Harley Ingleby rides anything he can get his mitts on: mid-lengths, logs, twins, and finless – but mostly quads and longboards. In this piece, he runs us through a few favorite alternative surfboard designs for wave pools, specifically Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch and Urbnsurf in Melbourne. With the exception of the recent longboard event at The Ranch, the majority of media coming out of wave pools these days shows airs, airs, airs. A level to which 99% of the world’s surfers aren’t likely to soar. And while it’s entertaining to watch, it’s generally done by young surfers with rubber ligaments on one type of board, high-performance thrusters. But look around your local lineup and it’s easy to see the variety of sleds being ridden by surfers of all ages and abilities. The wave pools around today offer a wide selection of pre-programmed waves, giving you the chance to surf almost … Continue reading Alt-Board aficionado Harley Ingleby’s surfboard choice for two very different wave pools