"The momentum of professional surfing is real!"
The World Surf League (WSL) is about to launch its 2024 Championship Tour and fans are excited. Or, maybe not excited but resigned. South Africa’s J-Bay has been disappeared, much to chagrin. Cloudbreak has been added, with huzzahs. Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch is gone. Whew. Lower Trestles will crown Filipe Toledo champion again. Argh.
But might there be a little trouble in paradise? While the powers continue to insist that “the momentum of professional surfing is real,” there are growing signs that it might not be. For one, former CEO Erik Logan’s chair is still being occupied by the WSL’s head of legal and its head of Human Resources. For two, the “global home of professional surfing” abandoned its beloved Santa Monica headquarters in favor of El Segundo.
Where it shares space with veterinarians.
And wheezing cats.
On the verge of death.
Devil in WSL details
But has the WSL found a way to “monetize?
The serious surf fan, all one hundred, still consumes WSL surf contests via the WSL app. It is fine enough, as far as apps go. Antiquated, maybe. Antiquated, probably. Also unnecessary? The WSL’s surf contests, of course, available free on Caffeine.
And YouTube.
But serious surf fan gonna serious surf fan. The WSL decided to tug heartstrings, begging serious surf fans to allow advertisements to track them in order to “support the sport.”
A legitimate ask when the serious surf fan attempts to update.
Touching privates.
But how many serious sporting leagues want to finger through their most ardent supporters’ delicates? Oh, I am certain all of them. But how many beg?
The World Surf League likely stands alone.
Though what do you think El Segundo will do with the information received? Gift it to Joe Turpel to juice his love life? To Selema Masekela? A non-functional mirror image of deceit and fraud?
Do you trust the WSL with your deepest, darkest web browsing?
Asking for a friend.
The WSL is running paid ads on their own web site :/
The fact that BeachGrit isn’t trolling the shit out of the WSL via paid Google Ads is a huge disappointment.
The backwards fin Beth billboard was great, but imagine reaching all the Millions of WSL Viewers™ right on their own platform for merely pennies a view (well, lot’s of pennies).
Beachgrit becomes just about readable with the adblocker turned on. Privacy badger has blocked 19 different trackers in the few minutes ive been on.
Clickbait “stuff” is always better with the subheadlines.
a recent history search found this porno-inducing gem…”Honey wanna meet me at the…https://youtu.be/9SOryJvTAGs?si=UhF…
noticed you checked out “How Seal’s Breed in Local Rookery” from the library…
I returned it with sticky pages
I left my wozzle in El Segundo…
It was a nice little pub in the middle of nowhere
Anywhere would have been better
Some tranny will be doing the post heat interview’s soon!
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
They should hire Victoria Pfeifer, I mean, the kid probs makes more money alone than the whole circus. She´d teach them a lesson or two about monetizing. Sure they wouldn´t learn them but it´d be worth the try.
Time to watch Chuck, Shaq, Ernie, and the start of the NBA. Puts the WSL into perspective.
Nice shot of Jack Freestone and Alana in their bathroom
Is that Nick Carroll watching?
Was gonna say Nicolas Cage watching taj and co..
Hmmm, I think we’ll find that the wooz fan base is Dave Prodan and his 100 bots.
I mean, can you really call it a fan base when no one gives a shit ?
Kinda feels like BG
How do you collect and what do you do with it?
Probably have to open a Coinbase account and you will be paid in Dogecoin. When it hits $1 you rent the surf ranch out for a day and take 20 of your most loyal commenters. Top 5 commenters get an airstream for the night.
Still think they should hand over the reigns to Paul Fisher. New stops at Ibiza, Mykonos and Biarritz.
How many serious sporting leagues actually lose money? It couldn’t be any worse than what Elo did to some of his most prized surfing talent. A click here… A click there. I don’t mind taking one for the team.
There’s been thousands of internet discussions about why the woosl moved to El Segundo, and most of them are pointing to the fact that it’s closer to ELo’s home base at El Porto and the likelihood that he’ll take the woosl reins again soon, after his self-imposed exile to sort out his boozing and marriage etc.
Popular opinion amongst his millions of supporters suggests that he wasn’t fired after all, and will soon be welcomed back now he’s completed his initial treatment and is in active recovery…
Dammit I want to picture ELO riding closeouts on his SUP while inhaling the smell of cremated animals, with a sad tear in his eye.
No one would deny you that…
The WSL knows best and I trust them.
you guys should all shut the fuck up.
The Woz is good
The Woz is great
We surrender our will
As of this date
Pass me that low protein gruel Ric!
How’s the tum?
Stronger by the day thanks mate 👍
What flavour of koolade did you get?
I’m a pineapple/guava man m’self
POG