Surf Tank Wars!
And by now you’ve read the wonderful news, the exciting news, that Kelly Slater and Michael B. Schwab* are building the world’s largest wave tank in the California desert near Palm Springs but were you initially confused? Did you scratch your sandy scalp and feel a overwhelming sense of déjà vu?
Well, that is because Josh Kerr, CJ + Damien Hobgood and Shane Beschen announced their DSRT SURF project almost eight months ago to the day and let us traipse down memory lane together.
Today, the terrifying ménage à trois of Clifton and Damien Hobgood and Josh Kerr simultaneously announced they’d been signed up to sell a new wave tank which is being installed at the Desert Willow Golf Resort, also in Palm Springs. There’s gonna be a “Surf Center” featuring two hotels and between 40 and 88 villas, which you can buy, as well as a Wavegarden Cove, and all under the handle DSRT Surf.
Yeah, took me a while to realise those letters ain’t an acronym. Like Slater’s VSTR or Tumblr etc.
Per CJ’s Instagram at the time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzjqSZKBAXH/?utm_source=ig_embed
!!!!!!!!!!!!! Desert Surf !!!!!!!!!!! [ Surf Pool @dsrtsurf
Palm Desert, CA ]
The crew @josh_kerr84 @damienhobgood @shanebeschen and I have
been at it for a couple years now to make this project a reality.
We share the same passion for family, friends, good times and good
waves. I believe we have the best team in place to make this a
reality. Come along for the ride much more to come. To say my
family and I are psyching might be understated!!!!
So now there shall be three wave tanks near Palm Springs as Cheyne Magnusson is involved in another project.
Kelly Slater, though, the master tactician, who paints in many hues of shade, patiently waited until he could make the biggest one, lancing four surfers at once and making his dismantling of Adriano de Souza’s joy seem like child’s play.
Do you think some of the exclamation marks will go missing from CJ’s above caption or do you think the boys are ready for the Battle of Borrego?
The wave tank wars will be extremely fun to watch and how do you think life will differ at Kelly’s Corral Mountain and DSRT SURF? Will the home buyers be very different? Will the overall vibe?
Much to ponder.
*How do you feel about people who use the middle name initial? Susan B. Anthony etc.?