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 YOUNGEST, OLDEST, and MOST - Association of Professional Surfers Championships - Cocoa Beach, FL Posted by:  neoc1
N 28° 21.382 W 080° 36.480
17R E 538415 N 3136742
A statue and plaque of professional surfer, Kelly Slater, is located in front of the Ron Jon Surf Shop at 4151 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL.
Waymark Code: WMQPXB
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2016
Views: 10
Robert Kelly Slater, known professionally as Kelly Slater, was born on February 11, 1972 in Cocoa Beach, FL. He is both the youngest, at age 20, and oldest, at age 39, person ever to win the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Surf League Championship. A title he has won a record 11 times: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011.
A statue depicts Kelly Slater surfing in his characteristic aggressive style climbing a huge wave. The sculpture was created by John Underwood. A plaque at the base of the statue provides biographical information and a listing of his Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship years.
Kelly Slater
Born on February 11, 1972, became the youngest
world surfing champion ever at 20 years old and has gone on
to win ten more world titles with his most recent win in 2001.
Kelly's rise to the top was developed spending countless
hours in the challenging small waves of his hometown of
Cocoa Beach, Florida. He holds the record for the most
World Championship Tour (WCT) victories with 48 wins and has won
the prestigious Pipeline Masters on the North Shore of Hawaii
and the Triple Crown of Surfing multiple times.
ASP World Champion in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Kelly Slater is considered to be
the greatest surfer of all time.
An aluminum plaque on one of the sculptures is inscribed:
Life Form
Sand Sculptures
Designed in Australia
by John Underwood
Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque and Website
Location of coordinates: Statue in front of Ron Jon Surf Shop, Cocoa beach, FL
Web Site: [Web Link]
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