Surf's up at Kahuna Beach!

By Ashleigh Dickens

Favourite surfing spot for Second Life surfers Kahuna Beach reopened this month at Hedonism Estates after several months off the grid. Many surfers will remember Hedonism's twin surf beaches from last fall and early winter: two surf breaks, one with a sim-wide Epic wave, the other with a rocky cove with pipes and fluffies.


Kahuna Beach's fabulous beach break

"There were a lot of sad people when we closed the [surfing] sims," said Phelan James, owner of Hedonism Estates. "Financially they were not feasible, so some hard descisions had to be made and sadly they needed to go. I was being asked regularly if the waves were coming back. With Linden Lab created new pricing structure and with the successful restructure of Hedonism we could do just that: bring them back. And here they are!"

The main surf beach at Hedonism had been named Kahuna Beach by the late surfing legend Thor Bishop. However, early in this year the two surfing sims vanished off the grid. In recent weeks, Hedonism reopened Kahuna Beach, which is very similar to the beach surfers will remember, with it's long Epic wave and thin strip of sand. The landscaping and atmosphere has changed a little, but the name has not.


Hedonism is a clothing optional island and so too is Kahuna Beach, however, as Phelan is keen to point out that with freedom comes responsibility. "If someone is not able to act like a responsible adult they are banned. I am often known to be running around naked. I have even surfed that way. It is fun. As long as you act responsibly anything goes. Just do not hassle other people. Hedonism is not a sex sim: it is not our focus. We are about adult fun. So why restrict it? There is plenty of other restricted places to go for that."


Hedonism is a community of 7 sims and there are plans to expand Hedonism Estates to 18 sims in total. Hedonism Estates has also recently announced plans to link-up with TCH Estates and Wilder Estates to form a new mega-estate called the Broadwater Antilles (see SurfWatch 23 May 2008).

SLURL: Kahuna Beach
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