World surfing champion Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch has been making a splash throughout the industry for its ability to provide the perfect wave. Now, surfers on the World Surf League Championship Tour will hope the waves carry them to a title at the WSL Surf Ranch facility.
The World Surf League announced last week that Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Calif., will be a stop on the 2018 championship tour. The venue is a product of the Kelly Slater Wave Company, which Slater founded to create an innovative mechanical wave system. The company was acquired by WSL Holdings in May 2016.