Founders’ Cup of Surfing

The Founders’ Cup of Surfing presented by Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold, heard of it? The answer is probably no, well the World Suf League announced the historic region-versus-region team’s event featuring a cross-section of the world’s best surfers to be held at Kelly’s Surf Ranch on May 5 – 6, 2018.  The event is made up of 5 teams – USA, Brazil, Australia, Europe and World. Each team is comprised of male and female surfers from the elite WSL Championship Tour, who will compete in the two-day event. The competition will be hosted against a festival backdrop honoring the culture of surfing – food, music, beverage, art and special guests will all be on site for enjoyment. “This technology has captured the imagination of the global surfing community and created a number of new opportunities for the WSL,” Sophie Goldschmidt, WSL CEO, said. “The Founders’ Cup of Surfing will be the organization’s first public event at the facility and we’re very excited to showcase the wave and the world’s best surfers through this unique team format in May.” A private test event of the Surf Ranch last September proved very successful, paving the way for the May Founders’ Cup of Surfing […]