Comments on: Kelly Slater’s Latest Experiment- The Chunnel

By: Eric Elliott

Eric Elliott — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:37:27 +0000

I’ve been experimenting with air bottom boards for quite a few years and think that there is much promise in there design. Its this kind of thinking outside the box that the sport has needed to take it to a new level in board design! Interested in adjustable rocker or Flex designs? Give me a call.

By: Oceans, Waves and Beaches | Endless surf craft experimentation

Oceans, Waves and Beaches | Endless surf craft experimentation — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:19:15 +0000

[...] I love to see people like Rob rip at Cardiff on an alaia, watch Rasta find joy surfing rubber mats and watch Kelly as he takes a Frank Ghery approach (computer meets artisan) to rethinking shape. Below is one of Kelly’s newest experiments, the Chunnel. [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 23 May 2010 09:14:00 +0000

@ Adam

I dare you to tell Bruce Mckee “All good surfers know that a thruster is the better board and quads have a limited type of waves you can actually make them work in.”

Hes got 20 plus years of work to say otherwise.
An for the record they do work in any kind of waves. clearly the ones you have tryed if any had the wrong fin placement or fins. Just because the top 44 aint using them doesn’t mean alot. Truth be told most of the moden short boards have been copys of what kelly was riding. and hello hes on quads too!

By: Gav

Gav — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:54:28 +0000

sorry but i believe it would create to much drag. but ya godda try everything once. i’m baffelled as to a certain wieght ratio as to byancy dosn’t seem to apply for guys like rasta, fanning or elkerton. were do they get thier speed?

By: moregooder

moregooder — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:53:04 +0000

keep getting weird! i totally back it! surfing is about pushing it and exploring all options. who better to test and tweak out stuff than KS? nobody really around his caliber on the tour except some of the other CI guys(rob/dane) seem to be trying anything really different or weird. just doing the same boring stuff on the same 6 shortboards… besides its from those weird shapes that things are learned and ideas are refined that have merit or are just really fun and end up trickling down into the line. if it wasn’t for the CI team getting weird, i wouldn’t have one of my most favorite boards ever the biscuit that has turned the crappiest junk wave days into a great time every time. keep it going guys, people hate ya cuz they aint ya…

By: Kenny

Kenny — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:16:40 +0000

i think there just gunna keep hackin up blanks and makin weird boards until eventually it leads them back to your average short board shape. there at that point now that there taking alot away and not getting much in return. what is the “Chunnel” gunna do to revolutionize surfing? nothing but put us back on our magic trusty thrusty.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:49:59 +0000

draw some flames on that bi-atch

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:17:54 +0000

That thing will track while trimming and feel wrong off the top – would like to hear how it went

By: Kelly Slater Tests his Gold Coast Quiver at Rincon Channel Islands Surfboards - Team, Events, News, Videos, Photo, Press

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:08:25 +0000

[...] a concaved deck (also photographed as the board second to the left). Kelly also talks briefly about The Chunnel. The Chunnel has definitely inspired some new thinking and there is some [...]

By: Mark Sawyer

Mark Sawyer — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:11:38 +0000

Kelly could ride anything from Lay’s potato chip to a 10ft soft top and rule Pipe with it. Having him test out this board honestly is pointless.. he will make it look like the next best thing no matter what. Pass it down to the local groms and see what happens..