New pipeline 2.0 waves, synchronised to run two at a time After weeks of speculation as to where Saturday's SLSA SurfLine Shortboard Pro would be held, organisers confirmed today that the competition will be held on the Rezzable Discover sim in the Rezzable group of sims. The sim was created this week in less than three days by Rezzable specifically for the competition and new pipeline 2.0 waves have been installed together with ocean foam waves, or fluffies. This makes the Surfline Shortboard Pro the first competition to be held on the new pipeline 2.0 waves and, in fact, the first time the wave's have been seen in public.
"It wasn't possible to hold the competition on the regular SurfLine sims and so Rezzable decided to custom make a competition sim just for the Shortboard Pro," said Milo Voss, one of the directors at the Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA). "They created the ideal environment for a surf competition. Almost no prim usage and under 20 scripts total. A great run with new fast waves! I'm so stoked, its gonna be great!"
SurfWatch asked Monkeh Barrel winner Pova Rustamova what he thought of the new sim and waves: "Love the waves and with the sim being a full sim there's no lag. We're gonna see some amazing stuff this weekend. The mix of the new pipes and the fluffies with short boards is gonna make for some great tricks."
"The carving is awsome and it's great to get high in the wave," said surfer Paeida Allen "I'm excited about the new moves we will see this Saturday."
However, those looking forward to surfing the sim after the competition may be disappointed. According to Surfline Manager Kalani Koga, the competition surf sim is temporary and will be turned over to another non-surf project following the Surfline Shortboard Pro.
The SurfLine Shortboard Pro is scheduled for 1100 hrs Second Life time (SLT) on Saturday 5 April. 40 surfers are expected to take part in 8 first heats. For those interested in the competition's social calendar, the pre-competition kick-off party takes place on 3 April at Surfline sim, 1400-2000 hrs SLT.
Useful links
SurfWatch: Registrations close for Surfline
URL: Judging Criteria
URL: Competition Day Requirements (for Surfers and Spectators)
SLURL: Rezzable Discover
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