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Slating the 11 times world surfing champion, Kelly Slater
I wince while watching a video replay of Kelly Slater jumping switch-foot between 6-foot barrels at Padang Padang. He’s so awesome and yet I’m so over it. This twenty-year long adulation has become a little schizophrenic of late, a little up and down; I think I have Slater Fatigue Syndrome (SFS). Not to be confused with tall poppy syndrome, SFS is directed more at Slater’s sparring partners – or lack of. Continue reading
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2010 Hurley Burleigh
Contest Wrap Up Dean Bowen (Gerroa, NSW) is US$25,000 richer after winning the fourth annual Hurley Burleigh Pro Junior on Australia Day. A fit looking Bowen claimed the prestigious title after defeating Chris Friend (Alex Headland, QLD) in a King … Continue reading
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