"I am so happy right now to make it to the finals"

Quiksilver announce boardshorts from a vending machine

...(if you didn't already know)....Puerto Rico!

"I feel best when there are good low tide bowl waves"

"When you tread in other peoples footsteps you leave none of your own."

Fuelled up on cheap bean-juice we side-stepped Melbourne and headed for Geelong, passing the early morning commuters as they headed to Metropolis.

How committed is Kelly Slater to his self-designed 'Deep Six' surfboard?