Isn’t adorable to see a daughter following her dad’s steps into surfing? Watch Sierra Kerr and his dad, surf legend Josh Kerr catching waves in California’s Surf Ranch.
The 10-year-old became the youngest person to surf in The Surf Ranch, the blogger videotaped herself on the way to Lemoore, showing her RV family road trip, picking his dad in the airport and driving down to California to catch some good waves.
The video is an opportunity to see the astonishing facilities of the Surf Ranch along with Kelly Slater’s brand new Wave Pool, the surfing family go WSL and catch some nice barrels in the cold waters of California.
It is simply impressive to see young Sierra surfing with her dad, this girl has talent, in the video we can watch her catch some nice waves with smooth style, she does not mind the cold or the freezing wind, she is about the be the youngest person to surf in Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch.
The Kelly Slater Wave Company combines cutting-edge science, engineering, and design to create the longest, rideable open-barrel man-made wave in the world. Surf Ranch is a man-made lake 700 meters long and 150 meters wide in central California. A heavy metal train runs its length along what looks like a seaside pier, pushing water forward with a specially designed hydrofoil blade. When a surfer next to the pier catches the forward-moving water and rides it, they are surfing, as if they were on a real ocean swell. It was a historic moment, taking surfing into fresh, uncharted waters as part of a much-anticipated shake-up of the world tour schedule. Suddenly a fake wave looked as good as a real one. And by buying the majority share in Kelly Slater’s perfect wave machine, the WSL signaled its clear intent that wave pool events would be part of the pro tour’s future.
The WSL is not alone in its push to take surfing inland. Artificial wave parks using the Basque-made Wave Garden technology, different to the KSWC hydrofoil, are already open in San Sebastian, Austin, Texas and Surf Snowdonia in Wales. Next week ground will be broken on The Wave in Bristol, in the UK, soon to be followed by The Wave in London. Perth, Melbourne, Barcelona, Dusseldorf – almost every week, planning permission is granted for a wave pool somewhere in the world.
It was as she said “the best fare of her life” we can’t wait to see more videos of her, as we watch her become a surf legend like her dad. She didn’t care about the five-hour ride home nor the cold conditions, we will probably see more Sierra videos in the future. She is so adorable!