Going left at the Kelly Slater Wave Pool - video

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Craig Brokensha (Craig)
Swellnet Dispatch

We've all seen the footage of the right at Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch, but he's now got a left up and running, and Gerry Lopez gets first crack at it.

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thermalben Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 7:13am

Sure that ain't Gerry riding switchfoot, with the video flipped 180 degrees?

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lostdoggy Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 7:33am

A pity he has no tats.

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udo Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 7:33am

Tommy C in the vid to ?

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Craig Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 7:35am

Yep.

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udo Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 7:38am

Soul Ranch ;Vimeo

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goofyfoot Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 7:46am

@Barrel Dodgers Anonymous

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goofyfoot Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 7:49am

Sorry Gez

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waxer Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 7:58am

Awesome stuff.

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dastasha Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 8:05am

Wow I cant wait to see Laird charge the right

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dastasha Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 8:20am

Something about it aint right

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thermalben Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 8:23am

Boom, tish.

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Rabbits68 Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 12:05pm

Gerry's called it. "Whether it's speedies at Gland or here (KS wavepool) it's as pure it as it gets"......

Is that FR's blood boiling or BB's tears flowing that I can hear, or both? :-))

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nogo Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 12:59pm

Haha yea both I recon!

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BChap88 Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 5:42pm

Probably both muttering to themselves and bemoaning capitalism.

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AndyM Sunday, 3 Sep 2017 at 10:51am

I wonder how much Lopez was paid to utter that bit of nonsense!

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freerider. Monday, 4 Sep 2017 at 3:16pm

Well said, maybe all those years on the slopes in Oregon he's forgot a little bit of what it's like to catch a real wave.

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freerider. Monday, 4 Sep 2017 at 3:12pm

Jerry got to ride for free, we'll see how pure it feels to you after you've opened your wallet and laid out a few hundred dollars of your hard-earned bucks.

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Jelly Flater Wednesday, 6 Sep 2017 at 10:45am

Andy M, freerider ...
The level of disrespect here is unwarranted. It's pretty disgusting!! Tell us what exactly you guys have achieved in your life, let alone in the surfing world...?! AndyM you got paid nothing to sprout your nonsense - well done ya muppet! How do you know Gerry was paid?... Sounds like Gerry is simply talking from experience - how many waves did you pioneer;);) And freerider, please... Purity isn't measured by how much money you may or may not spend - I reckon Gerry certainly got a clearer gauge on that one! Have a read of Gerry's book... The fifth and final Lopez Rule: 'The best surfer in the water is the guy having the most fun.' Contemplate for a moment and pull ya heads in ya sad sacks ;)

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OHV500 Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017 at 8:48am

well said J.F. !!!

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northeasterly Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 12:07pm

Must be killing Slater inside watching with that boot on.

I'd be breaking out the surf mat myself.

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indo-dreaming Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 2:08pm

Wonder what will be next?

Maybe a series of straddie style left and right peaks that a number of surfers can surf at the same time.

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lukas Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 4:59pm

sic, Gerry straight up, so simply sic as sic can be, Tom in the back ground, sic, what a tease.... hollywood bliss, i can already picture THE NUGGET, in alittle kKelly made, left nugget, real'em off, champ reel'em off.....

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Moses Friday, 1 Sep 2017 at 8:05pm

God dam seeing the mechanics in the background makes you realise just how bloody expensive this thing must be to run, looks like a train running down the tracks. Webbers looped design looks more feasible for efficiency (not to mention the smaller spin off peaks) but will it prove to be in actual life? Time will tell I guess....

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udo Sunday, 3 Sep 2017 at 9:45am

Surfline -
Gerry Lopez talks about his Slater wavepool lefts.

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Nick Bone Sunday, 3 Sep 2017 at 9:43am

is it me or did it not look as hollow as the right>?

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Mort Sunday, 10 Sep 2017 at 2:02am

Here's a Poem

Damn, I am going to write shit, I will host parties and such. Ok, I may not, but it is cool.

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Mort Sunday, 10 Sep 2017 at 2:04am

I probably would go right.

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Mort Sunday, 10 Sep 2017 at 2:11am

Here's a Poem

I have this stamp
I have this wave
I have this stamp
I have this wave.

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udo Monday, 11 Sep 2017 at 6:29am

A new short vid up on Vimeo of Bethany H in Slaters pool

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upnorth Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017 at 3:11am

Anyone seen the clip of Caio Ibelli? Improved design looks interesting and a good view of the working parts.

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surfiebum Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017 at 1:03pm

When can we get one on the sunny coast?

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Sprout Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017 at 1:23pm

Hopefully never.

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groundswell Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017 at 5:52pm

The right version looks like you can get deeper longer tubes.

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indo-dreaming Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017 at 7:18am

more footage...looks super sick from this angle

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indo-dreaming Wednesday, 20 Dec 2017 at 7:40pm

Footage with basically (saying this nicely) but kooks surfing it...and sounds like Chech or Chong on the jetski

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upnorth Wednesday, 20 Dec 2017 at 8:31pm

Not a great advert. Right there, yeah.

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Blowin Wednesday, 20 Dec 2017 at 9:14pm

You just made me laugh so hard.

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Blowin Wednesday, 20 Dec 2017 at 9:14pm

That's the least Stoke inducing piece of surf footage I've ever seen.

Not hard to imagine that's what Charlie Medina would have sounded like during Gabby's formative years.

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simba Thursday, 21 Dec 2017 at 7:05am

cackling laughter,chech and chong hahahha you nailed it Indo and whats with the blanking out of the 'machine'.........secret stuff now.

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udo Thursday, 21 Dec 2017 at 5:12pm

Parko didnt go left...but ripped the right on a skimboard !

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lostdoggy Thursday, 21 Dec 2017 at 6:51pm

Drum role for the big reveal............
Tommy Chong is Raimana van Bastolaer

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batfink Friday, 22 Dec 2017 at 2:05pm

WORST. SURF COACH. EVER!

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Dannon Friday, 22 Dec 2017 at 4:20pm

Baaaahaaahhhaaaaahhhaahahaahahahahhaaaaaa!!!! A bit of wee came out!

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Sprout Friday, 22 Dec 2017 at 4:58pm

The deafening roar of that train contraption, the screams of some random beaner cleaner and his ski, that's what surfing's all about, sign me up.

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buttplug Friday, 22 Dec 2017 at 5:35pm

Don't know, don't care !!!!