Paradise found!
Have you ever stopped to think that the World Surf League could, if they wished, host a surf contest at virtually any break around the entire world? Even crazy localized ones? Even just discovered ones? Even Surf Lakes in Australia or BSR Cable Park in Waco? It’s true. The League has enough financial backing (Thanks Dirk!) and enough clout to be able to grease even the most reluctant palm.
If the powers that be, WSL CEO Sophie Goldschmidt, WSL President of Content, Media and WSL Studios-elect Erik Logan etc. got a wild hair and decided that a one-off fantasy event was important where do you think they would host? Imagine all the waves in the entire world…
Would they choose Kauai’s North Shore?
Maybe that Mick Fanning African mirage?
What about something safe but predictable like Macaronis?
Cloud 9?
You’d be wrong on all counts for today the World Surf League unveiled its vision of perfection in an Instagram post titled “Paradise found.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpijJCylfnP/
It appears that the fantasy surf contest would take place in a very shallow closeout with SUPs observing from a great distance. Who would go best here? All my money, of course, on Mason Ho. I think he might be able to make something of this found paradise. I think he could do something interesting.
Where is this mystical wave?
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Rang-dang-dingity-danga-dang
More money. Yeah that’s the future of surfing. pffft…
Lmao , so the WSL thinks paradise is an unsurfable closeout with SUPs hanging around out the back? Hopefully the inland masses they’re chasing will concur.
The straight hander closeout dream tour – paradise found!
You’d think So-Gold and E-Lo would be more inclined to find paradise at places named P-Pass or G-Land.
k-mart?
I spewed my oatbran. You owe me a new phone.
sorry bottom. there was no joke intended. with the pool thing boiling over its only a matter of time before we see “the k-mart Ohio invitational in association with John-deere” . I reckon a tractor pull would be great side show to the early heats and would bring a welcome level of diversity to the clientele.
A line of coke on an aerial photograph of a tropical reef?
White lines
“Don’t do it”
#waterboarding
They have surely found
The Island of Santosha
Now unforgotten
White shorts
Kauai’s north shore would be a great place indeed Chas – provided they want an event in poo-brown, leptospirosis infected, giant tiger shark infested, rainy, windy, fickle waves that turn on for an hour at a time once a month when the rings of Saturn are aligned with Jupiter’s third largest moon and Mars is just barely cusping in Uranus.
No wonder those poor suffering surfers from an island with no waves are obliged to drop videos from every decent wave on the planet having none at home ?
Not sure who you’re talking about, Andy’s dead and no one else surfs anymore.
That may explain why Happily Stoked invested in a Gym and not a wave pool .No surfers left .
“nugget” can be used to describe a bowel movement.
Or a small bud.
I really enjoyed “barrel dodging in 4k”. more of that please. it made me feel slightly less shit.
Must have been a few years ago seeing as the local stars are now making it to finals day of the QS held there . I have always thought of Cloud 9 as a generous wave since one of the kids from my old boardriders club won an event their and flew straight to another Asian country with the prize money and got himself a new set of teeth .
Bit of dredging here and dynamiting there and before you know it you got your own personal Ala Moana Bowls and a safe harbour for Elo to SUP in ?
I’ve always thought that pro surfing has been somewhat alienating to the general surfer, but I think the current version of the WSL is going to take it to new heights. I think they look at surfing from a Citius, Altius, Fortius viewpoint and pretty soon scoring and replays will solely be of twirly-birds in the air. Nothing else will matter. They don’t get it.
Wouldn’t be surprised if it was a paid post from some wannabe trying to grow their following
Let’s face it the whole institution is nothing but a bunch on deck mops….sweep away kooks.
Do you know why they (oldy sailors) would always be swabbing the decks?
Serious question since you like facts.
No lame-ass whiny surfers. That’s what makes it paradise.