Kelly Slater to make history as proud Middle Eastern monarchy hosts first-ever professional surfing event!

A devil’s bargain if there ever was one.

As any surfer knows, it has become very
difficult to surf without hordes of VALs, blow-ins, transplants
etc. utterly clogging heretofore manageable lineups. What used to
be ten surfers enjoying a dawn patrol has ballooned to fifty or
sixty and not…