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The city of Edinburgh is such a cultural jackpot that surf or no surf it’s totally worth a visit. The fact there's now a wave pool on the outskirts of town near the airport is a big plus, even during the Scottish winter. The Wave: This is a 52-module Wavegarden Cove setup with a left on one side and right
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Joe Dale serves as the Head of Commercial at The Wave in Bristol. In his role, he develops strategies to attract visitors to The Wave. Easy, right? Well, no. Joe has been instrumental in addressing the challenges of leading a business in the emerging wave pool sector. As the industry evolves, Joe’s insights in this discussion highlight the connection between
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This wave basin in the heart of surf-crazy Bavaria went full-speed in the opening weeks and hasn't slowed down since. Larissa Eck had to navigate the newness and unfinished early days of the surf park, ushering guests into the surf basin and keeping the vibes high. No easy feat in the fledgling days of a new facility. She encountered construction
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Newport Beach, California, is an affluent coastal city in Orange County known for its stunning beaches, upscale real estate, and vibrant surf culture. And now, it just might host a wave pool. The wave pool project Snug Harbor Surf Park (not to be confused with the New Orleans jazz club of the same name) will go up at 3100 Irvine
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The $350 million Atlantic Park project in Virginia Beach, yes THAT development backed by musician Pharrell Williams and anchored with a Wavegarden Cove, just issued a new fly-through clip.Hanbury Architects released a video showing plans for the project. The video tour is head-and-shoulders above much of the Y2K-era SIMS clips we see of upcoming developments. Animation gives a comprehensive feel
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EpicSurf has been awarded the Blooloop 2024 Innovation Award for Inclusion after their collaboration with Aqua Creek to develop the world’s first standing wave access lift. The company says the award underscores the growing global commitment to inclusivity in the surf industry. EpicSurf said this accolade celebrates not only their work in making surfing accessible but also the collective drive
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Drone images from the long-dormant much-speculated about KSWaveCo pool in Austin at the former site of the NLand surf park, show dirt being graded with heavy machinery. This is big news for wave pool enthusiasts looking for a lux experience and 45-second rides, as well as the rest of the surf world. The images taken by local news outlet The
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The Coachella Valley Surf Club emerged hot on the heels of a handful of wave pool announcements for the desert east of Los Angeles. What started as an organization to introduce desert kids to the wonders of surfing has evolved into a philanthropic exercise to provide scholarships to students at the Desert Mirage High School in Thermal. Dave Hilts runs
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Alaïa Bay’s wave pool in Sion, Switzerland has just added an AI Video system by Portuguese company Surf Eye. Starting from the upcoming 2025 season, every wave at Alaïa Bay will be automatically recorded, edited, and made available to customers. Surfers will be able to purchase high-resolution videos to relive, analyze, and share. Automated video systems automatically detect and record
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In wave pool lore, Ocean Dome is a mythic beast. It dished perfect, clear, hollow peaks that were leaps and bounds better than comparable artificial surf technology at the time. While other pools dribbled, Seagaia Ocean Dome peaked, slabbed and pitched. It was the artificial wave equivalent of Pipeline producing waves with genuine power. And judging by video clips from
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Non-profit organization Alpha Wave held an event at SkudinSurf in the American Dream Mall recently. The group is focused on reducing isolation and suicide among veterans and first responders by lifting the spirits of participants. Studies show that surfing acts as a healing agent for people with a variety of special needs. Everything from a simple boost in mental health
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How is working in a wave pool surf shop different from beach surf shops? You sell more surf park branded merchandise, more surf wax and have a higher through put of customers. Freya Morris of The Wave in Bristol explains. For three years Freya Morris has been acting retail manager and buyer at the surf shop for The Wave in
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Andy Hadden is pumped. We’re sitting on the edge of the wave pool that he spent over a decade bringing to life. Today, all those blueprints, civic meetings and artist renders have disappeared into the ether to be replaced by the real, three-dimensional entity that is Lost Shore Surf Resort. In this episode we pick Andy’s brain to uncover the
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Last autumn, The Wave Bristol hit the five-years-in-business mark. Now, it’s the southern hemisphere’s turn as URBNSURF Melbourne celebrates five years of welcoming customers through their turnstiles. The wave pool weathered construction delays, COVID and a host of other first-generation issues but persevered and continues to deliver surf to the city of Melbourne and surrounding areas. “To say it’s been
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The Little Wave Pool That Could has been recognized by the Dutch media. The Marketing Award Rotterdam stated that they awarded RiF010 the prize due to the innovative and inclusive nature of the project. RiF010 is located at Steigersgracht in the center of Rotterdam, in what was once an unused canal. RiF010 offers free surf lessons and sessions to kids
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The accessibility of wave pools contributes to a growing community of para surfers worldwide. Since its beginnings, surfing has been touted as a sport of freedom and community. But for surfers with physical disabilities, the challenges are magnified, both good and bad. The simple act of sliding unencumbered along a wave brings more joy than many who are able-bodied can
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When Southern California’s notorious traffic isnt kind, the two-hour drive from Teddy Navarro’s home in Huntington Beach to work at The Palm Springs Surf Club can take up to four hours. Like many people in the surf park operations space, he’s learned to be flexible to accommodate everything from weird commute times to the on-again-off-again schedule of 2024. But the
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The Palm Springs Surf Club is fully up and running daily and because I live so close, I have been making several trips to watch and photograph a few people I know and I have really enjoyed it. This past week, I got a call from Sean Mattison and his lovely wife, Krissy. Krissy works at Surfride, one of the
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How difficult it must be to have a wave pool in your backyard and watch it open up only to shut down almost immediately due to COVID-19. For three excruciating years, Jacques Le Roux watched this surf park drama unfold in his backyard. At the time, WavePoolMag would get Instagram DMs from Mr. Le Roux, "What's going on?" and "When's
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Bristol native Adam Warmington runs an Emmy Award winning production company out of San Francisco, California. He vaguely remembers the area around The Wave in Easter Compton, having only ventured there as a kid to play the odd cricket match. In July he returned home to see family, reconnect with old friends and take his kids to the The Wave.
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In 2024 WavePoolMag visited half a dozen surf parks to get a feel for each facility’s uniqueness and character. We know from past trips that waves, prices, management, surfing level and most importantly, X Factor/Vibe are all different at each location. Which is something we never really expected when we set out on documenting this space so many years ago.
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During a WavePoolMag trip to Surf Lakes, we were fortunate enough to meet Rambo Estrada. The photographer was on site to document the experience for assembled investors, contractors, and celebs. Rambo captured the entire three-day event from both land and water. Some images were used for promotional purposes by Surf Lakes, while most simply filled the Instagram accounts of the
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We’ve often heard the wave pool space referred to as a big kids’ science fair. And we embrace that aspect of it because it’s through these basement tapes that true innovation comes about. Even without millions of dollars of investment support, wave pool designs are still sprouting up across the globe. It's a good indication that the spirit of the
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Brendan Buckley, or just “Buck,” spent years in the marketing department at Quiksilver before moving to the editor’s desk at Stab. His perspective is unique because, whereas editorial and marketing are typically two separate entities, Buck is a professor of both. We spoke with him to gain surf endemic insight on those places where wave pools intersect with surf brands,
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Owning and running an environmentally aware business that leaves as light of a footprint as possible is a tricky task for any business, doubly so with wave pools. Water and electricity usage and practices need to be constantly scrutinised and updated; for both economic reasons, and green principles. To streamline the path to good environmental governance, which can assist wave
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