Apple Watch is now official wearable for surfing competitions

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The Apple Watch has become the official wearable of the World Surf League. The smartwatch will be used during competitions. It is the first time that the Apple Watch has received this status.

Gonny van der Zwaag | iCulture.nl – 29 January 2023, 11:13 whatsappfacebooktwittertelegramlinkedinmailprint

Surfing with the Apple Watch

The World Surf League has announced that the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra are the official wearables for surfers during competitions. Each participant receives a smartwatch, equipped with the specially made WSL Surfer app. This is connected to the scoring system of the organization and provides real-time information. This way you know exactly the score, priority of waves and how much time is left during a heat. Surfers also immediately see how many points they still need to move up in the competition. With the Apple Watch, surfers should be better able to plan their match, especially in difficult conditions.

Compared to Garmin and Polar, the Apple Watch has less of an image of being a typical sports watch. Large plastic housings with thick buttons are missing, but since the arrival of the Apple Watch Ultra, the smartwatch has become more suitable for water sports. A wearable comes in very handy during competitions, says Italo Ferreira, who previously won Olympic gold. “The noise of the wind and waves sometimes makes it impossible to hear the announcers during the game, meaning you miss crucial information”, Ferreira says.

Surfers often wear a sports watch, but the WSL has now specifically chosen the Apple Watch because of its large and bright screen, the sustainable design and the mobile connection. Over the past two seasons, several surfers have already tested the WSL Surfer app. The rest received training first. On Sunday (so today) the first game will take place during the Billabong Pro Pipeline in Oahu.

Want to surf with your Apple Watch? Then the Apple Watch Ultra is most suitable, also for extreme water sports.

Prices Apple Watch Ultra Prices Apple Watch Ultra Orange strapBlack strapGreen strapBeige strapMidnight strapYellow strapWhite strapBlue strap

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