The World Surf League’s 2017 season is underway. This year, as in years past, the season starts with its Australia leg, beginning with the Quiksilver sponsored Snapper event. The Oz events to start the season off are Snapper Rocks first, won by Owen Wright this year, then Margaret River (a recent addition to the tour), won by John Florence, and finally, Bells Beach, which is yet to be determined. The Bells event is currently on stand-by. The waiting period is from the 12th through the 24th of April. After the Australian leg, the boys head to venues in Brazil, Fiji, South Africa, Tahiti, California, France, Portugal, and lastly Hawaii. This should be another interesting season packed with big airs and deep barrels.
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A Surf Ranch in Palm Beach County Florida
Well, it’s official. A new surf ranch by the World Surf League and the Kelly Slater Wave Company is in the preliminary stages of approval. Today in Palm Beach County, Florida, at a zoning meeting, the board of county commissioners voted unanimously in favor of hearing alteration proposals in the zoning rules to allow for a recreational facility in an industrial park just outside Palm Beach. Continue reading A Surf Ranch in Palm Beach County Florida
Stephany Gilmore Surf Lesson
Six time world champion charges big sections in this video with a voiceover by the lovely lady herself. She says how her experience in the water has helped her understand how to determine the best waves when she walks down to the beach. She mentions the importance of paddling out through the channel, an especially important thing in conditions like they have on the North Shore. Paddling and positioning are discussed as extremely important, and certainly so in treacherous conditions. I’ll tell you what, this girl knows what she’s talking about.