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Kelly Slater News / SURFER / February 12

Watch: Kelly Slater’s Mindcraft Experiment

“I want a board to get out of my way,” Kelly Slater summarized. “And I want to be able to feel like I can go anywhere on the face.” It’s a tall order to create a surfboard that impresses one of the most astute high-level surfers who has ever lived.

Surfing News / SURFER / February 4

Where Does Kelly Slater Go When He Wants To Escape?

There are places in the world where time and space fall away. Where schedules blur, phones are tucked away, and the only real decision is whether to surf or tee off.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / February 3
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / February 1
Surfing News / SURFER / February 1

Prince Harry Drops $50k to Surf Kelly Slater’s Wave Pool (Video)

Since Kelly Slater first unveiled his Frankenstein monster of a wave pool to the world back in 2015, the Surf Ranch, as it’s come to be known, has been at the upper echelon of synthetic surfing – both in terms of quality, and exclusivity to ride the coveted wave.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 31
Surfing News / SURFER / January 31
Rewilding Surfing

Rewilding Surfing

Back in 1995, when Kelly Slater had hair, boardshorts were made from sails, and grommets suffered abuse, Grey Wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone. They soon controlled overabundant elk and allowed native trees to recover, which in turn stabilised riverbanks and led to the return of songbirds and other native species.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 29
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 28
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / January 23
Surfing News / SURFER / January 13
Kelly Slater Plans to Compete into His 60s: 'I Still Have a Chance'

Kelly Slater Plans to Compete into His 60s: 'I Still Have a Chance'

It’s been almost four years since Robert Kelly Slater, the 11-time world champion and undisputed greatest of all time, won a Championship Tour surfing event.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 30

Doja Cat Gets Barreled at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch (Video)

If you’re a celebrity interested in learning to surf, you’re in good hands. Since Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch first began pumping out manmade waves in 2015, the years that followed have seen many musicians, athletes, actors, etc.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 26

Kelly Slater Has His Most High-Tech Board To Date

Kelly Slater has never been one to stick with the status quo of surfboards. From the razor-thin Channel Islands in the 1990s to the Pipeline-winning Wizard Sleeve in the early 2000s to founding his own board label, Slater Designs, and collaborating with skilled shapers across the globe.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 17

Look: New Images of Kelly Slater’s Austin, TX Wave Pool

For some time now, news and excitement has been bubbling around the Austin Surf Club, the latest Kelly Slater Wave Company joint, coming sometime soon to Texas.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 13
Kelly Slater Announces Competitive Comeback at 53 Years Old

Kelly Slater Announces Competitive Comeback at 53 Years Old

Kelly Slater retired, somewhat unofficially, from full-time competitive surfing in 2024. He was axed by the Mid-Season Cut at Margaret River, Western Australia.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 11
Kelly Slater on Bali, 'Too Much Garbage': Can The Island of The Gods Go Zero-Waste?

Kelly Slater on Bali, 'Too Much Garbage': Can The Island of The Gods Go Zero-Waste?

In one of my first stories for SURFER, I wrote The World’s First Zero-Waste Island. As you could assume it was about the process of Tilos Island, Greece to completely eliminate waste.

Surfing News / SURFER / December 6

10 Years of Surf Ranch: How Kelly Slater Changed Surfing Forever

Do you remember where you were, what you were doing, when you first glimpsed what would later be christened, the Surf Ranch? I do. I was sitting on an ex-girlfriend’s couch in Hollywood, sipping coffee.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / November 24
Surfing News / SURFER / November 12

Kelly Slater, Red Hot Chili Peppers Raise Funds For Healthy Oceans

After a night in a  luxury Floating Bure on the Fijian island of Vanua Levu, you find yourself flying through an aqua-marine barrel on a brand new Flat Earth surfboard model by Slater Designs, which has been hand-signed by the GOAT himself.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 17

First Look: Kelly Slater’s Austin, TX Wave Pool (Video)

Breaking news: waves (once again) are barreling in landlocked Texas. In a new clip from the Austin Surf Club – a private surf community and luxury condominium development, bolstered by a Kelly Slater Wave Company-powered wave pool – the first glimpse at synthetic surfing in the Texas capital are revealed.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 10

Kelly Slater Has a New Spaceship

Remember that cutback Kelly Slater did at Kirra in March last year? The full-speed, post-barrel torque that was voted “best barrel ever” by Mick Fanning, Stephanie Gilmore, Tom Curren, Joel Parkinson, Mark Occhilupo and Dean Morrison?

Surfing News / SURFER / October 4
‘Face the Shark!’: Kelly Slater Shares Surprising Survival Tip

‘Face the Shark!’: Kelly Slater Shares Surprising Survival Tip

You know what they say about bears. If you encounter one in the wild, you’re supposed to remain calm, stare the beast in the eyes, make your presence known, and try and appear larger than you really are.

Surfing News / Outdoors on SI / June 12

Legendary Surfer Kelly Slater Faces Elimination at Lexus Trestles Pro

Stop No. 8 of the 2025 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour, Trestles Pro in California, is now underway. The men's elimination round is in progress with five heats already completed.

Surfing News / Outdoors on SI / June 9

WSL Wildcard Surfers, Including Kelly Slater, to Surf Legendary Trestles Pro

The eighth stop of the 2025 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour, Trestles Pro, begins on Monday—the wildcard lineup is undoubtedly going to provide quite the experience for spectators and fellow competitors.

Surfing News / SURFER / March 29, 2024

Flashback: Kelly Slater's First, And Last, World Title On Mainland Soil

The first and only surf contest I covered while staying at my grandmother's house (she had the best view of Ocean Beach), in 2011, Kelly Slater roared into San Francisco with an eleventh title on the line.

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