Is the Sport of Surfing being Killed by Artificial Wave Pools?
In a recent article, avid sports blogger Chris at 5ones.com, discusses the effects of wave pool surfing as a commercialized sporting competition. What type of impacts would this have on the competitive surfing circuit as we know it? At this point in time, the exposure and participation in surfing competitions is highly limited to people by geographic location. Of course, nothing will ever beat the actual experience of surfing at the beach, but promoting wave pool surfing will open up similar possibilities to those in non coastal locations. I think the introduction of wave pool surfing, as a competitive sport, is a very good idea.
Surfline Launches New Gear Guide Presented By Rusty
Surfline, the world's most popular surf-related website, announced today that it has launched a comprehensive, informative new channel focusing on surf gear, equipment and accessories. Titled "Surf Gear," the new channel features an overview of all the surf-specific products available in the market today, ranging from surfboards to boardshorts to fins to wetsuits and much, much more.
How We Can Make Surfboard Production Greener
You'd struggle to find a more natural sport than surfing. The crashing waves, the fresh sea air and the reliance on mother nature for good surf, all suggest that this is the most organic of extreme sports. Environmentalists have recently started rallying however, about the real harms of surfboard production. What they have come to realise is that numerous harmful bi-products are released into the environment through board manufacture.
