Wave-pool rivalry? Kelly Slater’s plan is among 4 targeting desert

Already, surfers in the region are stoked. The Coachella Valley Surf Club was started recently by Dave Hilts, a longtime surfer originally from Huntington Beach who travels from his desert home to surf in Oceanside. Fellow surfers give him a hard time about living in the desert, he said. “All of a sudden, it’s going to become a surfing ...