NLand Surf Park is officially closed for the season as of Friday, November 24. Posted on November 30, 2017 The sessions are through until next year but it seems like NLand created a little surfing community that will only grow going into next season. This last season at the park was said to be … Read More >
The Team at Wavegarden Cove invited a few families to their facility and gave them a day that they’ll never forget. Wavegarden is doing more than showing off incredible surfing and beautiful waves. As a way to give back to the community, they set up “Waves for Everyone”- a family surf session at the Basque … Read More >
Aloha SurfHouse threw a bunch of really fun “stuff” together to create a stoke warehouse. Joondalup, in Western Australia, is now home to the nation’s first indoor surfing attraction. Well, a surfing, rock climbing, yoga, and shopping attraction… The motivation behind Aloha SurfHouse was an organic desire to make folks smile. As Adam Blackwood, Aloha … Read More >
Western Australia, where men in grey suits patrol the lineups; the town of Kalgoorlie is hoping to develop a wave pool – or, just a pool… Of course, we’re hoping they choose the wave pool. Posted on November 26, 2017 The nearest beach to Kalgoorlie is 400km away, in Esperance, and since … Read More >
Pharrell says this project will be the one that sticks for Virginia Beach. The location of the former Virginia Beach Dome Original story by Alissa Skelton, The Virginian-Pilot. Posted on November 25, 2017 For more than two decades, the city has searched for a private company to develop the old Virginia Beach Dome site. … Read More >
Adaptive surfing is on track to be included in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Posted on November 23, 2017 On August 3, 2016, the International Olympic Committee decided to include surfing into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Now, the International Surfing Association (ISA), is hoping to bring Para Surfing to the Paris 2024 Paralympic … Read More >
Barefoot Surf Resort in Waco, TX, is set to open the first American Wave Machines surf lake of its kind this spring. Posted on November 21, 2017 Quotes sourced from StabMag Barefoot Surf Resort, formerly known as BSR Cable Park, announced their partnership with American Wave Machines back in 2016. Together, the two are bringing … Read More >
“Occy’s Left” is underway in Queensland, Australia. Posted on November 20, 2017 Original story by Trish Bowman- Pacific Longboarder. The team over at Surf Lakes Australia is building what will be the first surf park in the world able to produce up to eight individual waves, varying in size and style, at the same … Read More >
Today marks a day in competitive surfing history. Posted on November 17, 2017 It’s official, the World Surf League has added Kelly Slater Wave Co in Lemoore, CA to its list of scheduled events for the 2018 World Championship Tour. The WSL acquired a majority stake in the KSWC back on May 24, 2016. Since … Read More >
Surfing is a form of therapy that doesn’t stop at the shoreline. Posted on November 16, 2017. Matthew Bryce paddled out for a session off the coast of Scotland one day and almost never returned. Understandably, he said that he never would surf again.– If you jump on a horse for the first time and … Read More >
Outside investment in Wavegarden could bring more potential exciting news in the future Original story by Eliot Brown, The Wall Street Journal Posted on November 15, 2017 Office designing and leasing company WeWork is expanding their company far beyond their normal operations. WeWork focuses on creating modern new-age conscious office spaces for businesses and leasing them long term. … Read More >
Surf parks are becoming the ultimate surf equipment testing facilities The only Caribbean surf spot in the Basque Country Posted on November 14, 2017 Artificial waves are among the most exciting developments currently in surfing. The idea of creating thousands of perfect and consistent waves is no longer just a dream, it’s happening. Building surf … Read More >
$6.5 Million later, KSWC Florida is on its way. Originally story from Palm Beach Post Posted on November 10, 2017 Kelly Slater and business partner Derek Ziff are not mucking around. The KSWC Florida location has officially been decided and purchased. It will be constructed on an 80-acre site at the Palm Beach Park of Commerce … Read More >
When Peter Townend and Ian Cairns stumbled into coaching the U.S. NSSA team back in 1980 he definitely was not expecting to coach the first Chinese Olympic surfing team in 2017, let alone train them in a wave pool in the Basque Country. Originally story by Nick Carrol- Coastal Watch Posted on November 3, 2017 … Read More >
“Skateboard P” is supporting the idea of using an open parking lot for the location of this Virginia Beach surf park. Originally story by Robert Boyd, WVEC Posted October 26, 2017 People who are familiar with the area know that the 10-acre parking lot on Pacific Avenue has been empty for 23 years and … Read More >
