Pipeline and Kelly Slater The Wave of the Winter 2014 Documentary

[@1clackerman]

This video, however temporary, has torn years off my old guy mentality. I was a Surfer too. Thanks for the Buzz.

[@drkside53]

Michael Olsen once a surfer always a surfer💪

[@joshuafink9141]

Kelly is a great ambassador for surfing. Like all the great ones before him he holds up a standard second to none. We are blessed to have this gentleman represent us in our sport of kings.

[@akiracornell]

moved away from surf for my child 12 years ago. this was very moving to watch and hear every ones perspective. especially from legends I looked up to for a decade. so funny how Kelly didn't even think he would make it. he really has balance like a falling cat, just amazing.

[@TheDuke4100]

Dude why would you stop surfing?? take your child surfing

[@sparhopper]

The _longest,_ most natural, and interesting interview of Kelly I've ever heard, was listening to him on the _Joe Rogan Podcast._

[@simonedevlin7710]

KELLY SLATER is the absolute best and excels as a commentator! Thank you!

[@mdqjose]

RIP Ricardo dos Santos...Winner 2013....love and peace...

[@Strawman333]

I'm ready for Kelly to amaze us again.

[@taftonthompson3007]

just did

[@garyehlers968]

This is Just UNBELIEVABLE !!!!!!!!!

[@simonedevlin7710]

Jamie O'Brien saying "stoked" lol love that dude!

[@andyslaybids]

4:35 really heartfelt, guy seems to care a lot

[@sanfranciscobay]

Parts of this video shows how awesome the North Shore is. The sun is out, the weather is in the low 80's, the water is sparkling, the swell is big, the winds are perfect, the beaches are easy to access, there's a store a few miles away for food. What we don't see is that these perfect conditions may only last for a few hours, a few times a month. The video leads a person to believe the conditions are perfect all the time.

[@sanfranciscobay]

+milkmandan77. I'm looking for a past record of swell conditions at Pipeline if anyone knows a link. Sunset Beach breaks much more frequently, but Pipeline takes precise conditions for a clean rideable tube wave. Winter swells are over for this winter, but you can still look at the Pipeline Beach Cam here: thesurfersview.com/live-beach-cams/hawaii/pipeline-webcam-and-surf-report

[@sanfranciscobay]

+milkmandan77. Keep in mind, were talking about clean Pipeline, not perfect, not too windy or onshore, not too bumpy, not wrong swell direction, but clean Pipeline. Do you know of any websites that list the past conditions at Pipeline?

[@mayastaff]

Lopez is and always will be the pipe master. There might be more dramatic and dynamic surfers but he will always be the style master people aspire to. Never stop surfing, we have legends to make proud.

[@birdmanbl]

This is a very well done video. Having been to three Triple Crown competitions you really get an idea of how difficult this is. Surfed 35 years and still feel like a beginner at the North Shore, totally humbling "The Proving Grounds" Excellent work

[@73gmiller]

So so beautiful

[@jeremybradley559]

It’s great hearing Pancho speak.

[@jendolschenko7580]

i love surf videos. its the only place on youtube that you dont get into stupid fights and trolling. must be something in the water.

[@terracraft4580]

jennifer dolschenko no that is not true people aruge load look at truthaboveagenda his comment make a arguement

[@LordGandor3]

Does Kelly Slater ever admit to channeling the supernatural ? Many rock stars have admitted to it.

[@LordGandor3]

Now this is just a theory of mine but are the recent increase in shark attacks & encounters actually staged ? Are they setting the stage to Unleash the Beast, a 50 ft Great White Shark created by scientists by splicing in the Nephilim Giantism gene into a Great White Shark embryo ? If they are going to do it wouldn't the Bi11abong Pipeline slave Masters be the perfect setting since it is Ke11y Slater's final event as a pro. This year's Pipeline Masters is scheduled for Dec 8-20th, Dec 13th is a Friday ! Jason "Fri The 13th" Statham recently starred in the Megalodon movie titled THE MEG, will life imitate art ? I doubt it but it's fun to speculate. If it happens it sure would give meaning to the Bible verse "Woe to earth & sea" Up from the deep Meg's teeth did gleam seemed he was thinking about just one thing he opened his jaws & shook his dorsal & said, I think I'll have a bite sized morsel .

[@jensometimespaul2433]

Oh yeah . . . .??!!

[@LordGandor3]

@Will K Shilling , Japan is famous for Monster movies. Will they unleash the man made Megalodon Beast at the Summer Olympics surfing competition ? Ke11y definitely channels the supernatural

[@viberoom-tj]

Love Kelly so much. Pure joy to watch.

[@SuperAmin1950]

The wedges are unanimous! ...sick, SICK pits! ...and Kelly's wave judgment and selection are beyond reproach. Right on, Kelly, Riiiii-ght ON!

[@jayc4880]

Rest In Peace Ricardo. What a fantastic waterman. ✊❤️🤙

[@wishicouldshowmyname5815]

Excellent documentary.

[@Bryan-fl8gt]

those waves spit so hard

[@henryssurfshowcase]

They make it look easy

[@reddiver7293]

Broke my knee on the bottom at Pipe in 1973. board surfing.And I have bodysurfed Pipe a lot. Have gotten caught on the inside a few times where it looked so critical, I considered swimming down into those crevasses. But it was too spooky. I always chose getting thrashed as opposed to being in those holes with major turbulence in there.

[@tiffsaver]

AMAZING.

[@mossname]

A dream destination!

[@jessej9613]

I really do envy all surfers, you make it looks so easy and graceful. I'll stick to the bodyboard if I get the chance to get to the beach once in a blue moon.

[@Orgoneemfprotection]

waves look fun, such skills they make it look easy. You have to remain calm and connected to the rhythm of the ocean. Takes allot of time to understand how it breaks. Much respect. The ocean is Beautiful. The crowds ehh

[@Harrisontree]

Hes truly a legend😮😮😮😮😮

[@SurfShopPeregian]

Captivating!

[@spacedustpi]

wow. 2:28 - beautiful shot of the waves from an angle I haven't seen before. amazing!

[@sanfranciscobay]

Ben Hine. Go to youtube and type in Drone and Pipeline and you'll see a bunch of videos taken with drones. It's the million dollar view.

[@spacedustpi]

SanFranciscoBay Thanks. Amazing angles. So much more versatile then from the water.

[@geezerdombroadcast]

Obviously you guys are our heroes, and you deserve recognition for your skills, and bravery. I wish someone would just make a video of just people surfing big waves without all the self promotion, and interviews. It's been done to death. I already own (Stepping into the liquid) etc. We love, and respect you all, but sometimes those of us who are beyond our big wave years, need some spiritual enrichment. Let us, "in our decrepitness" view the oceans power before our ashes are finally scattered in Waimea bay soon, for the last time. "What'ya" say?

[@samiamisme]

Peter Mullen ...agreed, and without the music. I want to hear the power of the waves

[@Chewygsxr]

Great video and outstanding photography and surfing

[@JmillerPCOM]

Kelly Slater, world's greatest athlete.

[@josephcoleman57]

dayum those go-pro shots were amazing

[@telefunkenyou47]

I imagine that God likes surfers. When he's looking down at his creation, these guys are sliding down the side of it having fun.

[@geraldduenas2391]

And this is why I'm King. -Kelly S.

[@HomeOwnerRepair]

Pretty cool video, thanks for posting.

[@guigsay]

4:38 RIP Ricardo Dos Santos!

[@wilfredoabrego16]

Surfers go!!!!! Surfers come!!!!! And the pipeline is the same!!!!!! Big and dangerous!!!!! Only the Brave!!!!!!!

[@luisfelipeformuladeconvers7446]

Perfect.....

[@zurfer11]

Mr. Lopez a living legend.

[@741ed]

God I miss the ocean

[@johnsonsihombing252]

I like this, fantastic.

[@tahoe4beauty]

I have the highest respect for these spit balls ⚡️ 🌴🌴

[@futureseanmalto]

26:05 Kelly was soo pumped when he got the check like a little kid on Christmas haha

[@narahi50]

i coulda watched 32 more mins. o'dis! sweet!

[@paulhetherington3854]

Collect bullet points as:"Branches of {2s and 6s}! XY=Transfer 4s branches with, canvas translations!

[@jrgstn57]

. . .it's always nice to hear from the time machine. . .I the "Cosmic Itinerant". . .

[@patrickward7168]

Slater Jordan Kobe top of my list

[@gregguerra8509]

Patrick Ward Alex Honnold surpasses all on your list! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH-2f5htepV6b7M

[@kathrynkim6636]

Slater is definitely there.

[@joninsco861]

Rothman locked in I been Surfing since 1979 that barrel was One that sticks out . Made a difficult wave Look easy. Insco SFCA

[@plstrom]

smiley was my favorite.. that was a 10 plus

[@jamesm2889]

4:05 Reef always gets the wave of the day, it's crazy the waves he makes I wanna see photo guy in the water got

[@jman7623]

Nice

[@tombennett1810]

great vid, nice pro explanation of break and swells for the mainland visitor (spectator). allows us to better understand the crowd/wave/break dynamics.

[@raymondr.stefan2488]

Before I paddle out I watch some of kelly slaters surfing and i go with his style since I'm a regular foot too! There is nobody better to watch to get better than the"man".

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

Awesomeness yeeeees......

[@sombrero46]

31:16!! I just watch it over and over again, so gnarly :)

[@大野秀行-j1g]

Pipe Lineは、凄い！！

[@motoadventure2539]

100%. Overall Kelly has done what few, if any, will ever repeat.

[@jasethesmiff5683]

Watching this at the end of 2014.... j.o'b looks so much younger(i expect $50 for this compliment)

[@pedropaulosoaresdesouza1791]

Muito bom o documentário !!!

[@bowendakine3274]

all I can say is W O W O W!!!

[@gregguerra8509]

BOWEN DA KINE that WOW ain’t shit, compared to this WOW! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpnPaWV6apyDa5o

[@hindubodhkongpala]

Get a Noll Rider, foam, single stringer. Flat spatula nose. You do not make a drop and turn. Your first turn on take off takes you radical high, rack edge up, at near the first crest. Then staying high on the face, the tube forms around you quietly.

[@SeanLKearns]

+Hindu Bodhcong Pala thats good for longer barrels but its harder to do that on a steep tepe

[@hindubodhkongpala]

True, Sean. However, even longer barrels can be Close Out no matter what you do unless you stay farther off from first center peak at take off. My comment, though, relates to my own experience. I have surfed plenty of North Atlantic, All-Sand-Bottom, Big quiet Roundy, storm surf pipes. I have never surfed Reef and Rock bottoms; even though your comment makes the fact of their steep walls evident. All-Sand-Bottom big stuff are real Round, with flatter floors inside the Tube. My best, longest, deepest inside the Tubes rides resulted from: first turn immediately at the top edge of the peak line; and do not do a Drop and Turn. If you observe Greg Nolls' action, many of his rides, even on big walls, was the high up lateral line: until the Pipe forms around you. I notice about the Reef and Rock monsters that they are not as round as All-Sand-Bottom tubes; and they are more diagonal Frong-Overs, with steeper, downhill racer bottoms inside the Pipe. All-Sand-Bottom Big Roundy storm size Pipes are very different; and it's totally quiet inside the Tubes. It's something that nobody really knows. Then , you get the easy silence-sight. The breathing space. The life. Even walking the woods. ~ ~ ~ The main thing is, we do it to Develop Knowledge .

[@gregguerra8509]

Hindu Bodhcong Pala dirtbags rule on the crags, try climbing a 5.10 multi pitch slab route, where you have to dyno to micro crimps, where your forearms become so pumped you feel as if you are going to pitch, then come talk to me. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpnPaWV6apyDa5o

[@jman7623]

Love this video , come to la push WA

[@DirtyHabits]

SICK !

[@juangury8448]

they should do also "the air of the winter"

[@tonyallen8626]

I know what I'm doing on my next holidays, go to Hawaii and learn to surf, that looks like fun and not to hard, like a lot of other things I've tried

[@Coolgamer-mr1ed]

truthaboveagenda Yes I think your right!

[@joef9405]

Most awesome vid!!!

[@PrincipledNaturalLaw]

Began watching the video and seeing the first wave triggered a feeling of disappointment. I know why, i landed here directly from a couple of hours binging solely on surfing videos from Nazare, Portugal. So the waves in this video appeared not just small, but tiny....5 minutes in and still the waves appeared tiny & i couldn't shake feeling disappointed. Looked to me too small for a surfer to stand up in and yet surfers were standing up.......confused i looked closer... ...at some point i was drawn in....cos' i sit here now open-mouthed, absolutely spellbound & awestuck by the magic of seeing some of the most amazing surfing i have ever witnessed. Feeling kinda transcendental.

[@surfalaplancha]

awesome

[@nomiernstleidner2175]

so cool

[@eganc1976]

RIP RDS🙏🙏🙏

[@btte854]

Kelly don't let anyone get world title until you 6 feet down under!

[@thelastrebelshow1627]

Dang when I use to surf North short in the 70s on big days there was 10 to 15 guys out and we though it was crowded. Things have changed big time. I lived in Foster Village 30 years.

[@ryanellis6360]

LOVE YOU SLATER

[@iclausius7881]

Gerry is looking very sage-like now, compared to the guy with the mustache they everyone knew in the 70's.

[@sanfranciscobay]

I wish somebody would install many quality controllable surf cameras on the North Shore for viewing big surf so we can view them online.

[@midnightbreeze7300]

+SanFranciscoBay Swellmagnet . com has a free pipe cam that is up 24/7. The conditions at Pipe are rarely good though.

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Pumping! But Greg Noll is here in Cronulla, go figure!

[@sanfranciscobay]

Thanks for the Pipeline Web Cam. Here is the link: swellmagnet.com/surf-cams/hawaii-pipeline/

[@tucko11]

Just watch some surf movies . That will be all the camera you need . Endless summer 2. North shore. Blue crush lol. Big Wednesday.

[@willhenderson1126]

Every single wave looked the same to me lol

[@bernardoalonsoalvarado9662]

buen aporte

[@stevenrodgers6051]

That was so epic I thought they were going to fail

[@toddbefield1100]

Amazing waves by the regulars a la Slater, JJF, JOB, etc. However one of the best that could have easily won it is the "unknown" guy with European accent that Pancho really liked at 21.00. To commit/charge that big one backside and to come out way longer after the spit than any of the others...backside yet could have won it! Love to see an "unknown" charger get a wave like that! Who is that guy!!??

[@forresthair4387]

Matt Bromley, South African

[@Christ_Our_Life]

GOAT. 🤙🤙

[@RNicolasRuvalcaba]

My first instinct was Kelly has won enough give someone else a chance but that was a pretty gnarly no hands drop..

[@73gmiller]

I love the Go pro back board shots. It's the closest thing without the drop.

[@timblizzard4226]

Surprised Jon Jon dident get it.

[@stonehorn4641]

The way Kelly got spit out of that wave was incredible though.

[@louismurdoch5100]

16:10 rare footage of jamie saying stocked instead of phyched

[@tucko11]

Craziest wave on the planet

[@amberharrison1571]

Quicksilver!!!! All Day, SAN Clemente, Slaterville

[@shahnd6341]

Anyone know the artist at 21:51 "Shine on me...when the rains come. Sun comes up..."?

[@jan-mareew6234]

aloha,i live in australia,we have some pretty great surf comps here,proud 2 b a aissie,living the life bros....looking up,but seeing down,,,good fun...lmao...xxx skye-maree warne

[@kevinhurt9742]

Kelly was going fast out that wave. Wow

[@joninsco1062]

Mr. J, lopez you Sir found The Fountain of youth it does Exist Just not in the Atlantic Ocean. Jon S.F.Ca

[@79pejeperro]

I´m a little fed up about of this... guys saying like wow this is so great and son amazing and the best ever and so incredible and.... it probably is, best waves ever and best surfers out there but I´m sure they are trying to attract peolple´s attention and make the legend bigger than it is... business

[@colemcleod941]

that's cuz everything is just so, you know, AWESOME, and just, TOTALLY STOKED, you know? All of it, you know?

[@bluemagoogoku7410]

and yet you're completely wrong. Go to northshore and hangout and surf and you will see as they said, it is the epicenter for surfing and the overall best waves. That island has the most incredible feel especially in winter when everyone is competing on the most perfect waves there is. 79pejeperro

[@timfrost08]

how the hell do they judge a winner from all these waves and great rides?

[@josephbrackman2898]

_out scarlattiharpsichord

[@ultrakool]

I think the fix is in and what kind of presentation was that? happen upon him walking down the road and handing him the wave of the winter check? not much pomp and officiality in that. besides, kelly is a clumsy looking surfer, imo, but to his credit, his wave selection is second to none, though.

[@hdfd971]

I think it might help if you’re famous

[@sbalak]

OMFG!!!

[@sanfranciscobay]

28:00 Change the rules so one person can win only one prize per year so another person can win also. Share the money with others. Kelly doesn't need the money, he's wealthy. For the wave of the winter, unless it's obvious, take the top 5-10 waves and divide the money among the others. They could all probably use it.

[@Aint1S]

That defeats trying your hand at perfection, hard work, and the biggest fact is that average Joe can take that check as e easily as a pro. You already got Obama healthcare and that should make some sense. He's already paying for your healthcare and he can't help the love of surfing...

[@sanfranciscobay]

+Aint1S. The people who win the Wave of the Winter are not average Joes. They are hard charging risk takers who have probably been surfing for 10-20 years.

[@SeanLKearns]

+SanFranciscoBay that defeats the objectiveness, as soon as you bring in the well this guy already won something other stuff like who really deserves it comes into play, the Idea is to better define the parameters of the perfect ride. without bias.

[@SlimSh8E]

Glad to see a backside tube ride with NO RAIL GRAB! I know this may be controversial, but it just takes so much away from the ride, to me, to see someone go into the crab position and grab a rail.

[@thomasmcgauley9024]

I remember buttons at vland/first of all/that great matt of scaled hair/shaking the sponge blown out of the tube/wave of the winter/waving webbed wondering/and I was the king of freddyland/and Ronnie burns playing space invaders/at the sunset beach inn.

[@alanlourencoconstantino7936]

4:37 RDS,o cara!!