Kelly Slater at Peahi - video

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Swellnet Dispatch

Though he chose to surf Waimea during the peak of last Friday's swell, Kelly Slater jetted to Maui to clean up the dregs - 20'+ dregs mind you - at Peahi. With his style and manouvreability the question begs: how long till we see Slater surf Peahi in full flight?

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evosurfer Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 7:42am

Well that was ordinary in todays standards and still dropping in. Maybe he
knows his limitations.

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VICLB Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 8:47am

EVO you hard man would love to see you paddling in on those... yep Kelly is average.. paid off all those world titles...

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thermalben Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 9:06am

Real tight arc off that first bottom turn, though I can't tell if it's the board (or Kelly, obviously), or if he hit a bit of bump that accelerated the turn. Would love to see his approach when it's bigger though. 

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sharkman Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 9:12am

pretty ordinary compared to even the WSL event , let alone the last BIG swell , maybe he testing some of his new design bds?

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evosurfer Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 9:15am

VICLB Read and comprehend as written. Has nothing to do with him without
doubt being the best surfer of all time.

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tonybarber Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 10:41am

Love the commentary - 'Who is that ?'.
'Don't know but he has some style'.

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roubydouby Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 11:13am

Doesn't matter if he is the best in the world, you still got to learn a spot and sort your big wave game out. Unless you're Josh Kerr that is.

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memlasurf Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 1:42pm

He is going to have a hard time topping Shane Dorian, that guy is an absolute freak in mega waves. This looks almost playful compared to the day before and it is still bloody big.

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nochaser Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 2:35pm

Eddie practice on the Friday

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BiminiBill Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 3:32pm

Just another fun day surf for Kelly!

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tux Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 3:47pm

Is there two videos cause the one I just watched he fucking slayed it...sure not the biggest jaws but lets check it by the waves :

1. Delays the bottom tun and hooks it under the lip before the wave dies out
2. Hand drag and then high lines it to avoid the other bloke....on a 20f wave FFS
3. Goes for the cover up...wave doesn't really throw enough
4. Bit of a non event

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indo-dreaming Tuesday, 19 Jan 2016 at 5:54pm
tux wrote:

Is there two videos cause the one I just watched he fucking slayed it...sure not the biggest jaws but lets check it by the waves :

1. Delays the bottom tun and hooks it under the lip before the wave dies out
2. Hand drag and then high lines it to avoid the other bloke....on a 20f wave FFS
3. Goes for the cover up...wave doesn't really throw enough
4. Bit of a non event

Thats what i thought, i thought his positioning on the wave was good and approach was good it's just more the wave kinda wasn't quite doing it, just teasing.