Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater Environment Projects

Kelly Slater likes to give something back to the people and to the nature that allowed him to be what he is. Kelly is quite active with the Reef Check program and is involved with poverty reduction organization The Borgen Project.

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Pipe Dreams - A Surfers Journey

Pipe Dreams - A Surfers Journey is Kelly Slater biography book published in 2003. Pipe Dreams takes you to the not so public side of Kelly Slater. It begins in the Cocoa Beach where Kelly survived his childhood, his life with his brother and his grommet surfing years. With Kelly's success came travel and facing the international surfing circuit. And with his world championship titles he came into the media spotlight. It all piled up until Kelly realised surfing isn't everything. Kelly Slater retired from the world cup tour only to come back later and win again.

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Kelly Slater Music

The Surfers

As many surfers do in their spare time, Kelly Slater picks up his guitar and plays some music. During the 90's he formed a band called The Surfers which released an album of surf music called Songs From the Pipe. You can get the album here.

Songs from the Pipe

Songs from the Pipe are mellow, kind of Beach Boys influenced songs. The title plays with the name of the most famous surfing spot - Pipeline on the island of Oahu, Hawaii which is also called simply Pipe. Songs actually recorded by guys who hang ten for a living are light, airy, and ultimately uplifting. Songs from the Pipe would make for fine listening on any summer's cruise to nowhere.

The Surfers - Songs from the Pipe

1. australia
2. never
3. if
4. cause it's me
5. Going
6. not your slave
7. spill
8. alone by a tree
9. hawaii
10. anything from you
11. two gether

Slater's Music Friends

Kelly is also a close friend with some of the worlds top musicians. He performed a song with musician friend Ben Harper during Harper's concert in Santa Barbara, California on August 15, 2006. He also performed "Rockin' in The free World" with grunge band Pearl Jam on the July 7, 2006 in San Diego. But probably, Kelly is most known for his friendship with Jack Johnson.

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Kelly Slater Pro Surfer

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Kelly Slater Pro Surfer is the first video game that realisticaly captured the sport of surfing. The game concept is similar to games like Tony Hawk Pro Skater in which Kelly also appeared.

In Kelly Slater Pro Surfer you travel the world and surf the worlds best breaks from shoulder high beach breaks to giant big wave surfing on Mavericks. You can play the game as a 8-time World Champion Kelly Slater (actually he "only" had 6 world titles when the game was published) or one of eight other surfers. You can visit (unlock) many exotic, real- world location with more than 30 challenging levels to explore.

Kelly Slater Pro Surfer lets you surf locations famous surf spots from Teahupoo in Tahiti to Bells Beach in Australia, from Hawaii to Antarctica, from Kelly Slater's home break - Sebastian Inlet in Florida to cold big wave monster in northern California Mavericks. From legendary Mundaka to surfing in Japan. Each wave is modelled by the real one. If that is not enough, you also have a wave pool, where you can practice and try out new tricks.

If you are a surfer or if you want to get a glimse into the feeling of surfing - Kelly Slater Pro Surfer really stand out from the other surfing games. You can Buy the game here!

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