Adam Neumann, CEO of WeWork says he loves the ocean. Frequently surfing on Long Island and known to take winter trips to Hawaii, he’s hoping to help grow the sport of surfing. “We are trying to expand the sport to people who live further inland”. Read More
Other developments:
World Tour Update: KSWC Added to 2018 WSL Schedule
It’s official, the World Surf League has added the Kelly Slater Wave Company Surf Ranch in Lemoore, CA to its list of scheduled events for the 2018 World Championship Tour. The event is scheduled for September 5th – 9th 2018. Read More
Barefoot Surf Resort Set To Open PerfectSwell Surf Pool in March
Comparable to a small lake, the BSR Surf Resort’s surf pool in Waco, Texas comes in at a full two-acres of water. The facility is being funded and built by Stuart Parsons and plans to open this coming March of 2018. Read More
ISA Submits Application For The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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 Games. Read More
Surf Lakes Australia Begin Work on Their First Wave Pool
“Occy’s Left” is underway in Queensland, Australia. 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 time. Read More
Surf Snowdonia Offers Therapy to Help Matt Bryce Return to Surfing
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. This November, Surf Snowdonia helped Matt return to surfing. Read More & Watch Video
Virginia Beach Surf Park Backed by Pharrel Makes Progress
Earlier this month, The Virginia Beach Development Authority voted to move forward with a new surf park and signed an exclusive six month agreement with Venture Realty Group. Groundbreaking could begin as early as Spring 2019. Read More
Waves for Everyone at the Wavegarden Cove
The Team at Wavegarden recently invited a few families to their Wavegarden Cove test facility in the Basque Country of Spain and gave them a day that they all enjoyed and they’ll never forget. Read More & Watch Video
Introducing Aloha SurfHouse
Joondalup, in Western Australia, is now home to Australia’s first indoor surfing attraction. Aloha SurfHouse threw a bunch of really fun “stuff” together to create a stoke warehouse. Surfing, rock climbing, yoga, and shopping coming soon. Read More
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