Kelly Slater

Spring Shopping Guide for Surfers

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Backpack, Jed Noll, Surf Rack, Kelly Slater, Rash Guard, Quiksilver, Fcs, Noll Surfboards, Dane Reynolds, Dogwild & Board, Surfboard, Wired, Arnette, Beanie, Boardshort, Rusty, Video, Los Angeles News

Whether you're shopping for new clothes or the latest gear to get into the water, this Spring Shopping Guide for Surfers will help you get prepared for the lingering winter weather, and the summer coming ahead.

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PHOTOS: 80 Years of Surfing In Florida

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Fau, Miami Surfers, Roy Faulds, Surfing Florida, Miami News, Tom Dugan, Miami History, Paul Aho, Kelly Slater, Richard Messerol, Miami News

Up until this January, anyone caught hanging ten in Miami Beach could be jailed for 30 days as surfing was banned off 305's coast save for two spots. ...

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PHOTOS: The Bay Area's Biggest Surf Contest Now Open For Business

Carly Schwartz | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Mavericks Surf Competition, Jeff Clark, Big Wave Surfing, Slideadbigshot, Mavericks Contest Window, Half Moon Bay Mavericks, Kelly Slater, Mavericks Surf Contest 2012, Good News, Mavericks Surf, Mavericks 2012, Mavericks Surf Contest Window, Mavericks Surf Contest, When Is Mavericks 2012, Mavericks Surf 2012, Mavericks, Mavericks 2012 Contest Window, San Francisco News

Cowabunga, dudes! The biggest, most exclusive surfing event in the Bay Area -- and arguably America -- has officially opened its contest window. ...

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Kelly Slater Bids Farewell to San Francisco

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco, Asp World Tour, Slidepollajax, Kelly Slater, Rip Curl Pro Search Sf, Surfing Competitions, Surfing, Kelly Slater World Titles, San Francisco News

The script for the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco probably didn't go down the way Kelly Slater pictured it. Still, if you were a fan of surfing wanted to see the world's best surfers, chances are you weren't disappointed.

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Amazing Teens You Won't Believe

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Gabriel Medina, Michelle Obama, Timothy Aquilino, Kevin Schombert, Kelly Slater, Scot Benz, Lesbian-Homecoming-King, Amazing Teens, Sami Stoner, JT Sanchez, Rebeca Arellano, Tyler Howell, Cassidy Schirmer, Salvador Flores, Adam Hoover, Ryan Peskuskii, High School News

We read a lot of teen news here at HuffPost High School, and over the past month we've come across so many inspiring stories of real teens from acros...

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Kelly Slater Technically Didn't Win 11th World Title Thanks to Egregious Error by ASP

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Asp, Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco, ASP World Title Race, Kelly Slater, Surfing, Kelly Slater 11 World Titles, Kelly Slater World Title, San Francisco News

You can imagine the shock and surprise Kelly Slater must have felt when he found out the deplorable news that, due to a technical error by the ASP, Slater officially didn't win his 11th World Title.

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Kelly Slater Wins 11th ASP World Title in San Francisco

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco, Kelly Slater, Surfing, Ocean Beach, Kelly Slater World Titles, Kelly Slater SF, Rip Curl Pro Search Kelly Slater, Rip Curl Pro Search Sf, Kelly Slater Surfing Titles, Kelly Slater Victory, San Francisco News

Kelly Slater further cemented his status as the greatest surfer ever by winning his unprecedented 11th ASP World Title in San Francisco, defeating Australian Dan Ross in a thrilling round three heat of the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco.

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Kelly Slater Will Likely Win His 11th World Title in San Francisco

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco, Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Slidepollajax, Supertubes, Kelly Slater, San Francisco, San Francisco News

Barring an early exit from the event coupled with very high results by Owen Wright, Adriano de Souza, Joel Parkinson and Taj Burrow, Slater will very likely be celebrating his 11th World Title in San Francisco

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Kelly Slater Wins Hurley Pro at Trestles, Gets Closer to Winning 11th World Title

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Kelly Slater, Slidepollajax, Lower Trestles, Hurley Pro, Surfing, Trestles, Quiksilver Pro France, Asp, Owen Wright, Surfing Competitions, Sports News

Owen Wright will get his turn. It looks like he'll have to wait for Kelly Slater to first retire though.

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Kelly Slater Wins Billabong Pro Tahiti

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Kelly Slater, Billabong Pro Tahiti, Owen Wright, Teahupo'o, Surfing, Teahupoo, Tahiti, Sports News

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Kelly Slater Wins U.S. Open of Surfing

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Kelly Slater, Surfing, Kelly Slator U.S. Open Champ, Surfing Competitions, Surfing Champioins, Surfing Stars, U.S. Open of Surfing, Kelly Slator Win, Sports News

Kelly Slater captured his first U.S. Open of Surfing Title in 15 years Sunday. With the win, the reigning 10-Time ASP World Champion took home a hefty $100,000 check for winning the U.S. Open of Surfing.

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The Cloudbreak Sessions

Cyrus Saatsaz | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Kohl Christensen, Big Wave Surfing, Slidepollajax, Kelly Slater, Ryan Hipwood, Fiji, Cloudbreak, Cloudbreak Surfing, Cloudbreak Surfingbig Wave Surfing, Sports News

A storm that originated in the South Pacific has created such a massive south swell that the greatest surfer ever Kelly Slater decided to skip one of the biggest surf contests in the world to surf the amazing waves that hit Fiji's world-famous Cloudbreak.

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Confronting Bigotry in Surfing

Zach Weisberg | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Anti-Semitism, The Inertia, Stab Magazine, Professional Surfing, Surf Media, Diversity, Racism, Bigotry, Kelly Slater, Surfing, Chas Smith, Mick Fanning, Sports News

While surfing (like most sports) can be a transcendent unifier, it has also developed an astoundingly ironic and nuanced culture. To a large extent, surf culture thrives on divisiveness.

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The Next Wave of Good

Tamsin Smith | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Wwi, Kelly Slater, Cause Marketing, Liberty-Bonds, United Nations Foundation, United Nations, (RED), Fromgoodforgood, Impact News

Cause Marketing, as a sector, is soaring. An IEG Sponsorship Report predicts that corporate spending on cause marketing will have risen over 6 percent to $1.6 billion in 2010.

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In the Midst of a Cold Winter, Quiksilver Yells "Surf's Up"

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ufc, Pbr, Quicksilver, Nfl, US Open, Surfing, Red Bull, Kelly Slater, Coney Island, Madison Square Garden, NBC Sports, Sports News

If it is true that timing is everything, then maybe an announcement about surfing coming smack dab in the middle of one of the bleakest winters in New York City history is what the Apple needs.

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New York Hosts the First Million-Dollar Surf Contest

Zach Weisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asp, Kelly Slater, Surfing, Pro Surfing, Quiksilver, Quiksilver Pro New York, Long Island, Sean Collins, Times Square, Quicksiler, New York News

While the decision to hold the first World Tour event on the East Coast since the 1980s may raise a few eyebrows, Surfline's Sean Collins has prepared a barrage of facts to justify the decision.

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World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater Opposes Dolphin Slaughters

Deborah Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sea Shepherd, Taiji, Captain Paul Watson, Taiji Dolphin Hunt, Anti-Whaling, Kelly Slater, Save Japan Dolphins, The Cove, Isabel Lucas, Dolphins, Surfing, Green News

I was both stoked and grateful when the often reserved Slater openly shared his reflections with me regarding the Japanese dolphin slaughter.

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Angelenos Get Barreled With Kelly Slater in Tahiti, Without Flashing a Passport or Packing a Bikini

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Surf, Climate Science, Kelly Slater, Tahiti, Environment, Preservation, Oceans, Weather, Coral Reefs, Imax 3D, Stand Up Paddle, Los Angeles News

Don't tell anyone, but dreams do come true. I had a one-night stand Monday night with Tahiti and I didn't need to pack a bag. I dropped into the world premiere of The Ultimate Wave Tahiti.

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OC Native Greg Long Wins Big Wave Surf Competition

AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North Shore, Greg Long, Waimea, Kelly Slater, Surfing, Los Angeles News

HONOLULU — A one-day surfing contest that takes place only in extreme conditions was held for the first time in five years Tuesday, thanks to th...

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'The Eddie': Hawaii Big-Wave Surfing (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Slidepoll, The Eddie, Big Wave Surfing, Extreme Sports, Massive Waves, Surfing, Kelly Slater, Greg Long, Sports News

Surfers in Hawaii gathered on Oahu's North Shore this week for "The Eddie," a competition in Waimea Bay that occurs only when waves top 20 feet. It is...

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Dear Tree Huggers: Looks Like You Have Yourself a New Member in Kelly Slater

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Sustainability, Eco, Quiksilver, Kelly Slater, Green Living, Diet, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Surfing, Green News

News flash: Slater is smart. He's a political tree hugger, and deep thinker who writes music and is extremely conscious about his approach to food.

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