dany taylor image from surf lakes

December 21, 2023 | Latest, News

WavePoolMag Photographer Series Episode 3, Dany Taylor of Surf Lakes

Making salted surf look magnificent, ethereal, moody and mythical is rather easy given that it’s, well, the ocean. Giving something human-made a nature-made aura is one of the biggest challenges in photography. Editor's Note: WavePoolMag is reposting this profile on photographer Dany Taylor who passed away on December 11, 2023 after battling cancer. His work was unique because he was

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December 11, 2023 | Latest, News

The Guide to Circular Wave Pool Designs

Kelly had one. Greg Webber had one. Even Wavegarden had one. The quest for an endless wave peeling along a circular wave pool is embedded deep within our collective surf psyche. Even with all the surf-able technological wonders coming to light these past few years, we've yet to see the mythical endless wave surface. Perhaps it's the physics of water

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top wave pool technologies

March 17, 2023 | Latest

Surf Park Summit launches Developer’s Track Series

Surf Park Summit’s Developers Track Series is a specially curated collection of presentations aimed to bring more developers and associated industries into the surf park space to advance the industry and usher in a new era of surfing. The targeted series of discussions will occur during the annual Surf Park Summit, which takes place this year from Sept. 19-20 in

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skip taylor on the wavepoolmag podcast

February 27, 2023 | Latest, Podcasts

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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wavepooljobs and wavepoolmag partner

February 23, 2023 | Careers, News

Wavepooljobs and WavePoolMag enter partnership to serve growing employment needs

This week WavePoolMag entered a partnership with innovative start-up Wavepooljobs, a kind of LinkedIn for the surf park set. The agreement will see the two platforms expand to meet the ever-growing demand to staff and run the world’s wave pool industry. Wavepooljobs is a platform for surf park operators looking for lifeguards, managers, baristas, coaches - you name it. In

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Guide to Swiss wave pool Alaïa Bay

December 19, 2022 | Latest, News

All I want for Christmas is a job at Alaïa Bay

Consider this: Even if only half of the surf park projects on the WavePoolMag App come to fruition, it still represents more than 5000 jobs in the next 3-5 years. And we just found a few dream positions for anyone serious about working in the space.Switzerland’s best surf spot just put out a call to fill three positions. This is

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Joe Pradella at surf lakes

November 24, 2022 | Latest

Wave Pools offer respite from the weight of Multiple Sclerosis

Surf stoke is real. Pretty much anyone who's ever ridden a wave can attest to this. But for Joe Pradella, a lifelong surfer, snowboarder, and skateboarder, a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis at 25 brought on a cataclysmic life change.His life quality has suffered, but having access to artificial waves has seen him physically and mentally rebound. MS comes in varying

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October 31, 2022 | Latest

Global Surf Parks signs on to open Surf Lakes Yeppoon to the public

Wave pool development and operations company, Global Surf Ops Pty Ltd T/A Global Surf Parks (GSP), has signed an agreement with Surf Lakes International, to rebuild the existing Surf Lakes Yeppoon research and development site and include significant development so that it may be open to the public. The site, located midway between Rockhampton and Yeppoon, has been in use

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October 15, 2022 | Latest, News

Surf Park Awards name judging panel

Surf Park Central announced this year’s panel of judges for the 2022 Surf Park Awards. The annual awards ceremony is the closing event of Surf Park Summit, and it highlights the best of the growing surf park industry. This year, companies and organizations related to creating, operating or working with human-made waves submitted applications fitting in line with three categories:

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wavepoolmag podcast episode 22

October 4, 2022 | Latest

Alternative wave pool construction with Myrtha and Endless Surf

In this episode, Paul Chutter of Endless Surf and Roberto Colletto of Myrtha Pools dive into how they are changing the process of wave pool construction. Myrtha uses a pre-fab steel-and-pvc technique that simplifies the wave pool building process and reduces project time. Too good to be true? Give it a listen and find out...

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kelly slater black and white in a wave pool

August 11, 2022 | Latest

Kelly Slater Lost Tapes Rewind: What if he won an event at the wave he built?

Watching the WSL's Lost Tapes is frustrating. The whole series is a tease as to gleening insight into Kelly, the man, the myth, the legend. But just when you think he's going to share something deeply revealing, he drifts back to the script. This happens frequently throughout the series. In this latest episode, the elephant in the room is "what

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wave pool wave entry is key to surfing well

August 4, 2022 | Latest

Tips and Tricks: Surf Park wave entry is key to surfing well. Here’s how to do it

Urbnsurf Melbourne is the only surf environment in Australia with a controlled, consistent take-off location. With this, a surfer can guarantee where and when each wave will break… and that no one will be on your inside. By understanding the where and when of each wave, a surfer can take complete ownership of their wave entry, thus enabling them to

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June 20, 2022 | Latest

We value your insight so much that we are prepared to give you a chance to win a new Firewire Surfboard for sharing your thoughts

You've got locked and hidden away inside that surf-stoked brain of yours insights that the wave pool and surf tourism industry value. Yes, you are special. How special? Well for starters, there's an entire industry being built as we speak that has no road map. It's uncharted territory. And while there's an elite crew at the helm planning our growth,

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Wave pools offer great dining

April 29, 2022 | Latest

The culinary offerings at the world’s favorite wave pools will surprise you

The often-heard mantra for surfers is Surf, Eat, Sleep, Repeat. Here at WavePoolMag, we can’t do much about the sleep part for you, though for surf stoke we do keep you updated with all Wave Pool happenings worldwide. But that leaves food. And oh how we need fuel after a good surf session, especially one at a wave pool where

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endless surf partners with surf canada

April 6, 2022 | Latest

Surf Canada partners with Endless Surf as official wave pool partner

In an agreement, earlier this week British Columbia-based surf pool technology company, Endless Surf, announced they have teamed up with Surf Canada to become the organization's official wave technology partner. Wave pools are benefitting the sport of surfing in incredible ways when it comes to the repetition and training potential that a fully controllable wave offers. Additionally, with surfing now

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Gigi Lucas of SurfearNegra

March 27, 2022 | Latest, News

Can wave pools help diversify the lineup?

There’s always been a barrier to surfing for persons of color. When beaches ban a specific group of people - until about 1960 in SoCal and 1968 in the Gulf - the result is kids who don’t grow up swimming, going to the beach, or, ultimately, surfing. Most dedicated surfers today learned at a young age, ushered into the fold

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adaptive surfing wave pool

March 21, 2022 | Latest

How core are you? Fabrizio Passetti made his own artificial leg so he could surf

With so much emphasis on adaptive surfing and wave pools, it's easy to get the impression that any surfing amputee can do it. But, there are so many things that enter the equation beyond sheer drive and determination. You have to find the right equipment for one, which means being equal parts athlete and inventor. Many prosthetics are simply designed

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February 17, 2022 | Latest

Do we need a LinkedIn for the wave pool space? Yes.

The 100+ wave pools opening in the next decade need to be staffed by qualified candidates, often times these are employees with deeper expertise than simple hospitality services work. To meet the growing demand, several companies are launching wave pool dedicated platforms to connect the right candidate with the right position. Malakye.com put out the call for a Director of

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rapid surf league

January 24, 2022 | Latest

More stops & more pools as Rapid Surf League hits 2022 running

Note: Rapid Surf League announced their first qualifying events for 2022 and hinted at their national rapid championship events schedule. Much of the action will happen poolside this year as well as at enhanced rivers. It was 2018 when the Rapid Surf League kicked things off with the first-ever professional league on stationary waves. After a forced break in 2020,

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January 18, 2022 | Latest

Podcast: Andrew Thatcher and the concept of Endless Surf

Andrew Thatcher grew up surfing in the warm waters off Durban, South Africa and came to live in my home town of Cape Town, much further to the south before leaving for the USA back in 2000. The happiest coincidence occurred when a family connection to Tom Lochtefeld landed him a job at the legendary wave maker's Surf Loch and

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typhoon lagoon reopens

January 3, 2022 | Latest, News

OG wave pool Typhoon Lagoon turns on the machine after nearly 2 years

Florida’s favorite wave pool (and only one to date) officially reopened this week after nearly two years of being closed due to the COVID pandemic. Despite Florida’s tug of war with the federal government over public safety guidances, Orlando’s theme park industry sided with caution and kept most Disney parks closed. During the downtime, Typhoon Lagoon underwent a few undisclosed

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kelly slater endorfins fin

December 17, 2021 | Latest

New fin system by Kelly will float in the pool

Kelly Slater and Firewire just launched eco-themed Endorfins, a new carbon twill build with very specific flex patterns and weight properties. The new line is made of a layered ultralight carbon veil over a P.E.T core (yes they float) and is designed to stay put in fin boxes so they won't come loose and litter the ocean (or pool) floor.

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allentown

December 9, 2021 | Latest

Rewind: The Allentown wave pool comp 1985

Wave pool comps have a bad rep. Much of it due to the tense monotony of the CT elite at Kelly’s. Yes, there are moments of brilliance, but overall the splendor of surf spectating is dragging anchor at such events. Conversely, the longboard event at Kelly’s was beautiful, graceful and engaging. Further up the wave pool comp please-o-meter the Alaia

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urbnsurf wave pool settings

November 22, 2021 | Latest

Quick guide to Urbnsurf settings for your post-COVID session

Urbnsurf has opened back up after serpentining through COVID during another long, cold, lonely winter. But now Australia is opening up to the public - the sun’s out, days are getting longer and the flight traffic at Melbourne International is stacking up. This means the Lucky Country’s favorite public wave pool at the moment (OK, the only one) is firing

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Alaïa Open Winter Cup surf competition

November 18, 2021 | Latest, News

The uniquely Swiss $75K Alaïa Open Winter Cup open to all

The inaugural Alaïa Open Winter Cup surf competition will take place on the weekend of 4/5 December, with warm-up and training sessions on Friday 3 December. This event is open to both international surfers and local Swiss surfers and includes US$75k in prizes with US$32k in prize money. The comp is remarkable for a few reasons, one being that the

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