Kelly’s Mexico quiver

[tedshred5]

Kelly Slater on Instagram: "Here’s a rundown of my board(s) I took for Mexico event and also brought for fun/experimenting between heats. I confuse myself even in free surfs because I love trying different board designs and fin combinations (although I don’t go into fins in this clip). Always good to share design ideas so others can take a little here and there and add to their own repertoire. I think I’ll start doing some deep dives on specific boards and shapers I work with in the near future as I can never get enough in this arena and people ask me a lot about this stuff. Let me know which topics interest you guys for me to cover from shapes and designs, fins, technique, and even other surfers breakdowns. I might start a weekly breakdown. @firewiresurfboards @slaterdesigns @outerknown @travlee @dan__mann @mike1woo @akila_aipa. PS… thanks to @puntaconejoresort for a fun week cruising in your zone and to your staff for taking good care of us! @kalanimiller"

94K likes, 1,321 comments - kellyslater on August 24, 2021: "Here’s a rundown of my board(s) I took for Mexico event and also brought for fun/experimenting between heats. I confuse myself even in ..."

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“FRK done in PU” !!

*edit* dunno why the IG link won't embed, sorry

 

[rgruber]

Props to Kelly still riding those tiny, low volume boards pushing 50. The twins look fun.

 

[tedshred5]

agree, boards look fun. I wanna try a FE

 

[casa_mugrienta]

“FRK done in PU” !!

PU sux man i like epoxy foam.

 

[casa_mugrienta]

Props to Kelly still riding those tiny, low volume boards pushing 50. The twins look fun.

Is this really such an accomplishment?

I see enough guys in that age category riding them well around here.

None of them are fat or carrying extra pounds around. I would guess most of them stay away from alcohol as well.

I think adding volume is a short-term strategy that is going to make you catch more waves but decrease your surfing ability.

Then come the shoulder issues the bigger boards give.

A better long-term plan is to not be overweight, stay in decent shape, and ride lower volume stuff. And stay away from alcohol.

 

[griffinsurfboard]

Mike Croteau is - Great White

Sooo many know this

 

[waxfoot]

Is this really such an accomplishment?

I see enough guys in that age category riding them well around here.

None of them are fat or carrying extra pounds around. I would guess most of them stay away from alcohol as well.

I think adding volume is a short-term strategy that is going to make you catch more waves but decrease your surfing ability.

Then come the shoulder issues the bigger boards give.

A better long-term plan is to not be overweight, stay in decent shape, and ride lower volume stuff. And stay away from alcohol.

The trick is to stay on the alcohol and still be all those things

 

[silentbutdeadly]

The trick is to stay on the alcohol and still be all those things

Hell yeah

Casa don't preach

 

[ChaseTMP]

The epoxy FRK was glassed at Pureglass. Isn't FW in San Diego? The fin boxes on the Akila looked like something new, definitely indebted to FCS' Fusions/FCSII, but didn't look like either to me.

 

[ReForest]

The epoxy FRK was glassed at Pureglass. Isn't FW in San Diego? The fin boxes on the Akila looked like something new, definitely indebted to FCS' Fusions/FCSII, but didn't look like either to me.

Looks like stock FCS2 plugs that are all white.

I like how Kelly said he's working on a fin! I wonder if it will be released through Firewire or NVS or FCS?? It looks like the Twins were 2 tab.

 

[waxfoot]

Sure won't be NVS

 

[Retropete]

Is this really such an accomplishment?

I see enough guys in that age category riding them well around here.

None of them are fat or carrying extra pounds around. I would guess most of them stay away from alcohol as well.

I think adding volume is a short-term strategy that is going to make you catch more waves but decrease your surfing ability.

Then come the shoulder issues the bigger boards give.

A better long-term plan is to not be overweight, stay in decent shape, and ride lower volume stuff. And stay away from alcohol.

Care to elaborate on the, "shoulder issues the bigger boards give"?

 

[Swallow Tail]

Care to elaborate on the, "shoulder issues the bigger boards give"?

Im 50, bad shoulders n it’s wide boards the problem, not length.

 

[casa_mugrienta]

Care to elaborate on the, "shoulder issues the bigger boards give"?

Like SwallowTail said - the greater the width, the more stress on the shoulders.

The more a board rocks side to side when paddling, the less stress on the shoulders.

 

[Retropete]

So bigger as in "width" rather than length/volume/weight which is what I assumed riding a bigger board would have been more likely as the factors at fault. Interesting.

 

[waxfoot]

Jeez, how wide are we talking here. We're certainly not talking difference between 19 - 21 inches are we?

 

[Swallow Tail]

My boards are 20.25 - 20.75; non issue w shoulders- but I’m mindful of keeping my arms tight to board while paddling.

on longboards that I have - 22”+ wide - painful, and difficult for me to paddle/

 

[Swallow Tail]

And Casa made another good point about boards rocking back and forth as you paddle - wasted energy from that; all my boards have fairly flat decks to avoid it.

 

[retodd]

Looks like the jobson template

 

[retodd]

Or maybe he painted these black