ThAT NeW KeLLY SLaTeR PoOL in ABU DHABi 

Haha thank u! Yes ! I kept looking up cause I wanted to watch in real life lol

Wow no way, epic ! I spoken to a few people from the area that are pumped ! How could u not be I guess lol 😂

kelly slater must be massive if thats a six footer, I'd say 5 foot at best. its barely got a 8 foot face, I doubt the back is 6 foot and barrel, my experience with surfing is a 6 footer got about a 10-11foot face, feels quite big when youre laying on your board

Epic ! Stoked to hear that :) some pretty charged comments on here lol 😂

At least they got a spot now to ride out the apocalypse in.

pretty harsh accusation as it is his job... And the greatest of all time who is literally paid to surf the best waves in the world, and that requires obscene amounts of travel. It is not like theres an electric airline that can help lessin your carbon footprint. But recyclable tail pads and more environmentally friendly equipment is a step towards being environmentally conscious. As opposed to opting for the more toxic options out there. Jealousy is a foul cologne, might want to invest in some deodorant.

@@gwarrior4242 there are other pro surfers out there that were travelling around the world for surf. But were also concerned about the environment but felt like they shouldn't be preaching about if while they are flying constantly everywhere just to surf waves that they have at home. Big wave surfer Fergal Smith felt strongly about his carbon footprint so he quickly stopped travelling abroad to surf and only surfs at home. Just because Kelly is the greatest surfer of all time and will probably have to largest carbon footprint of any pro sports person in history doesn't make it ok and he definitely shouldn't be preaching about it. Maybe if you got Kelly's dick out your mouth you'd see! 👍🏼

That´s probably salt water. You forgot the energy spent to generate the waves.

Gotta love how people who never do anything to help anyone sit around and arm chair criticize others. So because he wastes things, that means he's not allowed to try to make a difference where he can? He's not allowed to have an opinion on the environment and to voice it? Give your head a shake. You have NO ability to think logically or critically. You think you do, but you don't.

Thank u 🙏 appreciate that !

Cheers thank u for tuning in 👊

Surfing beside a train line and a pier in Abu Dhabi seems very attractive.

And no sharks around...

@@Rockbottomsurf I'd surf at Chernobyl if it had half the surfers Sydney has, so a wave to myself doesn't sound too bad

@@Rockbottomsurf its not a train line, its a piece of machinery making the wave form.

Indeed!

💯 man was tripping out on this hard and still am !

True indeed. Wisdom.

At hotels where most flight attendants stay it gets BUCK WILD, Not just Abu Dhabi but also UAE, QATAR, BAHRAIN, bikinis optional😎etc or so Ive heard, and alcohol flows around the pool side. Not everyone abides by the rules, as a matter of relation, Weed, pokolulu, Marijuana has been ILLICIT and ILLEGAL in my places of livings all me bloomin life, but guess what? Weed, pokolulu, Marijuana has been very plentiful, EVERYWHERE IVE LIVED to include countries in Middle East and ASIA where death penalties for smuggling are the norm, go figure, or so Im told. Dont believe they all the hype amigo, Life short, get out more and travel, see for yourself, just dontbrely on gossip or hearsay.🇺🇸🍻✌🏻😎

​@@buzz5969"pakalolo" is the Hawaiian word for cannabis

@@buzz5969 I agree that life without travel is like reading only one page of an atlas, it is just a shame that the world can no longer tolerate the extensive pollution of jet travel. However, your comment is about the exception to the rules, which are tolerated because of the need for even oppressive dictators to interface and derive income from the outside world. Even totalitarian places have crime, if that is your point. Just don't ever leave the protection granted by economic necessities. When I was in the Saudi kingdom, the English embassy was trying to negotiate downward the sentience of fifty lashes for a British woman who hosted a party at her residence inside the workers compound where alcohol was served and someone fell off the upstairs balcony. It was the subject of much conversation because fifty lashes would kill a woman of her age.

When I lived in Dubai back in 2008 it was common to see girls with tiny bikinis all over the local beaches and at the waterparks, dressed pretty normally when at malls etc too, UAE is different to Saudi, they rely on tourism and a foreign workforce to keep things running as they know their oil wealth is finite, and have adjusted their laws accordingly.

@@buzz5969 I have circumnavigated the globe as a worker, not a protected and privileged tourist . I bodysurfed in most places where I could mange it, so I would hope I would not be short on available insight over my years of travel.and exchanges with working class locals. . I was always very aware of my privilege over the regular citizens of despotic countries because I was a part of the economic machine that fueled the economies of the privileged.and as such would have no trouble with local customs, from knowledge of what happened to the more lawless types of other Americans in the sailor trade. such men might see jail, but the consulate would have them out the next day, just as if they were rich. .

Not many have the means to travel to Dubai to surf a wave pool

Glad u enjoyed thanks for tuning in 🍻

Thanks for tuning in 🙌

Thank u ! Agreed, Kelly has always been really cool to me and has helped me out a ton throughout my career, legend !

@@DylanGravesYT I was much too drunk to hold a conversation when I had the chance and was questioned about sharks in the area by the guy. Glad someone who knows him can vouch for him , because slapping his previously good name on such a project had me wondering .

Watching any surfing is about as fun as watching golf. Basically every single ride at Pipe looks almost exactly the same too. It's not like one guy's barrel is drastically different than another.

@nigeherr I do. I don't mind watching surfing because I surf, but I understand why surfing is not, and will never be, a popular spectator sport. It's just not that interesting after you've seen a few waves. Even for me, I get bored pretty quick. To each their own though. If you love watching it, good for you.

🍻thanks mang ! Appreciate it 👊

@@DylanGravesYT Not a problem hombre/dude!!! With all these wave pools, it will make ocean flat spells and inland traveling more bearable without missing too much wave time... VB/VIRGINIA BEACH is getting a wave pool, you may have known already, with the ambassadorship(investorship?) of Pharrell Williams native VB legend...Hope to see some VLOG-TASTIC:FAN-TASTIC video drop in the future about it from your CHANNEL... Reportinggg Live!!!! HAPPY SURFING FROM VB/VIRGINIA BEACH BY WAY OF (WATTS/ONTARIO/HESPERIA)!!!! 1,2,1,2 Mike check; checkyyy later duuudddeee!!!! Ooooohhh yeaaaaahhh- Please keep VLOGGGING because you got the OG creation skills... You have the Anthony Bourdain style in how he shared culture, food, and stories by the way you are shaaaringgg culture, stories, and wave thrashing, not just wave thrashing... All those aspects make your videos super "RAAAD"... You got a lifelong subster-subscriber from me... Keep up the Gnarly creation and epppiccc adventures and storyyy tellinggg hermaaanooo!!! Viva La Dyyylaaan Graaavvves YOU TUBE CHANNEL!!!!! MIKE DROP-I'M OUT, for reaaal this time!!!!! ✌🌴 😎 🌴✌

Yes beast 💯🙌

My pleasure 🍻

Jajajaj yeah Dani 💯 bro I would do the same !!! Jajaja espero que todo esta bien bro! Vengo con la familia a PR en enero, espero que podemos jangear y coger pa’l de olas yewwww

Thank u ! Was an epic trip/ session 💯 one I will remember always

Me too man, love all this and seems like so many different ways to achieve this and maximize the effort/money space …

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but, it's not surf

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Get in on this thing !

Im down on that, but I think things like this only create more space in the surf universe on either side of the culture

yawn.... just elitist snobbery bullshit.

@@DylanGravesYT how about womans rights, hopfully steph made it out safe

@@DylanGravesYT insensitive people will never be granted friendship by the ocean. so mechanical waves might be best for such folks. like baby steps are needed before one can walk.

@@markvalentine7264Speaking of womens rights, funny how how every so often I'll hear about "locals" roughing up out of town female surfers, and then the surf community celebrating it as "keeping the kooks out"

Yeah George, thanks man :) idk I guess I do ! Haha 😂 hope ur well 👊

He was ripping

Gay liar

Liar

@@MiggerPlease ​ If you think so, can't help! :) You are welcome to join if you are around Abudhabi as the facility will be thrown open to pubic from March 10th onwards!

@@madhokp liar

@@MiggerPlease Okay lady, thanks for certification 😂

🍻 thank u

Thank u 🙏

@@DylanGravesYT V True ! Take Care !

Hey yeah wow been a long time !

No way ! Bummed I missed that day and hanging w everyone, looked insane 🍻

Man it was dope. Toledo, Medina & Marks absolutely carving, and so sick to see Jeremy & Steph ripping. Next time hey!

@@laybackvisuals i bet ! Yeah would love to go back 💯👊

I'll reserve final judgement until I see some evidence that workers were exploited building this thing. I would hope the WSL (cause they own it now) insisted on fair treatment. At this point though, given the UAE's track record, I have to remain skeptical and l am disappointed as a Slater fan, that he would lend his name to it, at least at first glance.

@@doublestrokeroll Thank you for the reply, I never said anything regarding this particular build. The UAE in general isn't reflective of surf culture and what we as surfers are, but I can't speak for all surfers. I've been to the UAE, I live in a surf town in Australia where Ripcurl and Quicksilver were born. I'm just saying, the UAE isn't reflect of this respectful nature for the oceans, and the culture we have. How they built it, and who they screwed to do it, is for someone else to investigate. kelly and steph honestly, being the goats of the sport shouldn't be backing this with their names. I wish you the best, 😊

@@LekkerDops Torquay? Beautiful country down there. I've spent a bit of time along that coast. Stayed in Ocean Grove. I think that image of surfers is long dead. Judging by youtube comments most surfers now are a bunch of alt right anti pc backlash sexist racist homophobic morons. This generation gave up the "one with nature" thing a long time ago, unfortunately. I know, the surfing community is made up of more than white guys aged 10 to 35, but unfortunately that's still the sweet spot for the industry and the one all the marketing is directed at. They are still the main demographic. You could look at it another way. Hopefully surfing will cause many people there to discover the culture and dig in a bit. Maybe it will help open a few eyes to some of the damage being caused. It's not like this place isn't going to open so at this point might as well hope for the best.

Appreciate it!! 🍻🍻🍻

You must be fun at parties....

Bl@h blah blah. It takes over 872 gallons of water to produce a gallon of wine…. Millions of gallons to support golfing. You can’t shut the world down now. You have to wait until more people are perishing.

I’ve always thought wave pools could double as water back up facilities in extreme draughts, that’s what I’d be thinking about if I was an engineer making these things.

@@gus931 sure, be responsible is not a option for you

Than you kindly for your response, I think its super cool you can work "living your dream" cheers to that. Yeah, if the water has no weird chemicals to keep it "clean" I guess it could work as a backup water source, It must be a huge challenge to avoid the loss by evaporation.@@DylanGravesYT

Yaaas! 😂

@@barlow2377 I can still remember the sound track...🌊

Sounds like you’ll be able to soon !

If everybody had an ocean …

That’s exactly what I was thinking. Thanks GOAT. 👎

Morron, check your geography Abu Dhabi is in the UAE, not Kingdom of Saudi!!

@@sotbinki9433 *moron* with one R. The point OP was likely making was that the surfing community doesn’t need Middle East royal families in the lineup. Your average Emirate or Saudi would be just like us & cool. But that’s not who will be using that park.

@@sotbinki9433 you might choose to think a bit deeper before calling names. Abu Dhabi functions as a buffer to isolate the kingdom of Saud from "western infidels" . the two locations are very linked , in ways not shown on the map. when I was there, women dressed covered from head to toe, with a more transparent cloth rectangle over the eyes so they could see out. when I went out walking, a flock of women from a compound giggled and hid behind bushes to shadow me as I walked, they were so curious about the outside world. In arabia, I couldn't leave my fenced in area to even go walking.

That´s life. You can surf the ocean, it´s free for anyone. Or if you don´t live by any, don´t surf. Like me. By the way, if you were rich and were able to build this on your backyard, would you refuse it because no poor people could surf it? I don´t think so.

💯. All very disingenuous being a ‘climate change’ warrior while celebrating building a man made wave in a man made city in the desert that houses a ski field in a mall. Let’s be honest, everyone is self serving and their lives are filled with hypocrisy. Still, I’d love to surf the wave but this place is a complete shit hole. The WSL will be salivating hosting a contest here and then have clips of the surfers planting shrubs in the sand saying ‘we’re doing our part to make the UAE more sustainable’ 😅

Stop imposing your white people thought/ideas /culture on others. Stop being a cultural imperialist.

You need to bow to your overlords

Very boring to watch, absolute yawn fest but to surf it would be an absolute dream every surfer must want to come true

Do you want some cheese with that whine?

Sérieux, c'est un défenseur de la nature ce mec? Il est tellement décevant