO MY LOVER, KELLY, ON WINNING HIS 11TH WORLD SURFING TITLE! IT HAS BEEN SUCH A FUN AND CRAZY ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD TO 11, AND I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR THIS CRAZY RIDE! HIM WINNING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND IN AMERICA MADE IT ALL THAT MUCH SWEETER. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO CAME AND SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND A MILLIONS TIMES CONGRATS TO YOU, KELLY… YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION.

LOVE

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KELLY SLATER | 11 TIMES WORLD CHAMP!

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CONGRATS KELLY | WINNER OF BILLABONG PRO IN TAHITI

WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL TWO WEEKS IN TAHITI! FRESH FISH EVERYDAY, MORNINGS AWOKEN BY ROOSTERS CROWING, MASSIVE WAVES, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. CONGRATS KELLY, WE LOVE YOU!

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