Kelly Slater's Secret to Surfing: Huckberry Interview

Kelly Slater has been called the past, present, and future of surfing and for good reason — the Florida native has been crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times, and was both the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 39) to win the title. He’s a transcendent athlete who’s parlayed his accomplishments in the water into success far beyond it — from creating the world’s first man-made surf break, to environmental advocacy, to a multitude of entrepreneurial pursuits. Most recently, he partnered with John Moore, a GQ Menswear Designer of the Year, to create Outerknown, an apparel brand that combines his love of travel, sustainability, and style. They say don’t meet your heroes, but during our time with Kelly in Kauai, we found him to be sharp, sincere, and funny as hell. Below are a few highlights from our time with the “Michael Jordan of surfing.” Or, as we learned Dennis Rodman likes to call him, “Christian Slater.” For our first Spring Catalog, we thought we’d celebrate by hitting the beach with our pals. We realized that we might have taken it a bit overboard when a quick trip to Kauai, Hawaii’s oldest island, turned into a weeklong affair complete with monster mudslides, tiki beer and illegal jetski rides. Luckily we had living legends Kelly Slater and Mike Coots in our corner and our buds Mikey DeTemple and Mychael Henry to keep us in on our toes. Hit the links below to explore and get a peek behind the scenes of the catalog here. SHOP NOW: https://goo.gl/vDZupJ WHO WE ARE: Huckberry is a 1 million+ adventure community. We deliver the coolest gear at the best prices, inspirational stories, and a hell of a lot more to your inbox every week. Membership is free and takes seconds. Free shipping on US orders $98+ and easy, free returns Shot by Jeff Peterman and Chris Braun (https://www.alephfilms.com/) Music by Sean Spellman (https://seanwspellman.bandcamp.com/)