Clips of the Day! Barrels, Barrels, and More Barrels!

Today's 'Clips of the Day' is all about barrel riding- the best maneuver known to surfing. Better than reverse airs, better than forehand gouges, and better than the coffin (if you're over 60, then you know what the coffin is). We've got a little bit of everything- big ol' P-Pass, Fanning at the Gold Coast (can't get enough of that), and one of the shortest web clips you'll ever see- but it's of the greatest surfer of all time- so why not. And a bonus clip from Black and White. So first up, is Owen Wright in the clip above, getting absolutely pitted in the south Pacific. Must be nice to be in trunks right now.

Next stop on the Clip of the Day tour is Mick and his mates at Kirra. Looks like that wave is back. Like Jason Buttonshaw back. The boys are getting pitted. Which they should be- it's summer on the Gold Coast. It's good to be the king.


And last but not least is the real king- the 11 time world champ Kelly Slater. Remember the Quiksliver video 110/240 from the 90's? Slater was surfing Little Avalon in northern Sydney and absolutely destroying it. 20 years later he's back and gets a darn fine little tube amongst the crowd.

And speaking of Slater 20 years ago, I've thrown a bonus clip of Kelly at the Body Glove Surfbout at Lowers- his 1st professional win. You remember the footage- from the legendary Black and White video. Kelly a few years ago along with Quiksilver made a film called Evolution that chronicled Kelly's competitive career. In the clip above, Kelly describes what his life was like at the time of winning the Surfbout. Unbelievably, he'd still smoke guys today with his surfing from this clip. It's timeless.