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Matt Gunn on the Wavepoolmag podcast

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In the surf park trenches – Matt Gunn of SwellMFG

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Revel Surf park is the wave pool powered by Swell MFG. It is the focal point of the 37-acre mixed-use development at Cannon Beach in Mesa, Arizona. In this episode, we have a wonderfully frank discussion with Matt Gunn, who along with his partner, built this wave technology. The journey one takes from obsessing on, and then building a new

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How is the wave pool space evolving? Surf Park Summit returns

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In this episode, we have a lively chat with the always-on-point Dr. Jess Ponting Jess is one of the brains behind Surf Park Summit, the annual wave pool dreamer, doer and developer convention. The Summit runs September 18-20 in San Diego, California.

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Andy Hadden lost shores surf resort

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Just around the corner: Scotland’s first surf park with Andy Hadden

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Many of the surf parks scheduled to open soon have been in the works for nearly a decade or more. Their architects are the original crop of dreamers and doers – the devout wave poolers in a long-term relationship with artificial wave technology. Andy Hadden wed the wave pool dream back in 2013 and is now eyeing the completion of

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spencer broome on the wavepoolmag podcast

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Atlanta’s first surf park has a unique approach

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The “City in a Forest” is well-known as the filming location for "The Walking Dead," music stars like Ludacris and Usher, horrendous traffic and a major launch point for the Civil Rights movement. And now, it might become known as the home to Georgia’s first wave pool. Spencer Broome and crew are driving the concept of Surf ATL, a wave

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Dave Taylor and Mike Schwaab of Waco Surf

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Dave & Mike share the story of how they became owners of their very own surf park

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Dave Taylor and Mike Schwaab own Waco Surf, the Sputnik of surf parks in America. The facility launched in the early days of the wave pool race has since gone through many changes. Enter DT and Mike, two average guys who worked incessantly to fulfill their dream of owning a wave pool. Here is how it all happened... Mike Schwaab

Dave Taylor and Mike Schwaab own Waco Surf, the Sputnik of surf parks in America. The facility launched in the ...Continue ›

Ikaika and Greg from The Lineup at Wai Kai address the challenges of running a wave pool in Hawaii

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Ikaika and Greg from The Lineup at Wai Kai address the challenges of running a wave pool in Hawaii

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The Lineup at Wai Kai is unique in the wave pool world. To make a chlorinated rapid wave work in the birthplace of surfing is a tall order. Getting a skeptical community to support that project might take even more skill and moxie. But since opening this year, the world’s largest rapid wave has integrated into the community here on

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Ander Wynne-Edwards walks us through the entire wave pool building process

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Ander Wynne-Edwards walks us through the entire wave pool building process

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Ander Wynne-Edwards is the Director of Operations at Endless Surf. He’s worked for Whitewater West for the past two decades building and commissioning large-scale wave pools – pneumatic wave pools in particular. In this episode, he walks us through everything that goes on in the time between a project breaking ground and rolling out the first set of waves. Ander

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Brendan Buckley

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Editor-in-chief at STAB Brendan Buckley

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What is the premier surf platform's take on wave pools? In this episode, we gather insight into the wave pool scene from the editor-in-chief at STAB Brendan Buckley. While we normally talk to wave makers and doers, Buck’s contribution to the wave pool discourse is on the culture, that unique confluence of salt and pool water. We hit on how

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blake hess on the wavepoolmag podcast

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Blake Hess – The ultimate wave tank manager

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Blake Hess is a rare individual in that he is one of only a handful of people who know how to run, manage and develop a surf park. In the few years that wave pools 2.0 have been a thing, Blake has been deeply involved. He helped bring NLand online its first and only year and then he moved on

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Jess Ponting on the WavePoolMag podcast

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Jess Ponting dishes all those little details that explain why this space is limitless

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Dr. Jess Ponting joins us to touch on several projects and points including Stoke Certification, Surf Park Summit, the new Consumer Trends Report and more.But the heart of the convo comes during his big-picture view of surfing. “People aren't used to thinking about a surf park as a legitimate recreation facility in a community," he says. "And there's, you know,

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skip taylor on the wavepoolmag podcast

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Podcast: Enjoy this big bucket of surf park insight with Skip Taylor

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Skip Taylor is the guy we call when we’re stumped as he is one of the few veterans working the nascent wave pool landscape. This industry being what it is, he’s up to his elbows in NDAs so getting him to spill is basically impossible. That said, Zooms with Mr. Taylor are like a perpetual cocktail hour where the conversation

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brad gerlach talks wave pool and wave ki

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Brad Gerlach on the intersection of wave pools and Wave Ki

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Brad Gerlach held down a very successful pro career during the ASP’s 3-to-the-beach era, finishing ranked at #2 in 1991. He then went on to pursue big wave riding, winning an XXL award in 2005. At some point, Brad merged martial arts and surfing fundamentals in a new training regimen called Wave Ki. In a nutshell, it’s practicing movements on

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julie Kline of EpicSurf

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Julie Kline explains how EpicSurf can democratize surfing

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In this episode we speak with Julie Kline of EpicSurf whose goal is to bring the benefits of sliding along a wave to everyone. The deepwater standing wave revolution will allow more waves in more places than ever before, bringing surfing to people who ordinarily might not have the chance to become surfers.

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angus forrest of Rip Curl Aus

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Angus Forrest explains why Rip Curl jumped into the deep end

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In Rip Curl’s Search campaign, we are teased with images of empty lineups from far-off, exotic locations. So how does a company that built its core messaging on the nearly unattainable aspect of surfing, align itself with surfing in wave pools? In this episode, we speak with Angus Forrest, marketing manager for Rip Curl Australia and New Zealand, and discover

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Brandon Lowery of USA Surfing

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Utilizing wave pools to maximize the benefits of sport with USA Surfing’s Brandon Lowery

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Brandon Lowery is the interim CEO at USA Surfing, the definitive amateur organization for surfing in America. He’s been involved in the pool scene for more than a decade, working with Greg Webber and BSR Surf Resort early on. In this episode we explore not only how wave pools can better Team America, but how pools will change the face

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evan slater of billabong

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Brands have their say on surf parks: Evan Slater VP of Marketing at Billabong

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We’ve been watching the surf industry shrink since 2008 and at the same time, we’ve also been watching the wave pool space accelerate with nothing but limitless possibilities. In this episode, we learn how surf brands are exploring the surf park landscape. Evan Slater, VP of Marketing at Billabong, shares his insight into the complexity of branding in the wave

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podcast with Nick Hounsfield

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Podcast: What wave poolers need to know with Nick Hounsfield

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Quick Update with Nick Hounsfield of The Wave. We’ve had Nick on the show before and The Wave’s history is well documented. For this episode of the podcast we branched out to explore community and how his surf park is helping diversify the lineup. “We’re starting to see people of very different backgrounds come here rather than feeling like it’s

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Podcast: What the surf park world can learn from the golf club set

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Luke Altschwager is the Managing Director at Parkwood Village on the Gold Coast of Australia. He’s a former pro golfer currently merging resort know-how with surf park potential via the Club at Parkwood. Well-spoken and sharp-witted, Luke walks us through the similarities and the gaps between surf and golf as we explore how future wave pool developments can learn from

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Kit Sidwell, engineer at surf lakes

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The subtleties you don’t see in the Surf Lakes plunger system

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We love the Surf Lakes system. It resonates with surfers. It's simple. Painfully simple. Yet, it's complex. It's kind of like the wave pool equivalent of that other Australian export, AC/DC - big, dumb rock'n'roll that just works on three chords. The plunger could even be compared conceptually to a stack of Marshall amplifiers sending out joy in a different

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intervals in wave pools

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Podcast: Wave intervals are more important than you might think

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In our latest podcast Nick Robinson dives into the hot new topic of intervals in wave pools. Joining Nick and editor Bryan Dickerson are Baptiste Caulonque and Clement Ginestet of Endless Surf wave pools. The four explore the intervals inherent in popular surf systems and how that affects the surf itself, the customer experience and ultimately operating expenditures. It’s a

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bryan dickerson of wavepoolmag

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Quarterly pool chat with WavePoolMag editor-in-chief

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Nick Robinson chats with WavePoolMag editor Bryan Dickerson about the latest happenings and goings-on in the wave pool world including upcoming projects, rumors and pipe dreams. The two also map out what wave pool contests could and should look like. You can give a listen below.

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surf lakes podcast

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Podcast: Aaron Trevis on the state of Surf Lakes five years in

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Aaron Trevis has been tinkering away for well more than five years on Surf Lakes. He built small 1:25 and 1:10 prototypes of the plunger to see if the idea could work. It did. Fast forward to today and licensing has been fast with Surf Lakes selling territories in Hawaii, China, the US, and elsewhere. In all, the company says

Aaron Trevis has been tinkering away for well more than five years on Surf Lakes. He built small 1:25 and ...Continue ›

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The person behind Brazil’s first wave pool, Oscar Segall

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Oscar Segall is the human behind Fazenda do Grama, Brazil and South America’s first surf-focused wave pool. In this episode podcaster Nick Robinson uncovers the how and why to Segall’s master development. The Wavegarden Cove is the central component to the private development and is only accessible via membership or residency. It could also herald the arrival of wave pools

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urbnsurf podcast

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Damon Tudor on the trials and challenges to Urbnsurf’s expansion

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Urbnsurf Melbourne has been open for a little more than one year. In that time the gates have been shut more often than open. By not pumping out waves to a happy public on the daily, their learning curve for building a thriving, profitable surf park has been incredibly steep. CEO Damon Tudor shares with us an accelerated master class

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Sean Young podcast

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Podcast: Through the Wavegarden lens with Séan Young

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This week’s podcast by Nick Robinson explores one of the “Big Six” wave technology providers, Wavegarden, in an interview with Head of Development Projects Séan Young. Nick Robinson says: In this exciting conversation we discuss with Séan Young, Head of Development Projects about the traditional diamond-shaped "Cove" and how it could be modified to fit different locations and topographies. We

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