More like "Guinness-Gatekeeping!"
The surf world is now fully staggered as the duplicitousness, the deception of the World Surf League has been further revealed. Three days, Laura Enever, the “Angel from Narabeen,” was delivered a historic Guinness World Record for “largest wave ever paddle-in (female).” What should have been a glorious celebration of heroics has, instead, devolved into further proof of the “global home of surfing’s” evil ways.
The World Surf League, which took control of professional surfing in 2015 circa 1976, has done its very best to own and control every facet of this “Sport of Kings.” Champions suspended for speaking out.
A totalitarian power gobble not seen since Nicolae Ceaușescu insisted he owned Dracula.
Wanting cover for the, frankly disgusting, control, the World Surf League turns to respected organizations like the Guinness Book for cover.
The august beer maker, though, merely a pawn in a dark game.
For, according to the rules and regulations, probably world record waves must be delivered to Dublin via the World Surf League’s El Segundo veterinarian office in order to be considered.
Guinness-Gatekeeping
Per the bold fine print:
WSL SHALL REVIEW AND VERIFY SUBMISSIONS FOR BIG WAVE WORLD RECORDS. ONCE WSL HAS VERIFIED A SUBMISSION AS A POTENTIAL WORLD RECORD, IT SHALL BE SENT TO GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ FOR OFFICIAL VERIFICATION.
And…
WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY A SURFER OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THESE SUBMISSION PORTAL OR DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH WSL OR UNDERMINE ITS LEGITIMATE OPERATION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE WSL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Also, by law, not allowed to make fun of the WSL in submissions. All videos are judged by World Surf League paid “scientists” too.
Ominously, all of the “rules” have been disappeared.
Gatekeeping, or controlling access to something that should, by rights, be open, is considered a real modern faux pas. Racist and such. France’s Justine Dupont recently felt the World Surf League’s boot on her neck.
You might be next.
David Lee Scales and I spoke about all of this in greater depth on today’s weekly chat. We also discussed a surf podcast host who may or may not be anti-Jewish. Can you guess who?
Have fun playing.