A FLY IN THE CHAMPAGNE

THROWBACK: REVISITING THE RIVALRY BETWEEN KELLY SLATER AND ANDY IRONS
2009'S FULL-LENGTH FILM: A FLY IN THE CHAMPAGNE

Every year, on November 2nd, the surf world stops to remember Andy Irons, and touching tributes come pouring through social media. Yesterday, Kelly Slater posted an image on Instagram of himself in the tube at Cloudbreak, with Andy playfully waving at him from the shoulder.

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We’ll never forget that day, where we were, how we felt. Andy left such an indelible mark on the world. If you’ve got a good Andy Irons story, please share it below. • • • When I found out Andy had passed, I was with a few friends on a beach in Puerto Rico playing with a homeless dog. My manager had the dog rescued and brought to CA where it was adopted by an Orange County surfing family (@griffin_foy). We soon found out she was pregnant, and she gave birth to a healthy litter. There’s a metaphor in there somewhere. Andy and I had some otherworldly connections but I know he had that with a lot of people, sometimes in misunderstood ways. He was a giant personality and presence that we all can’t help but feel the void of. 🙏🏽🤙🏽

Uma publicação partilhada por Kelly Slater (@kellyslater) a 2 de Nov, 2018 às 11:10 PDT

It made us remember how much we miss Andy, but also how much we miss the rivalry between him and Kelly. This week, we’re revisiting A Fly In The Champagne. Released a year before Andy’s death and a few years after the peak of Andy and Kelly’s heated world title battles, AFITC is a playful retrospective featuring the best rivalry surfing has seen, or likely ever will see.
 

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