Surf Ranch Florida Slated to Open in 2019 Originally published on October 26, 2017 on Palm Beach Post Words by Jess Ostrowski Palm Beach County commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved zoning for Surf Ranch Florida, a wave park planned by surf icon Kelly Slater and billionaire Dirk Ziff. During a short interview after the commission meeting, … Read More >
UK Pro Surf Tour // Surf Snowdonia Pro Surf Challenge The inclusion of the world-first inland surf lagoon on the UK Pro Surf schedule is a major development for the tour, which showcases the best surfing locations – as well as the best surfers – in the UK. The UK Pro Surf Tour, which kicked … Read More >
NLand Surf Park and Travis County Set Positive Precedence for Surf Parks Originally published on October 11, 2017 By Caleb Pritchard, Austin Monitro The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously on Tuesday, to bail on its legal challenge against the state’s first artificial surf park. After a relatively short executive session during their regular weekly … Read More >
WSL Hosts ‘The Test’ of the KS Wave Co Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California Today, September 19, 2017 marks a historic date in the realm of surf parks and man-made surf destinations. The World Surf League (WSL) and Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC) hosted a private, invitation-only event in Lemoore, California with a cherry-picked roster … Read More >
ISA National Surfing Teams Visit and Train at Wavegarden Cove Wavegarden Press Release September 13, 2017 In 2017, teams from 47 nations made their way to Biarritz, France, with their hearts set on picking up a medal in the ISA World Surfing Games. With record participation numbers and a world-class standard of surfing exceeding previous … Read More >
The Swiss Wavepool Championships in Stationary Wave Riding were held September 1st – 3rd, 2017 on the Citywave in Zürich, Switzerland. The inland surf culture and competitive spirit is alive and well at The Wave Factory. The Swiss Wavepool Championship is Switzerlands official national competition in wavepool surfing. According to the Swiss Surfing Association (ISA … Read More >
The team at Lost Surfboards recently visited NLand Surf Park in Texas for a demo day and athlete showcase. NLand and Lost Surfboards recently teamed up for Lost Weekend. On Sunday, September 3rd, from 11am – 4pm, NLand and Lost held a board demo and pro surfer showcase followed by a meet and greet with … Read More >
The 11x World Champ Kelly Slater knew exactly who he wanted to ride the first wave at his Surf Ranch 2.0 “Kelly has created the quintessential perfect wave,” Says Gerry Lopez, “To be able to get that over and over again is really going to push the envelope of surfing like it’s never been pushed … Read More >
BSR Surf Resort Construction Continues in Waco, Texas in Preparation for Spring 2018 Opening The BSR Surf Resort is being funded and built by Start Parsons, owner of Parsons Roofing and Barefoot Ski Ranch in Waco, Texas. The multi-million dollar BSR Surf Resort will encompass a total of 5 acres including over 2 acres of … Read More >
Webber Wave Pools begin work on their first wave pool Webber Wave Pools are on the verge of firing their first shot in the wave pool war. Their long awaited venture now has a completion date and it’s measured in months not years. “The structural and mechanical engineering is already under way,” says Greg Webber, … Read More >
French Pro Surfers Maud Le Car and Joan Duru enjoy a session at Wavegarden Cove French pro surfers Joan Duru and Maud Le Car recently found a gap in their busy competition schedules to sneak in a session at the new Wavegarden Cove. Duru, who in his maiden year on the world tour has proven … Read More >
Kelly Slater Wave Company Surf Ranch has filed for a temporary use permit in Lemoore, California The plot continues to thicken around the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch. The company has just recently filed a permit application in Lemoore, California, to extend the facilities operational capabilities. The permit will allow “up to six events per calendar … Read More >
The Wavegarden team recently invited 16 year old Brazilian surf prodigy Mateus Herdy to drop past their R&D demo centre in the Basque Country of Spain to trial their Wavegarden Cove prototype on his new Pukas surfboards. Rated as one of the most talented junior surfers in the world, the young upstart was able to … Read More >
The Wave Factory and Citywave team invites you to spend the summer surfing in the middle of the city of Zurich, Switzerland! Summer, sun, cool drinks at the beach bar, eats from the food truck and good surf vibes, what more do you want?! You’ve always wanted to learn how to surf, but you’ve not yet … Read More >
WAVEGARDEN SCOTLAND REPORTS POSITIVE PUBLIC FEEDBACK AS IT SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION Wavegarden Scotland, the company which hopes to develop Scotland’s first artificial wave park, has submitted its planning application today (30 May) after receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from public consultation events held earlier this year. The planning application proposes to redevelop Craigpark Quarry near Ratho, … Read More >
