Kelly Slater is a world-renowned surfer known for his competitive success and contributions to surf culture, often advocating for traditional surfing values.
Articles Featuring Kelly Slater
5 articles
Extreme Sports
Scoring the Ride vs. Reading the Waves: Insights from Surfing Legends
Most cities have zoning laws that make it illegal to build anything but single-family homes on the majority of residenti...
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I Gave Up a Scholarship to Go Surf Full Time. Fifteen Years Later, Here Is Exactly What I Got Right and What I Got Catastrophically Wrong.
The moment you step off the plane with a notebook and a camera, you've changed the place you came to see — and probably...
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Is the Competitive Surfing Heat Format Outdated?
The ocean doesn't run on a twenty-minute clock — but competitive surfing heats do. Kelly Slater, Tom Carroll, and Dr. Ja...
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Surf Culture Built Its Identity on Localism. Was That Ever Okay?
Every surf break has its locals. And every local has a story about why outsiders don't understand it. The question is wh...
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Big Wave Tow-In: Innovation or the Death of Real Surfing?
Big Wave Tow-In: Innovation or the Death of Real Surfing? What does it mean to truly surf?