Kelly Slater: Lost Tapes | The Perfect Wave - Episode 9

The next Championship Tour event is in the Lemoore, California at the Surf Ranch, a man-made wave Kelly designed. Competing at his own creation forces him to play host while also chasing a much-needed good result.
Kelly Slater: Lost Tapes gives fans the rare opportunity to witness never-before-seen footage of the best surfer on the planet. From free surfs to travel to adventures around the world, these are uncut and unfiltered moments from before, after, and outside competition. Follow 11-time World Champion Kelly Slater as he navigates another transformative season of his legendary career.
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[@robbphillips2845]

Kelly has a huge legacy and not just surfing. One of my all time favourite humans.

[@aurorahoya1691]

I have mixed feelings on the man-made wave. On one hand, Kelly is a f-ing genius for masterminding this project, bringing it to fruition and getting it on the tour. On the flip side, as satisfying as it would be to get a barrel every time, nothing can compare to the thrill of paddling out into the deep blue sea, waiting for that perfect wave and then scoring a barrel by chance. I totally crave that adrenaline rush. In any case, kudos to Kelly for his vision and perseverance. I'd love to see the surf ranch in person someday soon.

[@luminisant]

The best thing about a wave pool is that when the waves are bad or its flat out then there's always that option

[@aurorahoya1691]

​@@luminisant That's a big plus for sure. For me, part of what makes surfing special is that you never know what you're going to get out there. It's unlike other sports in that the playing field is always moving and changing. That's not as true if you're in a wave pool and guaranteed a barrel every time.

[@ross2358]

@@luminisant agreed. I look at wavepools not as substitutes for natural waves but as new tools for progression due to the consistent conditions they create

[@sessionsinparadise7357]

I think of surfing and wave pools the same way I think about street skating and skateparks. Great training ground and another outlet for humans to be out and about doing. Great way to introduce people who have no access to the ocean or maybe afraid of the vastness but want to surf. I’ve always been a supporter of wavepools because of my perspective. It ain’t ever gonna capture the essence of being out in the ocean, but the stoked will still be high 🤙

[@aurorahoya1691]

​@@sessionsinparadise7357 That's a really good perspective.

[@psychojer]

Kelly Slater genuinely seems like a nice person. For such a global superstar, with so much money, he's quite humble. Probably one of the secrets to his continued success is that he doesn't have a lot of 'yes' men (women) around him, rather wants honest feedback about his performance and choices. This is a big part of why I love this series. It doesn't just show the contests and the flash. It shows the reality of his life and his humble approach to it. I don't think we can understand how hard it is for a multimillionaire, international superstar to remain humble. Much respect for his attitude and all he has accomplished.

[@surfininmy40s]

Ocean always humbles you. 🤙🏾

[@Eventual-Visitor]

There was that guy talking about reaching his third eye. Probably thought he was talking to Medina.

[@woodenfishes]

This guy is 50 and still shredding it every day, absolute legend

[@MensGroup]

This was great! Thanks WSL. :) More of this kind of content please. Loving Lost Tapes.

[@yannickbd530]

Every time I see Tony Moniz all I can think to myself is " I can't believe that this man taught me how to surf in Hawaii when I was barely 10 years old...." I never understood when I was younger why people referred to his family as surfing royalty, but now with the years gone by, I definitely understand it. What a love for the sport and the ocean his family has, as well as Kelly Slater

[@PaulWooderson]

I remember on the Kelly slater game he described the perfect wave and he actually did it :)

[@monkeymansean2]

I feel like board manufacturers need to develop more sustainable production techniques. Every time I see Kelly get a fresh board, it kinda makes me sad to think in five years it'll be in landfill. Multiply that by tens of thousands every year. It's crazy.

[@malena6580]

Agreed!

[@barracuda833]

Multiply that by every pro on tour... they all brag about their new quiver for the next event right before they step into their brand new huge pick up truck. Not to mention their boards are made to break much faster than regular ones

[@ia5662]

board recycling would be rad - you could get money off a new board at shops too. Every one wins!

[@ryangroat7724]

That's libtech's whole mission.

[@surfriderca9707]

100% agree! Either reusing old boards to make new ones, or making them available for sale to the public, makes total sense. Kinda surprised this isn’t already happening.

[@simonbackwash]

This mini series about Kelly are Dope! But honestly i wouldn't mind 2hours episode ! I hope one he will retires he will keep getting wild cards for pipes et chopes. You're a legend Kelly , maybe you're future is in Defi , Cryptos , Politics , Metaverses. I feel like a bit of both plus pipe and other invitationals ✌️❤️🚀

[@adambane1719]

"Cryptos , Politics" ... hahahahahaha.... Dafuq outta here with that nonsense !

[@simonbackwash]

@@adambane1719 Never un-count the Goat ! He is everywhere , i remembered placing a joke about Matic/Polygon during an interview with Ross Williams. If Kelly was a Cryptos dev that would be Charles Hoskinson for sure. They have a lot of ideas in common.

[@adambane1719]

He's smart enough not to get involved with money scams

[@simonbackwash]

@@adambane1719 LOL. This has nothing to do with money scam : Everything on the Blockchains (except few private currencies) but all major crypto currencies starting with Bitcoins : Have all transactions recorded forever on the blockchains , are you can read into it publicly like an open book like you would do an a Word document, it's immutable and cant's be modified. 99% of money laundry or crime money are NO LONGER using crypto-currencies since it's not longer private like you may have seen in silk road movie (takes place in 2013 or around that time). Using a blockchain/cryptos to buy or sell drugs are the worts way to hide your track and best way to get caught. (On the other hand it's very easy to move cash , precious stones or metals, from one hand to another. Including for the biggest fortunes of this planet and our Govs. This is our current financial system which is a scam, where you money is devaluated over the years since $ is not indexed to gold anymore, and since USA or Europe are printing money out of thin air and like crazy since 2008. Just google "What USD $ can buy 100 years "and you will see by yourself. In Bitcoins you have 21 millions of tokens and you can't add/change supply so it's deflationary by nature. Now you seems to don't know much about digital assets and programable money. And you will be a perfect ship for the upcoming CBDC crypto $ that governments, try to push to maintain the actual wealth distribution and to continue to operate in the dark. What some governments try to prepare with their national crypto currencies AKA CBDC is a mass control tools with horrific consequences : They will decide : what you can buy, if you can buy, when you can buy it , freeze your assets(money) and have total control on what you do. Implement a social score , increase your insurance policy according to what goods you consume (or NOT CONSUME) and son on.... For your infos : not all crypto currencies are scams (even if it's true that here is hacks and scams since there is money but so like everywhere where money is circulating : Most of them have their source code public , are permission less, has not bank fees because there is no middle man. Just a smart contract and NO CEO ( decisions are taken by shared holders "Gouvernance Token"). And you should do one or tow research on "Defi", stands for "decentralized finance" to understand why all eyes including BIS, IMF , SEC has their greedy eyes on it. Lastly to get back to Kelly he is intelligent and cultivate enough to understand what the blockchain (Not in Govs hands can transform the way we live in) and he is perfectly aware of the freedom that crypto can offers to other nations with "poor currencies" and dominated by indexation on US $ (Check level of inflation in Argentina or Venezuela for example and you will see that your US CPI number is not so tragic ! also and peer to peer transactions is a way to individual financial freedom or for those citizens to regain monetary equity when is comes to export-import goods and trades with nations who dominates ==> equal power as a USA citizens or EURO ZONE. Actually many are aware of what i mentioned above. You're just outdated Bro :( or need to do a little bit more research on Defi and crypto currencies ( Many people think Cryptos currencies means secrets money to evade taxes or other Gov's requirement : But it's much more like an open book that even Governments demands to cryptos company to increase a certain level of privacy ! The term crypto comes from the fact that it's been invented by cryptographic academic (a branch of mathematic)

[@adambane1719]

@@simonbackwash Yeah, not reading that nonsense. EVERYBODY lost money in cryptos just last month through the market controllers manipulations. Are you that dumb!? lol

[@edihernandez3464]

Personally is better to watch 3 feet onshore than watching 3hours of this wave. After 5m I just switch off the screen. Must be a dream to surf to average surfer and just horrible to watch in competition 👌

[@AB7F9]

So fucking good you can take kids and adults two up into a barrel. 💓 I was in awe before seeing that.

[@thierrymeier5853]

Italo going up to Kelly for an autograph made me super happy.

[@jon3113]

Hmm, from tri to quad back to twin? Aipa is the leader in that department. There is no denying the speed and looseness, and looking at the board there it seems like they adjusted the camber a bit. Have to remember that it isnt Tombow or that other radical design slater was stuck on for a while, this is fundamentals crossed with technology. Aipa legacy grows.

[@ia5662]

Kelly getting people barrels at the ranch he created has got to be one of the most awesome forms of "giving back" I have ever seen. Those are treasured moments and I think that must be so cool for Kalani - it's like the equivalent of a rock star bringing their wife up on stage to sing one song in front of an audience of thousands and they've never sang before. You give them the "moment" so they can understand exactly why you do what you do and it's like giving them a huge piece of you that they have seen countless times before, but have never been able to touch or experience it in the first person.

[@LE21ify]

"Kelly getting people barrels at the ranch he created has got to be one of the most awesome forms of "giving back" I have ever seen." hahahahahaha is this some kind of joke? $50k a day to surf the place unless you are a fellow pro or entitled kid of a fellow pro.

[@user-jy9rq8nj7q]

@@LE21ify It's still giving back to the people in his life and to the industry, and so the people in the industry too. this still did make an advancement in the industry and any industry needs innovation.

[@swapiney]

I just wanna surf with Slater one day 🌊💚

[@tonicosta.971]

The legend of the oceans.

[@gilkalbfeld1384]

It's my dream to surf a wave pool. I'm just a grom though

[@saltydog888]

Kelly will win on this wave until he’s 80😆

[@Strawman333]

Love the series.

[@adrienhelferich7069]

All I got to say is that if I got to surf that wave every single day for 3 hours in 3 years I promise I’d be on the CT

[@dcxxx6850]

Charlie has a pretty easy job from the looks of it.

[@Cienfue100]

Kelly should cover the train dock in mirrors, the reflections would look insane if you made that train dissappear…

[@Meta8_Eth]

And to think that this is just the top of the iceberg…the next 10 years are going to be EPIC!!

[@vznquest]

you mean that kelly will continue to shred the gnar until he's 60? ...most likely!

[@godisjudge3]

What's up with the new age mysticism third eye opening in this one? Manifestation...? this is not of God. Put your faith in Jesus Christ. Not self. The only way you should meditate is feel your mind with God's word. Joshua 1:8 King James Version 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Psalm 1:2 King James Version 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

[@krisb-travel]

question: where does the water come from for the surf ranch?

[@OrionSurfs]

Yessss for twin fins! I feel this. So fast and fun.

[@6ryl122]

Eco-friendly jeans from Vietnam and a fake energy-consuming wave in florida ! Being that self-centered totally blew his mind

[@alexjunior950]

o cabeça de ovo deixa eu de fazer mais uma pergunta vc pode me descrever gual e a sensação de ganhar uma bateria de um competidor que vc não gosta fora das águas e só mar

[@saltyskippa]

Super slick and gives the impression of age is just a figment of our imagination

[@claudemirlopes4999]

Logaoooo

[@hman7236]

That is a freak of a wave absolute to the max.

[@timothywynne213]

What a good guy

[@djizzah]

unique individual, one of a kind

[@MrToppox]

😈😈😈 obviously on a twinny your balance is more central to the boards dynamics and soeed capability, the turns also id guess on a thuster would put a load of draf on the rear of the board . Design a fin on a computer cut that has a channeled hole on the third fin , reasing the draft draf on the board and weighted motion , allowing water tto flow through the cambered design ... and maybe shark designed edging on rear, also promoting grip on power slide 😈😈😈

[@diogoleitao8628]

Would we see a 60 year old Kelly still competing ? That would be interesting 😁

[@ia5662]

God I hope so

[@Eventual-Visitor]

You're not gonna see another 50 year old competing at this level ever again.

[@steffendudley8214]

Kelly should be the Commentator as well.

[@adambane1719]

He's not a good commentator

[@Steve-dm8ti]

So it's kolohes' fault

[@jeffriy6396]

Slater’s wave is better than most waves in the world. And LINU will flip Terra Luna soon

[@k2espana833]

Te best

[@mikeuptegrove]

I wish we could change that trite cliche of walking through walks of life in the intro. It takes away from Kelly’s poetic genius and makes me fast forward. Lol I also wish we could’ve seen all this footage as it was happening. I love seeing footage of Kalani, because I can’t help but think how Kelly lucked out. Granted, he’s a top athlete, so he can attract any pretty girl pretty much, but there’s a classic, old school, genuineness to her and the role she plays in Kelly’s life. It’s super refreshing and inspiring, more women should take observation. Could you imagine having your girl, her big smile, her loving support, her actual interest in you and being about you, behind every endeavor? That’s something that almost doesn’t exist anymore. I can’t help but think her natural nature (to be trite too ;)) has played a huge role in Kelly’s success. It’s like that relationship that used to exist between the sexes that helped propel mankind forward, literally.

[@CL-rm6sb]

You've got it backwards my friend: "Could you imagine having your girl, her big smile, her loving support, her actual interest in you and being about you, behind every endeavor?" This is precisely because he's a top athlete and *she* lucked out.

[@mikeuptegrove]

@@CL-rm6sb perhaps, but there’s more at play than that, though I’m sure it’s a factor. I’m more referring to the rarity that is, an older guy getting a young chick that’s not just a mentally ill feminist now. He got a young chick who plays a great supporting role in his life. Women now treat men like disposable puppy dogs, top athlete or not. They go to the nearest feminist court room and bleed a dude just because they woke up without a rainbow outside.

[@mikeuptegrove]

@@letsgo6140 I don’t think so, and I don’t agree with your assessment of the current state of affairs with regards to male-female relationships. Of course I see the highlight reels, we all do, but I’m not a naive young pup, and I’ve been around long enough to spot what’s real and what’s contrived in this day and age. If you look at the data, men aren’t marrying women for a reason, and they are getting involved with women at rates far lower than mankind has ever seen. There’s a bunch of phenomena at play, the primary one is the indoctrination of women. But that’s another topic. Probably one that won’t be addressed properly in time to save posterity from its ills. Let’s put it this way, and I’ve seen it a million times in my life already: there’s a lot of middle aged, cat women, reiki healers, who are 40 and childless, precisely because they sipped the kool-aid. The data on relationships reflect this and there’s literally millions upon millions of disenfranchised men discussing this without delusional women online. I send chats to my female friends that I care about, hoping they don’t waste time buying into the lies that will leave them feeling lonely at 40. Men are used to lonely, women can’t handle it. We all have twice as many female ancestors than male ones, for a reason. No one outdoes their biology nor can dilute themselves enough to disregard nature without paying a price.

[@CL-rm6sb]

@@mikeuptegrove Oh you don't have to convince me about the lies that is modern feminism. I'm in agreement. My comment was more along the lines of base level male/female dynamics outside of all the crap we throw on top of it.

[@mikeuptegrove]

@@CL-rm6sb I see. Right on. 🤙🤙

[@towdjumper5]

Great Stuff!!

[@mikeuptegrove]

Have you tried your twin with a baby baby trailer on the backhand? I pretty much ride 2+baby 1 only, frontside and backside. Love it. I don’t know about spray, but I’m not into thrusters anymore. NM, I just saw that mini trailer you had on there…what’s that all about? It has no rake, no tip for release…looks like a half basketball fin…hmmm

[@竹野かいと]

ありがとうございます

[@竹野かいと]

いつも面白いですよ

[@TangibleExistence]

Kelly, you are from Florida…where all the surfers there are starving for a consistent wave. Why put this in Cali?

[@adambane1719]

Because that's where he lives.... and its the centre of the US surf industry

[@orriebeck5002]

Amen God Bless you and your family

[@davegladstone4151]

👍👍

[@christopheradams7942]

The G.O A.T.

[@TPA87]

In Brasil has a surf ranch too now called praia da grama.

[@adambane1719]

Its full of THIEVES tho !

[@mattcordova3572]

Favorite series rn!

[@tgoosee]

Nah this event sucks

[@eddietownes7617]

That looks great

[@clarkewi]

Love it.

[@Oswood1010]

Great Series… But the contest was simply boring… wave selection and different waves is much more exciting then this pool surfing that looks the same all day…

[@sama5946]

He still has another world title in him

[@inCARSONate]

No sharks in Lenmoore...

[@adambane1719]

Just one... but it's a goat !

[@inCARSONate]

@@adambane1719 that’s hilarious actually…

[@badkin5120]

Monster

[@adambane1719]

Strawberry

[@natannonato4735]

KARA ADORO ESSE DOCUMENTÁRIO DO KELLY É TOP !! É O MELHOR DE TODOS OS TEMPOS !! SHOW.!! É ISSO AI BICHÃO !! SOU LOCAL DA PRAIA DA LESTE OESTE!! SOU SURFERES !! FORTALEZA CEARÁ BRASIL !! BELEZA !! UM SALVE PRÓ KELLY !!

[@adambane1719]

Nobody likes Brazilian surfers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@scottfoster3548]

We love Kelly particularly for leaving Bay snot TV to remain a true surfer BUT the wave pool and the resultant events and participants diminish Kelly`s credibility. No one cares about rich elite sons-mary`s getting to surf another perfect wave. How about us old timers getting a chance at the wave pool. C`mon Kelly rehabilitate your reputation and let us old time losers a go at the wave pool. Hell we will even pay a reasonable fee.

[@GoldenTroutBFS]

I wish the "train" and poles looked better....maybe palm tree the poles and make train either Wyland type art on it or lava rock. Sponsers will probably plaster with banners though at some point.

[@ricorichards4099]

It’s not even a contest. It’s a place for Medina to prove that he’s untouchable. He rules in the air and that is the main component to winning here. Everyone on tour can turn and get barreled but Medina is the only one with the complete a-z and that’s what it takes to win surf ranch. End of story

[@Eventual-Visitor]

Medina has Neymar ridding balls deep up his third eye.

[@MrToppox]

😈😈😈 you use to ride big long thin boards back in the day , until you realized that shorter boards afforded you the freedoms of hash cuts , like skim boarders achieve with some times no fins .... i still believe a carbon fibre board with a tune-able stringer with allen key .... board can be filled with hydrogen or a lighter element. Then the smaller , thinner board on smaller deck for 3 to 6 foit waves ... 😈😈😈😈

[@Eventual-Visitor]

A board filled with hydrogen could blow your balls off on a fiery day. Helium would be the safest option if you could avoid puncture the board.

[@Magne-ficent]

Nothing like a pro surfer getting towed out into 3 foot fake waves. Just got 3 more medals.

[@user-jy9rq8nj7q]

why paddle out in water you could walk out in to an almost minute long wave where they're only judging your on wave skillset. Lmao.

[@ambntman4212]

Imagine if Slater was in a real movie. . . like Silver Surfer?

[@bernardkriel1]

He was Slade...in bay watch for a few seasons!

[@jesusramirez1786]

What "water drought" in the Central Valley

[@olliebond1232]

Awesome! Anyone know intro song?!

[@steffendudley8214]

why use a leash?

[@adambane1719]

In case the board gets washed away from you.... Duh !!!

[@danielheller577]

Kelly has the curse of an overly analytical mindset too critical the guys the greatest who ever did it he should just be happy with his accomplishments I mean the dude is 50 he should just be an ambassador for the sport of surfing helping out the newer pros and their approach to heat surfing and working with underprivileged youth and people who normally wouldn't be exposed to the sport because nothing's more gratifying than helping out somebody who truly needs it

[@urmama54]

hes ultra competitive too, hard to (impossible really) let that go... just look a jordan and woods to name a few

[@pirate6723]

I mean he still does all those charitable things u mentioned, he just also wants to compete as much as he can while his body allows him.... When ur 50 years old, ur end in surfing could come any day, he's lucky enough to be healthy still at his age, I don't blame him for trying to make the most of it... It's super rad to see someone 50 still surfing at a high level, age is just a number and he's proving it

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