Kelly Slater’s “perfect wave” nearly started as a surfing merry-go-round. Before the 11-time world surfing champ’s famed Surf Ranch became a 2,300-foot rectangular lagoon in Lemoore, California, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re a celebrity interested in learning to surf, you’re in good hands. Since Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch first began pumping ...

Since 2015, when the first images of the Surf Ranch were released into the wild, a lot has changed. For one, the rise of machines has exploded, kicking of a worldwide wave pool arms race. And because ...

Alex Poirot, along with Chief Scientist Adam Fincham, were the engineers behind Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch; Poirot talks about the creation of that wave, and the future of manmade wave pools.

in artificial wave competitions after seeing Slater’s technology in action. On May 5 and 6, the Surf Ranch will welcome the World Surf League (WSL), which purchased Slater’s Wave Company in 2017. For ...

Usually when a surf fan sets out to see a contest with some of the world’s best athletes, there’s sand and an ocean involved. But for the first time, spectators will be able to see first-hand what ...