The best surfers on the planet compete in the World Surf League (WSL). No doubt about that. But exactly is the WSL? Who runs it? What’s behind the conglomerate? According to Forbes, the surf industry generates around $13 billion, so you could hardly run a surfing’s professional world tour without a business-oriented mindset. The World […]
The World Surf League (WSL) decided to cancel the remainder of the 2018 Margaret River Pro. The third event on the 2018 Championship Tour saw two separate shark incidents taking place near Gracetown, roughly six kilometers away from Margaret River’s Main Break. Sophie Goldschmidt, CEO of WSL, informed the surfers that there were not enough […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved surfing’s qualification system for the Tokyo 2020. The sport’s Olympic debut will feature 20 male and 20 female surfers competing in a shortboard event. The qualification process is the result of a previous agreement between the International Surfing Association (ISA) and the World Surf League (WSL).
The Surf Ranch will host one of the events of the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour. The announcement comes two months after the completion of the Future Classic, the first ever surf competition held at Kelly Slater’s wave pool in Leemore, Central California. WSL is not entirely clear on how the contest format […]
Team Rip Curl claimed the iconic 2017 Anglet Surf de Nuit, at Chambre d’Amour, in France. The night surfing event attracted 20,000 surfing fans, who witnessed six teams battling it out in the dark in three-foot waves for the prestigious trophy. The specialty event sanctioned by the World Surf League ran three heats featuring 18 […]
The Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC) filed an application to transform the Leemore surf pool installed. The artificial wave park owned by the World Surf League (WSL) plans to run a year-round operation open to the general public from 6 am to 11 pm, in Northern California. The Surf Ranch developed by Kelly Slater and […]
A Portuguese water sports company announced the opening of Shapers Nest, a coworking space for independent surfboard shapers. The idea was developed by Xhapeland and will become a reality in Cascais, a seaside town with a long tradition in surfing and World Surf League contests. The Shapers Nest is open to all craftsmen interested in […]
The World Surf League (WSL) has publicly declared its interest in buying the Titans of Mavericks or, alternatively, in getting the permit to run a competition at Half Moon Bay. The invitation-only contest had been put for auction with bids starting at $1 million, but after the initial reviews, four interested parties decided not to […]
South Africa is gearing up for an unusual surf contest format held at an iconic beach break. The Cell C Goodwave, a World Surf League-sanctioned event, has a waiting period of 365 days and will mix former champion with new school pro surfers. Thirty-two of the finest surfers in South Africa and 32 alternates will […]
John John Florence has won the 2016 World Surf League Championship Tour (CT). The Hawaiian won his maiden world surfing title. Florence qualified for the final of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, and saw Jordy Smith failing to win his semifinal heat. He is the surfers’ surfer. John John has been dreaming of becoming […]