Today, the world’s best surfer will be competing at home in Coca Beach, Florida. Kelly Slater will compete in $10,000 Sean and Skippy Slater Invitational.
Slater will be among 36 surfers — and 24 longboarders — in his brothers’ benefit to raise money for the World Skin Cancer Foundation, a benefit created four years ago by his good friend, Drew Filliben, and Slater’s family. . . .”It was Drew’s idea,” Slater said. “He’s part of our family. We’ve been worried about his situation for 18 years or longer.”
Dermatologists will be on site on Saturday giving free cancer-cell screenings on the beach and there will reportedly be some “micro beer tasting” and a two-day street skating and BMX content in the parking lot of the Hilton.
[Link: Florida Today]
