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Remember the balance meter for tuberiding on Kelly Slater Pro Surfer? Yeah, this is the lore behind it. Frame: Jesse Little

Need A Reason To Bet On Kelly Slater At Cloudbreak?

This is like watching Ali fight Foreman — in slow motion — for free.

elsewhere // Aug 12, 2024
Words by Christian Bowcutt
Reading Time: 2 minutes

According to bulletproof arbiter of truth, celebritynetworth.com, Kelly Slater is worth $40 million.

Despite most of these doubloons being tied up in various investments — from four homes around the world to an ownership stake in the companies behind every single piece of equipment in this video (up to the sunscreen on his famous dome) — the 11x World Champ has plenty of liquid dough to deploy in case a swell pops up at any given corner of God’s blue ocean.

This footage was shot a year ago, before Kelly and Kalani had announced their pregnancy, and illustrates a trend that’s happening throughout surf media. With fewer full-length movies being produced and our entire collective attention span shriveling up, filmers are electing to start their own YouTube channels and leak A+ clips out to all of us little piggies in short, digestible bits on a more frequent basis — all we have to do is sit through a few Lamps Plus commercials.

So, instead of shelling out $19.99 to wear out a DVD or iTunes file, we get to watch the (perhaps inarguably) best backside barrel rider of all time — see the full argument in Paul Evan’s pigdog piece — in stunning slow-motion on some of the most gorgeous looking barrels the third planet from the Sun can offer.

If nothing else, these seven minutes will be worth your time if only to lock in your betting dollars on R.K. Slater for the Fiji Pro — of which the waiting period starts in eight days. Maybe Kelly can spread the wealth to us Plebs at the spry age of 52.

Kelly Slater
Kelly upon winning the 2011 Volcom Fiji Pro. It’s (in his words) his favorite place on Earth. Let’s see if lightning can kiss the king twice. Also, how’s young Kyuss King there center right? Classic. Photo: Brent Bielmann

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