Abu Dhabi has many of the things that surfers hunt for in their quest for perfect waves: warm weather, year-round sun and clear water. The only thing it did not have was waves. That changed in October ...

Here’s a fun, little-known, fact: Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch, arguably the world’s first “perfect” manmade wave, breaking in a 2,300-foot rectangular lagoon in Lemoore, California, was originally ...