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Al Merrick with Kelly getting as deep in the shaping bay as you can without using the planer. It’s no surprise here that he started shaping a few of his own that worked really well. Al and Kelly’s relationship is like a tight-knit family formed from years of love and support. Photo: Aroyan
Once I asked Kelly, “What kind of waves do you want to surf today?”
“Hollow barrels with no one out,” he responded.
That reply formed our continual search. I have shot a lot of sessions with Kelly Slater via video as well that are still in the archives. Hopefully, we’ll get them edited together at some point sooner than later.
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