Slater loves Barbados and that's why he leaves boards around. This one has been around since 2012 and the waves were so epic that local Jacob Burke took it out to the water.

Judging by the gesture after exiting several tubes, the board worked well for him.

The story of his brother, Josh, and the other locals is a separate chapter because they took away some giant caves on the day of the year during this hurricane season.

Video: Mark Harris, Antonio Holder, Niall Thomas and Alan Burke