The FRK - Brand New from Kelly Slater and Dan Mann.

[@selectsovereigntydefendlib9884]

That's got to feel amazing to hear the greatest surfer ever singing praises about your craftsmanship?!

[@connorbaldwin1008]

I grew up with Dan in Coronado. Hes a good guy and great shaper. He shaped me a magic 6'3" rounded pintail that i loved. Then i snapped it during a heavy day at Baja Malibu...we surf all the time together and he is super respectful and always smiling in lineup, full of Aloha

[@Jetty-xd9yc]

Wonder if we ever met. We should swap Instagram info. I'm bobbybdroback1502. I used to manage Emerald City with Jake W. 1996-2001. Dann, Jake & his brothers, Kelly/owner of EC and and the gang would surf officer's beach/fence line and get so shacked. The El' nino of 97/98 was better than the one we just had in my opinion. Later brother, stoked if turns out we know one another. 🤙🌊

[@connorbaldwin1008]

@@Jetty-xd9yc Yeah i know Kelly, Larry, Jake, Aaron. I surfed big sloughs with Dan Before the rains this early winter. I b has been dirty most of this winter but i think the signs are down now, i will look you up on instagram. Oh yeah i surfed epic Erdies el nino 98 HurricaneLlinda. Agatha was bigger and that swell i was down in Baja. Erdies/officers got crowded this year too many people chatting it up but some epic days.

[@Jetty-xd9yc]

@@connorbaldwin1008 who's been chatting it up damn brother that is really getting on my nerves. I just glad we still as bad as it sounds regulate down here at newbreak. When I go into the store now it looks so different and modern I miss the days when Kelly lettuce sell t-shirts that said" skiing is for little fat kids" for the best one we handed out at 4th of July party I'm sure you have one or had one it said" we've got the s*** " can a picture of diarrhea shooting out my butt. Oh to be young again. Mike Neal is my father-in-law. I'm sure you know I'm he was the captain of the lifeguards for 38 years. And now Aaron is the captain that is so cool. I'll be seeing you in the water.

[@DeforestLCooper]

Wow!!! 6min in on that backside wave Kelly looked really good!!! Super fast on the pivots. And how about Dann Mann on the switch foot!!! 😳 Best switch foot I’ve ever seen! The wave pool looks a little bigger too!

[@OneLove-bf4yd]

Kelly Slater....gave us all so much stoke...Thank you!

[@vagabrothers]

Would love to add this board to the quiver! Looks so fun!

[@cainjad9434]

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[@blazekannon3681]

@Cain Jad Instablaster =)

[@cainjad9434]

@Blaze Kannon I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@cainjad9434]

@Blaze Kannon It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thanks so much you saved my ass :D

[@blazekannon3681]

@Cain Jad you are welcome xD

[@Jetty-xd9yc]

Dann representing Sunset Cliffs/ Ocean Beach. Had my fair share of his first batch of boards back in the day. 🤙🌊

[@trentpopovich8869]

kelly, im telling you this now. Come back and win that 12th world title my dog. you can do it !

[@mrmon2137]

what are you smoking bro.???? Kelly will never see another title..i am a huge fan of kelly..but man get a grip on reality..the man is 47 years old...

[@Johnnysunami]

Kelly, thank you

[@joshjbracey]

I beleive Kelly was riding this style shape in his earlier years (muscle memory). Come full circle and his board feels alive again.

[@benkloss226]

I love the Dominator from Mannkine

[@Traction-softwareUk]

Wish you would do more performance grovel boards for the usual weaker small waves 1-4ft, the baked potato is the bees knees but could be slightly better in the nose. Dan is such a good shaper.

[@THEBIGKUSH420]

RESPECT FOR ALL YOU DO - KEEP PUSHING THE ENVELOPE !

[@aerlial360]

I can't believe how buoyant that looks on the first left Kelly took on it.

[@littleleeds1960]

Damn it's just interesting listening to kelly S. speak about diff shapes ! i grew up around sebastian Inlet watching him surf on occasion ..

[@MensGroup]

What a name! Dan Mann!!!

[@firewiresurfboards]

He is absolutely the 'Mann'.

[@Aint1S]

Does Kelly have a board book out yet? He should! Also, Kelly for the Olympics too, please!

[@jacielaponte1375]

Es admirables está función de talento, cualquier colaboración u donación para comunidad surfers en Naiguata Venezuela, estaríamos agradecidos de ustedes, dejar más legado!!!

[@mauricegourmet]

Im stoked to try it. Too bad we've not had a great winter. How would this board like Huntington Pier or other similar beach breaks?

[@BobbyJetty1502]

That’s the kind of style you learn Surfin Sunset Cliffs for years. Dan put in his time here and we couldn’t be more stoked for him.🤙🏼⚡️ Edit: Some of us still have Mannkine boards now Dan Mann, it’s like still having a G-Star now Plus One

[@LiveEazy]

Kelly lookin swole like a vato fresh out the pen haha

[@wasco92]

the hawaiian accent is something else man

[@detacheddad3396]

I know it’s rough but I’ll volunteer to test some

[@borntwice4724]

Does Kelly have a good recipe for mac n cheese?

[@carnagedogg4294]

Hello,are you implying Kelly is a demi-god.if thats the joke its funny.As in anything he touches turns to gold.Absolutely hilarious,Nah,but seriously its a funny comment

[@jacobbender541]

Mann is a stud. pure and simple

[@RaksasaMentawai]

Niiice!!! Mmmmmm Hydronaught or Mann Kine for a step up? I want them ALLLLLLL!!!! :-P

[@zjgvergara]

@6:12 yea 🤷🏾‍♂️ I don’t know either

[@calex901]

Where can we watch the footage of the Jbay session??!!!!

[@b4ssfunk3d]

This is how I want to be!! I hope it's not too late to learn how to surf lefts goofy-footed. That way all barrels can be enjoyed to the fullest :D

[@rctrix9063]

Hopefully when Kelly retires I will still be surfing and he might share some more secrets/tips.

[@rvrrb]

the board looks like a modern Con mini pin of the 1970's. I rode a meth model built backwards by a garage shaper and it worked great up to 15 feet.

[@TRIKushbeachside]

That looks like a nice model fo sho but I’m not to sure about the fresh vs salt water not making a difference. While a board would plane the same it would not occur at the same speed, you would HAVE to be going faster in fresh water to have the same amount of float/lift compared to if you were in salt water. Salt water is more buoyant and denser so you would not need to be going as fast to have the same amount of lift.

[@javierpizarro7806]

In 10 years the tour will be all frontside, take note.

[@sugewhitejacoby8654]

When I started surfing back in the 80s we never thought about all the technology that goes into making and designing a surfboard. I wanted a light board but these boards today are like surfing on a potato chip(read that description someplace) they're so thin. I see some of these guys like Jamie O'Brien break a board and back in the house and grab another board. I would be so bummed if I dinged my board. But we are talking 2 different budgets! Lol 🏄🏼‍♂️🌴🤙

[@Landnsea651]

Perfect!

[@teambadwave]

Wow nice surfboard

[@Lotus-Son]

Damn haven't seen spray like that from kelly since like his prime days

[@texsurfer]

could it be the thruster config?

[@garygary6032]

blackyspeakz is underrated he do be speaking facts

[@ruyfortunato2553]

Quero uma dessas please🙌🙏

[@erniewinn2415]

Kalani Robb cracks me up.

[@Indonesiansurftravel]

Love Dann Manns shapes, such an underrated shaper....PS. FW please do another run of the Hellfire mine snapped, and it was my fav FW shape.

[@tonybeatbutcher]

it's more easy to surf switch a wave when u backside, so he must learned it like that only frontside.

[@sophiaslater5173]

Can I have one?

[@paulbaker7675]

Slater looks like he's beefed up a bit this year... aye?

[@jgmopar]

I just saw him last month he looked small to me.

[@doudogg]

Winter fur

[@saltydog888]

Wait til you get to 47.. then have a look in the mirror at 54. I don’t see Kelly Slater😩 GOAT!!!

[@srfnma6813]

jgmopar and you looked gay compared to him

[@steve__vardy]

anyone know what FRK stands for?

[@firewiresurfboards]

It originally stood for 'Flipped Rocker Kelly" because Dan Mann designed two versions of it, one with a flatter rocker, and one that was more 'flipped' (meaning it had more curve). The one Kelly enjoyed more was the 'Flipped Rocker' version with more rocker. Months later we were looking at it and realized that FRK looked like it spelled 'Freak", which Kelly of course is talent - wise. So today, it stands for 'Freak'.

[@steve__vardy]

@@firewiresurfboards Thats amazing! its a sick whip! love it!....thanks for sharing, always wondered...for a while I thought i stood for, "FoR Kelly"...P,S bring back the Gamma!

[@PaulCarterArt]

Good one guys with some great insight of the board designs and the journey. Thanks for sharing the time capsule

[@74surfboards]

LAME... both these guys (Kelly Slater and Dan Mann) are sell-out kooks an they know it. They have their boards made by women and children in overseas sweat shops for $135 and sell them to sheeple for $775. What about all the people who made Kelly's boards since 1989 that made his career possible? Kelly's a millionaire 20 times over but the American craftsmen who made his career possible still need to eat an pay rent. FireWire goes overseas for profits... to leverage lax labor and environmental regulations... don't be fooled by their "greenwashing" epoxy bulls**t. Kelly Slater and Dan Mann: support your home or lose it. And if you kooks (that includes you Mark Price) wanna talk "green" BS do your production in the USA with proper OSHA and EPA standards. Nothing good about this Paul Carter, just sell-out corporate kooks destroying the planet and lying to people for profit.

[@denmun9722]

@@74surfboards you sir are a gentleman and a scholar.... id rather see my money in your hands than their's any day of the week

[@6nosis]

Plus epoxys are horrible surfing boards... the timing is totally off with those things... I tried one 12 years ago it was horrible ...

[@denmun9722]

@@6nosis ^^ this. and i just re-read my man 74 Surfboards' comment, and dude is based and redpilled af!!! all so true.

[@benjdangerfieldsliwa1922]

Get Jamie O’Brien in the wave pool

[@funnygazman19]

Had no idea Dan Mann doesn’t surf backside. Incredible. Great video

[@timothylee7940]

i have a pal who won't go backside. never did and it doesn't hold him back.

[@joeltorrecampo9966]

Can i have one please..

[@HoStevie]

😍😍😍

[@rta1171]

If history has taught us anything when it comes to surfboards and Kelly Slater… most people can’t ride what he rides. Seems like if it works for him the average surfer will never be able get 100% out of it. Just think of how his CI boards from the mid 90’s almost single handedly killed surfing for normal humans. But if you surf like Slater, I bet you’ll love this board!

[@firewiresurfboards]

The FRK is very different from Kelly's boards with C.I. Dan Mann hid a lot of volume through the center of the shape, and it paddles / planes uncommonly well for such a thin railed design. The rocker in the FRK is also far more relaxed than Kelly's earlier shapes with Al in the 90's. Its more functional for the common surfer than you'd expect, specifically in waves with a bit of push stomach high or bigger.

[@joannatrachtenberg7088]

Kelly needs to gift Martin Frk with a free surfboard

[@hilosurf]

I was told that these boards cost least the $40 to build in Thailand. Do the math.

[@Randsurfer]

Who told you that? Cost of a blank is more than that.

[@denmun9722]

god damn, that pool looks cranking. im just waiting for all the rich nerds who are too afraid of current and people to start installing them and becoming legends tho...

[@teamglobalalohatrainingwit4067]

the FRK is so sick

[@carlosfranciscoromeromunoz6013]

Did he gain like 8lbs?

[@dalton3c]

Why doesn't Slater make the surf ranch salt water?

[@stokedcreativesfilms5986]

Salt will rust the machinery for one...

[@solsurfer1558]

🙏

[@rotsen995]

The king of potato chips thinks this boards is small 😂

[@gaj5701]

Ooh, round the nose off at the OK sticker & now you're talking!!

[@gaj5701]

Nah, imagine how beautiful it would be totally symmetrical & there would still be enough of a nose so it wouldn't be a Tomo shape 😃

[@mauriciobarros1063]

Allways goof, like Derek Ho

[@GGGinJe]

"Which means 12 feet for some of you". Stop the silliness, the front of the wave is all that matters. Going by the "Hawaii" standard of measuring height, a 25 foot day at Teahupo'o is 2 feet. That having been said....nice video and chat.

[@petermyers479]

The existence of wave ranches is influencing board design. Seems evident here. They’ve designed a machine that rides waves beautifully. What they may be losing though is performance in paddling and other not riding activity. I hope my sentence makes sense. I’m not being critical, just making an observation. Wave ranches will be the future of wave riding competition. Interesting.

[@Xainfinen]

You're right, but they're not forgetting that most of the surf is in open ocean and paddling is an important part of it. Having perfect waves on a dial give them more option through technologie with so much data coming from the studies of water displacement & motion tracking they can fine tune surfboards a little more above the curve like CNC did a few years ago. That's why we have performance shortboards that can suit beginner/intermediate level surfer and help them improve because of the better volume & surface distribution that steamed from CNC surfboard shaping. It's the best of both world, computer precision and man craftsmanship.

[@radiokaput]

I thought the same. With that rocker and as they recommend to use it as low volume as possible, this board is suit for good waves in a not crowded break. At least for an average joe like me. But its outline really looks sweet and balanced and I love watching Kelly surfing this type of rockered board like he used to 20-30 years ago

[@mikekim6833]

Kelly sold lots of unrideable board for average joes back in 90's. Not falling for this trick.

[@6nosis]

I hear ya Mikey ... sooo much rocker...bleh

[@nextari]

huh? he overestimated normal surfer's abilities with too much rocker? so you had to really work the board rail to rail or what?

[@theeyesurgeon1]

i haven’t understood why there aren’t more surfers who ride just as good switch as regular. The pros in every other sport go pretty much the same either way. Now on the other hand when I was a competitive wakeboarder I never understood why anyone would want to learn to ride switch but I guess that’s why I didn’t have a long career

[@MrTobinite]

I've heard Jeff Clark learned switch to go right at Mavericks. It must take immense dedication to get that good. Is surfing just too different from snowboarding to be worthwhile to learn switch?

[@max28197]

Love u guys but seriously take an old beaten surfboard from the 80's ...ask pot'z he got a dozen and it will perform as well as ur wave it's just so perfect😁😄😀🤣...bet it will be a good test new firewire vs old crappy board test...god bless all ...may peace prevail on earth

[@arskasiikaman4579]

perfect hossegor sled,waiting those plus size models,i like to eat n drink too.

[@dkilla01]

Dans voice sounds like it has mic issues

[@whip8]

Seams super twitchy. But I guess that’s the point for this board

[@rvrrb]

Tell Kelly to can the surf ranch and grow pot for the government.

[@brd2deth939]

Must be nice....

[@panchowheeler4122]

It's a big fancy word,,, ambredectuious,!?eathier Whitch way ,,,he's good to go ,,, a gift of the gods ,,, he must have done a good deed back in his other life? ,,, I got some magic treats about myself,,,I can do anything in my now moment,,,no matter what I can do anything

[@michaelsanders5146]

Old template wide point a foot behind center! Dude ! No bueno

[@paulhetherington3854]

Way loose, that's another interpretation of, 70-80s. See, videocamera interface--expensive. Not internet circuit based, certified. Apple Sims

[@larryhaggard9818]

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