By now, the dust has settled on the great Skeleton Bay pilgrimage of 2023. In August, hordes of the world’s best surfers descended upon Namibia to surf the world’s longest sandbar lefthander after years of hibernation from the mythical spot. Koa Smith returned to the wave; Kelly Slater surfed it .
Koa Smith has had a wild ride, both literally and figuratively. In 2014, the Kauai surfer got a mind-blowing 27-second barrel surfing Skeleton Bay in Namibia. Since then, Smith's gotten a helluva lot more perfect barrels around the world, including during another recent visit to .