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Construction at Sydney's URBNSURF began this year, making progress despite significant rain to the are. So how is the wave pool progressing and when can we surf it? In this clip a very excited CEO, Damon Tudor, walks viewers through one of the world's most anticipated surf parks.
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Flowstate Zone, the technology behind URBNSURF Clips, has emerged as the recipient of the highly coveted Innovation Award at the 2023 Surf Park Summit. The event, which brought together industry leaders, visionaries, and innovators, featured strong competition that saw Flowstate Zone triumph over formidable finalists, and industry leaders in wave making, Wavegarden and Surf Lakes. Flowstate Zone's automated video capture technology
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For Edwin van Viegen, being a surfer in the Netherlands was frustrating. The waves of the North Sea are inconsistent, stormy, and unforgiving. He envied the surfers around the world who could surf quality waves at home on a daily basis. But one day as he was eating lunch on the historic canals of Rotterdam’s city center, he got an
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Four winners were announced at the annual Surf Park Summit event held in San Diego this past week. The event, hosted by Surf Park Central, is the premier event for surf park developers, operators, and industry professionals and took place September 18th - 20th, 2023. Held annually as the Summit, this years award ceremony recognized the outstanding achievements of companies and
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What makes a wave pool “green”? With surf park development speeding up around the globe it’s only natural for questions about environmental impact to come up. How can wave pools become more sustainable? What practices are they implementing to mitigate their carbon footprint? And why are wave pools so highly scrutinized compared to other similar energy and water users? To
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Wave Park South Korea is a big, beautiful fever dream of surf complete with bright lights, bizarre mascots and choreographed K-Pop moves. What we love about this pool is that it’s much more accessible than one might imagine. In this video, we explore why Wave Park is a solid bet for a surf trip. (Hint, it’s reasonably priced and offers
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Aquatic Development Group (ADG) announced that their first EpicSurf® installation is coming to Texas, followed by Saudi Arabia as well as to the home of EDM superstar deadmau5. Read on below for all three updates. Texas Announced at the VIP opening session of the annual Surf Park Summit tradeshow event in San Diego, CA, EpicSurf® is proud to have been chosen
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FlowRider Inc. and Hydrostadium, subsidiary of French energy conglomerate EDF, announced a licensing agreement surrounding Hydrostadium’s patented “river wave” technology. The culmination of this deal was months in the making and pairs together a multi-billion dollar company with expertise in hydrodynamics with FlowRider who deliver stationary wave attractions across the globe. “We are beyond stoked” said Marshall Myrman, leader of
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Sept 18 - 20 | Scripps Seaside Forum | San Diego, CA Surf Park Central presents the 10th Annual Surf Park Summit, the premier event for surf park developers, operators, and industry professionals. Set against the stunning backdrop of Scripps Seaside Forum in La Jolla, California, this year's summit promises to be an unforgettable experience, taking place from September 18th -
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Today marks the official launch of Surfcollab, a company run by three executives from Alaia Bay launched this week. The group was founded in Spring 2023 and said they came to be to meet the growing demand for expertise in the rapidly evolving surfpark and action sports industry. “We provide expert advice to surf-park and action sport centre developers,” said
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Stab announced that their Stab High event is returning to its original wave pool format. The event was first run in Texas in 2018 before going to salted locations across the globe. Traditionally a showcase for social media darling male freesurfers, the competition has evolved over the years, most recently with the addition of the Ladybirds division for girls under
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The world's first dedicated surf park, Adventure Parc Snowdonia, closed the wave pool for good this month. In a post on Instagram, the company said the machine had cost them a fortune in downtime and was not economically feasible to maintain. Their wave generator, a first-generation Wavegarden plow system, was one of only two deployed commercially in the world (the
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Kelly’s wave pool sits smack dab between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In the SoCal vs NorCal surf culture wars it’s as neutral as Switzerland. Bright wetsuits are welcome as are stickerless DIY shapes. The genius of Surf Ranch is that it attracts clientele from the financial hot zones of two Californias. A while back, Lemoore’s favorite wave secured three
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Thirty miles south of Stonehenge, a wave pool project initially pitched two years ago in Dorset, England has given the nudge to local officials to speed up the permitting process. Recently, W. H. White Ltd submitted an appeal against the non-determination of the planning application for Brocks Pine. The Planning Inspectorate will now be required to make a timely decision
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Aventuur aired renders for their New Zealand surf park this week along with an announcement that they are eyeing new US and Mexico territory. The company said they have secured exclusive Wavegarden rights for wave pool projects in nine dedicated North American territories with plans to develop projects in Los Angeles and New York. Aventuur's primary business is integrated real
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Main image by Matt Bagwell Beach Street Development is thick in the mix of pushing both DSRT Surf and HTX online for 2025. The California company will also operate the Wavegarden Cove being built at the Atlantic Park project in Virginia Beach (yes, the Pharrell Williams development.) Blake Hess is the COO and a Partner at Beach Street and was
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Jason Shibata shares a few things with Kelly Slater. To surf nerds he's the other 2011 WSL mathematical error of note (after Kelly's premature world title crowning) when commentators gave Jason a loss for his Pipeline heat when in fact he'd advanced. This year he shared another moment with Kelly, this time at the Lineup at Wai Kai wave pool,
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SurfAid’s annual fundraiser called Make A Wave asks people to raise funds by surfing everyday in September. The charity outfit which helps people in impoverished surf destinations will be getting a boost from Melbourne wave pool URBNSURF. URBNSURF have announced they have put their Make A Wave September specials online. Surfers who buy multipacks will see a portion of their
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Traction pads today are as synonymous to surfing as fins, a leash, and wax. From world champions to average Joes, from the ocean to the wave pool, everyone is using grippy foam pads on their tails to maintain control. But it wasn’t always like that. Nearly a half-century ago traction pads didn’t exist. It wasn’t until the 1970s that a
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The once scorching debate of whether the Olympics should be held in the ocean or a wave pool has been dead for years. Comment sections and social media posts have long been deprived of the engagement-baiting, opinionated, and divisive arguments surrounding that subject. However, due to a new development, the comments section on your favorite surf platform could re-ignited shortly.
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One of the best surf vloggers out there isn't really a surfer. Blair Conklin's a world-champ skimboarder who happens to surf. And the cool thing with surf tanks is that the lines between both types of wave riding are blurred. Blair gets barreled and boosts big airs easily on both craft. And we love that. Surfing benefits from more craft
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Pactto just released a new page dedicated to teaching people the ins and outs of wave pools, starting with Waco Surf. The company said that after months of working with surfers from all levels trying to progress in wave pools they've decided to share a ton of details to help anyone interested in progressing in their surfing. "It's simply incredible
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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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There’s a certain allure to Switzerland. I think it’s the open green spaces set to a backdrop of alpine peaks. But what do I know about open spaces, I’m from Orange County. So maybe it has to do with the fact they have an actual Matterhorn mountain rather than the fabricated Disneyland version I grew up with. Maybe it's the
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While sessioning the wave tank at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey I kept noticing a buff mustachioed dude working the environs of the wave pool. Adjusting a banner, tossing beverages to guests and organizing the board rack at minus 5 minutes to each hour. Surfing here is surreal enough. But to see a real-life Brawny paper towel guy
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