Kelly Slater opens his jewellery box

“Surfboards to surfers are like jewellery to women, put them in a velvet box and use them on special occasions!”

Oh how we love Kelly Slater. The King’s insight into board design is without equal. Such articulation on the art of the surfcraft, coupled with the fact that Ross Williams and Kelly are legit pals, gives this piece from the WSL a real authentic feel, like Kelly’s really speaking freely.

You’ll no doubt be privy to the fact that KS has also acquired a major stake in Firewire surfboards, and Stab predicts that we’ll be see a Tomo shape under Kelly’s heels in a heat sometime this year. While Daniel “Tomo” Thomson isn’t exactly a household name just yet, his stock has just started climbing significantly. Kelly’s stamp’ll do that.