Back in June, we got a glimpse at the cost per wave at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch. That was when pro scooter rider Corey Funk went for a session at the Surf Ranch, courtesy of Red Bull, and he broke it ...
In the months and years following the debut of Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, his manmade wavepool in Lemoore, CA some 100 miles from the ocean, there was a colloquial term used for those who got an ...
Wave pools have often been hailed as a democratizing force in surfing. The ability to build a wave inland promised a way to wrest the sport away from the wealthy and entitled residents of beach cities ...
The Surf Ranch, a feat of engineering in the manmade wave pool space, is the go-to location for celebrities to get their synthetic surfing fix. And the man who guides them on their quest to conquer ...
A train of a machine revved up and moved forward, pushing the water to grow on the flat, lake-like pool. The fast-moving wave crumbled on the top as it approached. A surf guide gave me a gentle shove, ...
Here’s a not-so-bold, not-in-the-least-bit-farfetched claim: Gerry Lopez is one of, if not the, most barreled surfers on ...
LEMOORE, Calif. (KFSN) -- People have come from around the world to see a top surfer's take on the "perfect wave" in the South Valley. Now, the technology creating the surf conditions seen at ...
The World Surf League is heading to the Surf Ranch, a man-made wave straight from the brain of Kelly Slater, here is everything you need to know about this unique location. The 2023 World Surf League ...
In the middle of alfalfa fields more than 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the world’s best surfers will be honing their craft. They will be surfing a wave created by a state-of-the-art machine that ...
The surfing competition for the Paris 2024 Olympics will not be staged at any of France’s famous mainland surf spots. Not at Biarritz or Anglet or even the thumping sand-bottom beach break at Hossegor ...
The whole concept of wave of the day is already subjective at best. Because, says who? How long were they watching for? How’s their eyesight? Did they witness absolutely everything? Are they biased?
A train of a machine revved up and moved forward, pushing the water to grow on the flat, lake-like pool. The fast-moving wave crumbled on the top as it approached. A surf guide gave me a gentle shove, ...