World Surf League (WSL) abandoned plans to build the Surf Ranch in Florida. In a short statement sent via a public relations firm, the WSL announces the cancellation of the development of the wave pool set for West Palm Beach. “The nature of this site, including the extremely high water table, exposed unforeseen challenges that […]
And the first Kelly Slater artificial wave park goes to… The champ’s home state. The Kelly Slater Wave Co. (KSWC) is planning the opening of its first man-made surf pool in Palm Beach, Florida, just 120 miles away from the founder’s hometown of Cocoa Beach. The Surf Ranch Florida application was filed by a planning […]
San Diego could be the first city in the world to feature a public artificial surf pool designed by the Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC). The San Diego Unified Port District plans to make improvements to the city’s waterfront, and the McWhinney/DJM consortium was one of the six teams with a project to change the old […]