Surfing
Kelly Slater Series Ends with the Triple Crown Contest in Oahu, Hawaii
Following Disappointment in Europe, Kelly Slater Reconsiders His Career
When You’re the Greatest Surfer of All Time, You Make Your Own Waves
In Japan, Kelly Slater Fights for a Chance to Compete in the Olympics
Despite Previous Wins in Tahiti, Kelly Slater Struggles in the Next Round of Competition
Despite Pressure to Perform, Kelly Slater Tries to Bring the Fun Back into Surfing
Adoring Fans Meet Kelly Slater in Rio De Janeiro for Next Round of Competition
Kelly Slater Explores Western Australia in His Time Between Competitions
Kelly Slater Opens Up About His Longtime Friendship with Surfer Sunny Garcia
Kelly Slater Is Inspiring the Next Generation of Surfers in Australia
New Series Goes Behind the Scenes with Surf Champion Kelly Slater
After Adventuring in Ireland, the Goat Surf Club Members Talk About Their Hopes for the Future
Meet the Old Irish Goats Who Are Helping Mitigate Wildfire Potential
The Goat Surf Club Learns About Ireland’s Declining Biodiversity
In Pursuit of New Waves, the Goat Surf Club Heads to the Irish Coast
The Californian Who Builds—and Rips on—1930s-Style Surfboards
The Goat Surf Club Leaves Morocco—with Memories That’ll Last a Lifetime
Stuck in Morocco? For These Surfers, It Wasn’t the Worst Scenario.
The Goat Surf Club Explores Morocco’s Coastal Communities
Introducing the Goat Surf Club—and the Time Its Members Got Stuck in Morocco
Introducing the Goat Surf Club—and the Time Its Members Got Stuck in Morocco
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Roo, Ben, and Thomas—a.k.a. the Goat Surf Club—met in high school in the United Kingdom. Connected by their love of surfing, the three became best friends. So when Roo moved back to the U.S., his home country, they knew that they would reunite again someday.
Five years later, in December 2021, they met in Morocco for a surf trip. What began as a simple vacation, with good waves and food and friendly people, turned into a wild adventure when Morocco closed its borders and banned incoming and outgoing flights due to a new COVID-19 variant. The three surfers were stuck.
The film series Goat Surf Club: Trapped in Morocco, by filmmaker Roo Smith, details their journey. This is episode one.
