"Is Chris Binns locked in a mega-prison?"
A whereabout investigation is currently underway for the Australian surf journalist Chris Binns after he published a disturbing story claiming the Surf City El Salvador Pro to be “must-watch” and the World Surf League Championship Tour’s “hottest new surf stop.”
Surf fans tuned in, today, to the Surf City El Salvador Pro and were left with haunting depression as the “world’s best surfers” were forced to struggle in brown wind-blown slop over greasy rocks.
And yet, Binns had just boldly claimed:
El Salvador is a Central American country that’s been changed by the sport of surfing, with tourists from around the world flocking to experience its waves. While La Libertad is one of many global locales that argue over the ‘Surf City’ moniker, the fact the WSL Championship Tour heads there every year is a strong endorsement of its claim.
He went on to write:
Did you know that El Salvador is the only Central American country without a Caribbean coastline? You do now! The Salvadorans have never let that fact bother them in the least and why would they, their 300km Pacific coast is teeming with world class waves. Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, is a big believer in using tourism to turn around the fortunes of his once-troubled nation and that means he’ll do whatever it takes to attract surfers, who he sees as a crucial component of the country’s tourism makeup.
Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, is also a big believer in jail. What proceeded, from Binns, was a Stockholm Syndrome bit of nonsense including:
El Salvador has long been on the adventurous surfer’s bucket list and while the challenges to overcome were many, the Salvadoran Holy Grail lay in the mythical, rifling tubes of Punta Roca.
And…
The Surf City El Salvador Pro has only run three times, yet in that short time its easy to see what a bellwether event it has been for the world title showdown.
Also…
El Salvador also demands that surfers allow themselves to relax a little, to conserve their energy in the brutal sun and hot water. The ice baths in the Red Bull Athlete Zone cool the body, but also allow the mind to calm, while chaos runs free in the backstreets of town.
Surf fans who accidentally tuned in to the worst day of professional surfing history since the Abu Dhabi Pro left scratching heads and wondering if Binns had been incarcerated in one of the nation’s famous mega-prisons and forced to write his way out.
Busily calling embassies etc.
Your feelings?
More as the story develops.
Did you say greasy rocks? Where do you get that from? They might be greasy if yo fat arse fell on them!! Anyway, enjoy your parrusas gringo! Adios
You pro surfers are a curious lot. I had to check to make sure this wasn’t an April fools article. El Salvador has some tremendous surf breaks yet the pro tour gets a day with crappy conditions and results in this article? Just go and have your tournaments at your elitist $100m wave pools and leave the brackish water and greasy rocks to us lowlife’s, we love it.
You should probably shhhh about your paradise and be thankful for the narrative if you a real surfer.
Orwell must be proud.
Meanwhile, business as usual in the water.VAI BRASIL!
‘Americanos’ from San Clemente, who only know Latin culture trough talks with the gardner and Taco Bell’s, talking about El Salvador. This is fun Where is Barreled and Com?
Simple question for you, Chas. Would you rather live in a country with very strict laws towards criminals; or would you rather live in a country ruled by the Guerrila?
That is certainly the conclusion I have come to. Ask Beef, he seems to understand that complete drivel.
The industry LGR is referring to would tariff under the Australian economy wouldn’t it? The fishery is Australian. Honest question as I am no trade expert.
Is “Jack John Johnson 2.0” MC? Asking for my cabinet installer..
We’re not gonna take it…anyLemoore!
Stick to the inside, only catch the leftovers and don’t look Otto in the eye.
Exactly, keep it there.
Imprisioned by the walls of positivity
Gotta get to 10,000 comments before that pops up newbie.
Plant a Bush for Binns
Jeb?
politics is BS……we are all full of it,LOL!!!
The line in the sand for me is posting dinner photos.
Global terror is now the state mandate, though.
No word about how UAE and Saudi are still growing Alfalfa in California and paying pennies for the water to grow the crop in the a region that’s water scarce. No tariffs there for those who have already paid billions in protection money.
Did you see that?
Dodgers come back from 5 down and Shohei smacks a walk off homer in the bottom of the 9th.
*BLINK* I’m fine! This place is great! *BLINK*
But who you calling a journalist?
I met one about 23 years ago , but she has since retired , and now spruiks tourism to Ecuador…..
Calm down, let’s not get heady now. “Surf” journalist.
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