In 1995—on the way to his third world title—Slater won the inaugural Quiksilver Pro Indonesia at G-Land. Though the event was short-lived (it lasted only three years)

When Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian appeared at G-Land at half-past eight on a Tuesday morning in early July, the buzz around Bobby Radiasa’s surf camp in the remote jungle of East Java’s Blambangan Peninsula was fitting of the return of a messiah. The campers were stunned to see the current WCT Numero Uno on the fringes of the Indonesian surf wilderness mere days before the start of the Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay.

And their shock was compounded. Slater—who won the Quik Pro G-Land in 1995 in flawless surf—hadn’t returned to the wave since the ASP abandoned the event in 1997, and his 11-year absence made his presence on this day one of the most unlikely arrivals imaginable. The fact that the overland trek to Grajagan can take days made the pair’s appearance

even more stupefying, but Slater and Dorian didn’t arrive under a dust-cloud kicked up by tires. Instead, they arrived beneath the wash of whirring rotors, chasing a swell that had every surfer in Indo foaming at the mouth. Along with photographer Jason Childs, the pair had booked a chopper and gambled that G-Land would be firing.

Judging by the results of their nine-hour stay, they should have doubled down.

trevor1 said...

Ah, isn't this news almost 12 months old ?

It's BobbySpam.....

I'd be dark as if I payed a heap of cash for a stay at a surf camp and those doods rocked up especially one with only one break.

beastsurf said...

I'd be dark as if I payed a heap of cash for a stay at a surf camp and those doods rocked up especially one with only one break.

Really? Wouldnt bother me, in fact wouldnt mind seeing Dorian surf that place when its big!!

puffy said...

doggie said...

beastsurf said...

I'd be dark as if I payed a heap of cash for a stay at a surf camp and those doods rocked up especially one with only one break.

Really? Wouldnt bother me, in fact wouldnt mind seeing Dorian surf that place when its big!!

Yeah it would be great! Save your money all year long, pay your hard earnt dough to get 2 guys,3 jet skis,10 photo parasites not to mention the video dawks and get treated like second hand citizens cause those two were there. awesome!

And two surfers are going to keep a whole surf camp out of the water for a whole day? I dont think so + @ G,land there is 4 different take off spots so I cant really see the problem of two guys (pros) surfing there. Its not like a WCT or WQS thats there for two weeks ect...............

I still think it would suck. There bound to snake at least a few good ones from you. There maybe a few take of spots but generally theres one spot where the swell is hitting the best. But there is no escaping the crowds totally i suppose and if you where at the camp and they rocked up it would be better to look on the bright side rather than dwell on the negative. It would be good to see those blokes surf. It would be good to paddle out at kongs tomorrow rather than my crud local.