Jamie Currie: Why Kelly Is Not The GOAT of GOATS

In this week’s newsletter - the UK’s finest surf writer and Beach Grit’s provocateur-in-chief tackles the question of Kelly’s overall GOAT status in light of his recent Pipe triumph.

The GOAT. But is he the GOAT of GOATS? Photo: Neale Haynes

Kelly Slater is an outlier in the history of professional sports. His latest victory at Pipeline came just shy of his 50th birthday and he’s had victories in the top tier of professional surfing over three decades. As the holder of eleven world titles and numerous competitive records, he surely d…