Surfers, bodyboarders, and skimboarders will not have more time for their sports during the Blackball period, at Newport Beach, California. Local authorities decided to keep defending swimmers interests only. Blackball is the surfers’ nightmare. The flag on the lifeguard tower has been halting riders from enjoying great wave sessions. And Newport Beach is known for its strict, swimmers-only rules. Apparently, no changes will be made. A blackball flag is represented with a black circle in the center of a yellow or red flag, with a yellow flag being most common. It was created to protect swimmers from boards out in the surf.

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Blackball will keep surfers away from Newport Beach

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