<strong>Surf Abu Dhabi:</strong> "We run the best waves in the world," Ryan Watkins, general manager at Surf Abu Dhabi, tells CNN.
Surf Abu Dhabi: "We run the best waves in the world," Ryan Watkins, general manager at Surf Abu Dhabi, tells CNN.
Surf Abu Dhabi
<strong>Mahalo Surf Experience: </strong>This luxury surf travel business guides high-net-worth individuals to hidden corners of the world in search of empty waves.
Mahalo Surf Experience: This luxury surf travel business guides high-net-worth individuals to hidden corners of the world in search of empty waves.
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<strong>Special mission:</strong> “It is really like a James Bond operation,” founder Felippe Bonella Dal Piero tells CNN, using speedboats and seaplanes to get his clients to the best waves.
Special mission: “It is really like a James Bond operation,” founder Felippe Bonella Dal Piero tells CNN, using speedboats and seaplanes to get his clients to the best waves.
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<strong>Elite choice: </strong>The World Surf League hosted an event at Surf Abu Dhabi's pool in February 2025. Yago Dora of Brazil is pictured.
Elite choice: The World Surf League hosted an event at Surf Abu Dhabi's pool in February 2025. Yago Dora of Brazil is pictured.
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Kelly Slater: Surfing legend Kelly Slater is behind the artificial wave technology used at Surf Abu Dhabi.
Kelly Slater: Surfing legend Kelly Slater is behind the artificial wave technology used at Surf Abu Dhabi.
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