Behind the gloss

There are fantastic surfers out there.

Kelly Slater is without question one of them.

I'm posting this clip in an attempt to make the rest of us a little bit more comfortable about our own surfing abilities. This clip gives a little bit of insight into a session Kelly had with two other guys.

Yes, the waves were challenging! But I think this clip goes to show, that behind every carefully edited clip and every selected perfect session, is a time when even the best look a touch uncomfortable.

Not always to plan

Don't get me wrong: the man is a legend and he still surfs very capably in this clip. All I'm saying is, that like the rest of us, he's not perfect...