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Kelly Slater Out at Mavericks

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Kelly Slater out at Mavericks!

Oh no!

Shane Dorian is out too.

Dorian was injured recently on his Portugal trip.

While Slater cites a conflict with the ASP.

Apparently, the Mavericks Invitational is part of the Big Wave World Tour and the ASP will fine/penalize Slater if he participates in this non-ASP-sanctioned event.

Despite losing its two biggest stars, Mavericks is set for tomorrow amidst perfect weather and conditions.

Kelly Slater Set for Mavericks Invitational

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Here is the heat draw for the Mavericks Invitational which could go off this weekend [update: likely to go this Sunday w/ 25+ foot waves]:

Heat 1: Peter Mel, Dave Wassel, Mark Healey, Kelly Slater, Ken ‘Skindog’ Collins, Rusty Long
Heat 2: Chris Bertish, Jamie Sterling, Grant Washburn, Shawn Dollar, Nathan Fletcher, Matt Ambrose
Heat 3: Tyler Smith, Ryan Augenstein, Zach Wormhoudt, Shane Dorian, Greg Long, Ryan Seelbach
Heat 4: Alex Martins, Anthony Tashnick, Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker, Ben Wilkinson, Carlos Burle, Shane Desmond

The obvious glory heat is Heat 1 even if Kelly Slater wasn’t a part of the draw. But having King Kelly involved kind of out of his element only adds to the excitement.

Danny Fuller Thinks WT Surfers Are Pussies for Not Surfing Massive Cloudbreak

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Last week, when the surf at Cloudbreak got big, heavy, and perfect, the ASP decided not to run the Volcom Fiji Pro. Instead, a bunch of semi-pro big wave charges stole the show and compiled a live highlight reel.

In fact, of all the World Tour surfers on hand, only eight actually paddled out including guys like Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning. As a result, fellow surfers and arm chair critics questioned the meddle of the WT guys who decided to stay behind and watch the bombs unfurl on TV.

One of those critics is big wave surfer (and Chanel model) Danny Fuller who gives the logic that the WT guys make all the money, and so should therefore surf all the waves. In an article at Stab Magazine, Fuller says the lack of WT paddling in to giant Cloudbreak really said something about the type of surfers they are (i.e.; pussy surfers).

To be fair, big wave surfing is a whole different game where a ten foot board is the norm. Kelly Slater brought a bunch of 5’10″s with him. So to surf these monsters, the WT surfers would have to borrow unfamiliar boards and surf waves they don’t normally train for in conditions that could kill them.

Not pussy surfers Danny Fuller, just smart surfers.