Photo: Kalani Miller // Instagram
We all knew it wouldn’t be long before Kelly Slater’s son got on a board. However, it appears that the GOAT’s progeny (kid, if you will) took a first foray that more resembled shaping than surfing.
The moment comes from a recent social media post by Slater’s longtime partner Kalani Miller. “Happy International Surf Day!” wrote Miller on Instagram, under a video of their son adorning a brand new Firewire stick with footprints in colored paint. “Seems appropriate to get a new board for it! (This was actually last week for Father’s Day!) We grew up in a house with endless arts and crafts, paints and goop, beads and sewing. It was fun to make a little mess for this Father’s Day present for Kelly.”
It’s certainly an adorable scene. However, for those worried that the next generation’s great surfing talent is being waylaid by shaping aspirations: Don’t fret. Apparently that little guy is already taking swimming lessons, and will no doubt be cutting you off in a lineup as soon as he can stand.
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