It was a historic moment, taking surfing into fresh, uncharted waters as part of a much-anticipated shake-up of the world tour schedule. Photograph: Kelly Slater Wave machine companySurf Ranch is a man-made lake 700 metres long and 150 metres wide in central California. Fresh in the job but highly experienced in mainstream sports promotion, her role is to take surfing to the masses and artificial waves might be the key. McClain fears artificial waves will be used by coastal developers as leverage to mitigate damage to natural shorelines. Is that OK?”Tyler Wright holds nerve to claim back-to-back world surfing titles Read moreDespite the concerns and objections, artificial waves have arrived.

Source: The Guardian December 01, 2017 21:00 UTC