Four months ago, Kelly Slater was lying on a couch somewhere, recovering from hip surgery; today, he’s in Hawaii, competing for his ninth win at Pipeline. The 11-time world champion, and surfing’s ...
On February 5, 2022, the world’s most recognizable wave––the Banzai Pipeline––was sucking in long, liquid breaths and exhaling 10-foot sapphire cylinders over the shallow reef, and the world’s most ...
Excerpt adapted from On a Rising Swell by Dan Reiter. Published by University Press of Florida in April 2025. Used by permission On February 5, 2022, the world’s most recognizable wave––the Banzai ...