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Virginia Beach wave pool to break ground this spring

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Virginia Beach wave pool, yup the Pharrell Williams one, to break ground this spring

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Venture Realty Group finalizes $335-Million Atlantic Park development which will include a Wavegarden Cove as its centerpiece The City of Virginia Beach and Venture Realty Group announced today that it has closed on the transformative $335-million mixed-used development to be constructed on the former site of the Virginia Beach Dome. According to a statement by Venture Realty Group, Atlantic Park

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science of surfing makin you happy

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The science behind why surfing makes us happy

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Surfers are often stereotyped as laid-back, easy-going people who don’t have a worry in the world. Of course, the reality is surfers around the world are diverse and just as complex as any other human. However, anyone who has felt that magic sensation of riding their first wave can attest that there is something special about the activity that lifts

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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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Endless Surf’s custom, one-of-a-kind surf lagoon (ES60) planned for Thermal Beach Club

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Southern California’s largely anticipated Thermal Beach Club (TBC) has officially announced details on its partnership with Endless Surf to deliver a first-of-its-kind surf lagoon as an anchor amenity for the exclusive 326-home community. What makes this groundbreaking is the seamless integration of a 3.8-acre Endless Surf pool into a larger 20-acre lake. The unique design by Endless Surf and Martin

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hawaii wave pool vlog

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Check out Hawaii’s rapid wave pool via that super excited vlogger guy!

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YouTube star Jacob Szekely is always excited. A fan of wave pools since his early forays to Wave Park South Korea, the stocky regular foot throws out “yo” and “dope” with rapid-fire abandon in his clips. Sometimes cringy, sometimes captivating but always hyper-accelerated, Zeke does have a knack for getting into the best wave pools on the planet. Wai Kai

YouTube star Jacob Szekely is always excited. A fan of wave pools since his early forays to Wave Park South ...Continue ›

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Talking German surfing, wave pools, and the future with Quirin Rohleder

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The latest news of SURFTOWN MUC breaking ground has stirred up a lot of excitement in Munich and in the region. The surf park will cater to an existing, vibrant surf community centered around the Eisbach river wave in the heart of the city. Between this stationary wave and (if you’re lucky) the occasional surf trip throughout the year, the

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This article covers surfboard wax, its history, types of wax and application.

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Decode the mysteries of surf wax

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WavePoolMag Basics is an ongoing series providing essential surf gear information to those new to the wave pool, and surfing. This article covers surfboard wax, its history, types of wax and application. From temperatures, brands, scents and base coats to waxing a foamy - everything you need to know about surf wax. Surf wax is almost as crucial to surfing

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image of surfer at urbnsurf by Oscar Rath of Rath Visuals

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WavePoolMag Photographer Series: Oscar Rath of Rath Visuals

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Oscar Rath is an enthusiastic videographer/photographer who splits time between Melbourne and Canada. His Instagram is a barrage of epic snow adventures and electric blue wave pool sessions. A forced COVID lockdown helped hone his photography chops and led to doing video edits for Urbnsurf. So how did his dream wave pool job come to be? Let's dig in and

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Perth Surf Park renderings

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Perth Surf Park gets the green light

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Western Australia is one step closer to hosting the largest surf park in the Southern Hemisphere, with Aventuur today receiving development approval for the Perth Surf Park. The approval granted by the Metro Outer Joint Development Assessment Panel (JDAP) will see the Cockburn Gateway precinct transformed into a major tourism, sporting and entertainment hub. The project’s development approval follows a

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Why surf lagoons are becoming the center piece for masterplanned communities

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Surf lagoons are not just another amenity for housing developments. Why? Surfing itself has an indescribable allure to it – just ask any of the 35 million surfers around the world. The buzz you get when catching a wave is what gets surfers hooked. Few activities provide that sort of happiness payout, but this is one of them, which is

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Andrew Ross of Aventuur

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”Top 5 things to know before you build a wave pool.”

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Meet Andrew Ross (Top Image). He’s on the elite A-Team of wavemakers, having brought Melbourne to life and launching his new company Aventuur which specializes in wave pool development projects. We’ve compiled a Top 5 list of ingredients for a successful project. They include Market Analysis, Feasibility Reviews, Water & Power Access, Light & Noise Limits and Wave Pool Design.

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yago dora testing new air wave by wavegarden

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Wavegarden debuts four different air sections and a new barrel setting

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Wavegarden announced new wave menu items this week after what it called an "intensive and intriguing design process." The Cove presently boasts over 20 different waves and will now offer five new ones including four airs and one barrel. To create the new waves the company enlisted the help of a global team of aerialists. Yago Dora, Leo Fioravanti, Luke

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Surf Park Summit launches Developer’s Track Series

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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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surfing the citywave at wai kai

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Wai Kai to open in Ewa Beach on March 25

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Wai Kai will introduce a new era of experiential recreation when it opens on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Ewa Beach. Located 35 minutes from Honolulu within Hoakalei Resort, Wai Kai is a year-round venue for active adventurers anchored by the Wai Kai Wave and the adjacent 52-acre recreational Wai Kai Lagoon. Standout elements include three exceptional restaurants, bespoke events,

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hand and water making waves

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What is the difference between a standing wave and a traveling wave?

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Traveling waves can travel over great distances (think ocean waves), however, the water itself shows little horizontal movement; it is the energy of the wave that is being transmitted, not the water. In a stationary wave system, (think river waves) the water is moving predominately in a horizontal fashion with significant velocity at a shallow water depth.  These two different

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bryan and sarah at surf lakes

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WPM Video: (Almost) All You Need to Know about Surf Lakes

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Did you know that the test plunger you see was designed for 150,000 cycles, but that the new one will be made for 50 million cycles (or roughly 75 years of daily use)? The machine currently delivers a 3-wave set and the new plunger will up the ante to 5-wave sets once it starts dishing out tasty waves to the

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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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epicsurf

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EpicSurf announces new green and inclusivity commitments

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EpicSurf announced this week "The EPIC Promise" which the company says provides a snapshot of its values, ongoing efforts, and commitment towards sustainability. "As leaders within the wave system design and manufacturing industry for over 50+ years," the company said in a statement. "We are passionate about creating an inclusive and safe surfing experience beyond the ocean while maintaining our

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surfline and consumer surf park report

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90% of intermediate surfers say they will travel internationally to surf. How do we know this?

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Surf Park Central Releases 2023 Consumer Trends Report Surf Park Central, the organization behind Surf Park Summit, has released the 2023 Surf Park Consumer Trends Report focused on the future of surfing outside the ocean. The report is an almost 100-page analysis of trends and statistics fueling the multi-billion dollar human-made wave industry. The report contains years of survey data

Surf Park Central Releases 2023 Consumer Trends Report Surf Park Central, the organization behind Surf Park Summit, has released the ...Continue ›

perth wave pool in cockburn

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Perth wave pool clears latest hurdle

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Aventuur, the company now chaired by Andrew Ross, moved one step closer to building their Perth wave pool this week. At issue was the future site’s Banksia trees which can be a foraging habitat for Black Cockatoos, a threatened species. This week the state's environmental watchdog ruled that the vegetation on the planned site was too degraded already and not

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2023 Alaia-Bay-Opening

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Swiss hot spot sending surfboards to West Africa

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Alaïa Bay will collaborate with the Swiss NGO Provide the Slide to collect used surf equipment for people in West Africa. In Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Spain used surfboards and equipment are collected free of charge, repaired if needed and then sent to partner communities of African surfers as part of the Provide the Slide program. The gear is sent

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Bryan Dur of Wave Park

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Not all heroes wear capes. Meet the guy who guarantees that the stoke machine keeps on firing

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Should the wave machine at the world’s longest wave outside of Kelly’s tank stop for whatever reason, the multimillion-dollar marvel of engineering would suddenly be transformed into a very large, oddly shaped swimming pool. Which is still, in its own unique way, interesting. But let’s face it, waves make everything more fun. Fortunately, there is one human at the helm

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Yes, salt water is more buoyant than freshwater.

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The lowdown on buoyancy in a wave pool

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There is so much theory tossed back and forth about why surfing in freshwater feels so different than it does in salted waves. We did some digging to mythbust Fresh vs. Salt buoyancy rumors and answer some basic questions. Guess what we found out? Yes, salt water is more buoyant than freshwater. But it’s a bit more complicated than that.

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research shows that surfing is good for you

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It’s official: Surfing makes you happy

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First of its kind research has been carried out at The Wave, by a University of Bristol student, Ariane Gerami, showing the mental health benefits of surfing. Ariane's research followed a group of women who took part in a six-week surf course, and found results that showed the women's mental wellbeing significantly improved, including reduced anxiety, having more confidence, and feeling

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New Thermal Beach Club video shows wave pool

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The Thermal Beach Club by WhiteStar Development was approved by Riverside County, California, however, we’ve not heard any further announcements regarding the advancement of the project. Until this week. TBC Animation has launched a Vimeo on part of Martin Aquatic that showcases the development complete with pumping surf from Endless Surf technology. More on Thermal Beach Club: 150 miles from

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