Whatever it was officially, it is now open to huge worldwide debate. Take a trawl around the world’s surf press and you won’t find a single straight answer. The one thing we can be sure of is that it was an awesome trick, just a shame it was outside of comp time at the ASP in Portugal.
Not sure? Want to see it again from a different angle?
Kelly Slater takes it to the air in Peniche from GO-S.TV on Vimeo.
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Reading shadows
A profile of shaper Chris Jones
Switch-Foot is back
The original seminal surf book Switch-Foot will be back in its third incarnation thanks to a Kickstarter campaign. It is nearly ten years (2005) since the first Switch-Foot book took to the surfing world, creating ripple effects wherever it went.
Morocco's best kept secret
Follow Alexandra Gossink as she uncovers the true Morocco.
The slabs of Ericeira
Portugal has a massive open secret... Follow Matt Button to discover what is going down.
The Gen Süden Project
This is the story of an epic coastal journey from North Germany down to Morocco in an old Fiat Ducato. As I am normally working as a video cameraman I really enjoyed concentrating on just photos without having an agenda in mind.
The Life Aquatic
Drift catches up with multi-award winning photographer Lucia Griggi whose office is the ocean and who is one of the most respected surf photographers in a male dominated industry.
Dawn Patrol
Homeless at fourteen, prison by eighteen, Jonny Gibbings endured a violent and difficult start to life, resulting in being illiterate until late teens. Now a published author Jonny talks to Drift and shares his lifelong passion for Surf.
Hawaii Heaven
Follow cameraman Mike Lacey as he takes on Hawaii. An amazing collection of photos from the spiritual home of surfing.
The Real Rio by Benoit Fournier
Rio de Janeiro is know throughout the world for its carnivals and beaches, swarming with beautiful, bronzed party-people. The images in our latest feature however, reveal the quality of its surf, which is undoubtedly among the world's most enticing.
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
The Sunshine Coast a breeding ground for some of the most progressive young surfers that Australia, and the world, has ever seen.
The Iberian Traverse
A journey around Spain and Portugal
Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge
A nostalgic glance back at San Francisco surfer Jimmy Holt
