{"id":1772,"date":"2023-04-05T17:35:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oq3rebfwlb.preview.infomaniak.website\/news-post\/installation-du-checkpoint-dans-le-bassin\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:34:28","slug":"installation-of-the-checkpoint-in-the-pool","status":"publish","type":"news-post","link":"https:\/\/alaia.ch\/bay\/en\/news-post\/installation-of-the-checkpoint-in-the-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"INSTALLATION OF THE CHECKPOINT IN THE POOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1766\" src=\"https:\/\/alaia.ch\/bay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Checkpoint.jpg\" alt=\"INSTALLATION DU CHECKPOINT DANS LE BASSIN\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alaia.ch\/bay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Checkpoint.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alaia.ch\/bay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Checkpoint-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alaia.ch\/bay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Checkpoint-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alaia.ch\/bay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Checkpoint-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alaia.ch\/bay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Checkpoint-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alaia.ch\/bay\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Checkpoint-1568x1046.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is this strange ball floating in the air next to the machine?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Could it be a new rule to facilitate the surfers\u2019 flow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After two years of activity, the behavior of our surfers is changing.<br \/>\nSome of them \u201cforget\u201d to go around the machine and go back to the peak.<br \/>\nThey cheat and don\u2019t go back to the take off zone regularly. They \u201csnake\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year you will notice a strange buoy floating in the air attached to the machine.<br \/>\nThis is the Checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The rule is simple, once your wave is surfed and to get back to the peak, <strong>you must pass under the checkpoint<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong>If you don\u2019t pass under the checkpoint, you are last in line<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">; <\/span>simple as that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is always necessary to go towards the wall in case of a fall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to allow all surfers in the water to surf the same number of waves; without being \u201csnaked\u201d by ill-intentioned clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is this strange ball floating in the air next to the machine? 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