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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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Guide to Swiss wave pool Alaïa Bay

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All I want for Christmas is a job at Alaïa Bay

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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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Op-Ed: Top Wave Pool Stories from the year 2050

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Ahead of the curve, that's how we roll at Wave Pool Mag. Do you want the low-down on the top stories from the future? Here are what's sure to be the top stories from 2050. You're welcome. Satellite Surfers While outer galaxies are still being explored, it's safe to say our solar system has been tamed. With commercial colonies on

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Top wave pool stories of the year 2022

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The Top Wave Pool Stories of 2022

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If this year felt like a blur, you're not alone. So much happened in the wave pool world that our heads are still spinning 10 days before 2022 comes to a close. And this surf park sphere in which we live is only going to accelerate more rapidly with each subsequent trip around the sun. Our minds are blown in

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top wave pool technologies

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The Top Industry Stories of 2022

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It’s the technology companies that power the surf parks we know, love and dream to build. These engineering institutions are constantly evolving, growing and making better surf. WavePoolMag reached out to a handful of wave makers this year with a simple question; “What was your biggest accomplishment in 2022?” The answers varied. Some were technical. Others were more business-minded. Each

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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

Podcasts

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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Brazil booms with more promise as Wavegarden announces partnership with KSM Realty

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Brazil buzzes with more activity as Wavegarden announces partnership with KSM Realty

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A new partnership between KSM Realty and Wavegarden will see a string of surf clubs created. The first will be a massive Cove with 62 modules, spanning 27,000 m2 and opening in 2025. Wavegarden says this will be the first in a series of specialized centers delivered throughout the world. The announcement comes on the heels of Endless Surf's partnership

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WSL holds first competition outside of its own KSWaveCo technology

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The Rip Curl Pro Urbnsurf QS1000 presented by Pirate Life has wrapped up in pumping waves and sunshine in front of 1,000 spectators at Urbnsurf Melbourne with local Victorian Xavier Huxtable and Lennox Head surfer Nyxie Ryan claiming wins. This is the first WSL event held outside of the Surf Ranch, and part of the WSL's expansion to include wave

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citywave tokyo

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Surfing in central Tokyo is a thing thanks to this rapid wave

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WavePoolMag recently toured through Japan to scope out the mechanically generated wave scene in the land of the rising sun. We discovered a thriving surf culture not only along the coast but also within the world’s largest city, Tokyo. Most urban surfers travel out to the coast at Chiba or Shonan or make the trip to the Surf Stadium wave

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Seahive surf park

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Kent rekindles Betteshanger surf park stoke with new team and vision

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This week a new wave park called The Seahive hit the British news cycle. The surf park is looking at a location in Betteshanger County Park near Deal in Kent. If all goes well, the £40million project (another report quoted the price tag at £50million ) will stand on a 15-acre site in a popular park which attracts 200,000 visitors

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SurfAid Cup at the Surf Ranch 2022

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“You mean I get barreled AND help out people in Indo?” SurfAid Cup returns to the Surf Ranch in 2023

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On February 26th and 27th, 2023, the SurfAid Cup Surf Ranch competition returns for its third year. Teams of four to five surfers, of all ages and abilities, will be raising funds for SurfAid’s global work.  Teams will compete for awards, including the top fundraising team and the champion surfing team.  All teams get to enjoy world-class Surf Ranch hospitality with

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surfers at the swedish surf championships in Waco Texas November 2022

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Why are these Swedes so damn happy? Oh yeah, they scored pumping surf for their national championships

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The Swedish Champs went down at Waco Surf last month crowning several new national champions. The field was made up of six men and six women who had qualified through previous events and at specialty comps at Torö in early October 2022 As a peninsula, Sweden gets swell on three sides, in the east Knäbäckshusen is the main draw, while

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Surfers in the water at The Wave credit Global Shots

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The time has finally come! The Wave to go carbon neutral by summer

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Work is set to start on a solar and energy storage array at The Wave in South Gloucestershire to kick out solar-powered surf by June 2023. The Bristol surf facility says that planning, funding and contracts are now all in place for the solar installation, which will produce more energy than the wave pool and its surrounding facilities use every

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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

Podcasts

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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Nathan Floyd Waco

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Competitive surfers in Texas relish Pro/Am event with custom waves

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The Tejasurf Waco Pro/Am went down at Waco Surf on November 19, 2022. This was the second time the Texas Gulf Surf Association ran an event in Waco. The post-COVID return was due in large part to competitors’ excitement about surfing the PerfectSwell pool. To make it all come together Tejasurf signed on as the title sponsor and with the help

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Employee of the Month: Mark Occhilupo of Surf Lakes

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Mark Occhilupo, aka “Occy” makes a living at surfing. Which is good because it’s really hard imagining him doing anything else. You could envisage fellow Aussie Parko maybe doing marketing for a surf brand or Mick Fanning doing WSL play-by-play. But Occy coaching CT talent or delivering the post? No. He’s one of the few surfers who can be called

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ka'ana wave co

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Ka’ana Wave Co enters exclusive distribution deal with Polin Waterparks

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Ka’ana Wave Co., creator of award-winning CM7-Series surf attractions, announced it has successfully entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with global waterpark manufacturing giant, Polin Waterparks. Signed last week at IAAPA Expo, the agreement helps Ka'ana extend its reach in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, markets where Polin has a large presence and an experienced sales team. The agreement

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UK project in Southport airs new renderings

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The Cove in Southport made another push in the media last week. A local news outlet posted new architectural renderings, information and quotes from the people involved. Renderings show an Endless Surf pool central to a multi-use facility that includes a hotel and thermal spa. The Standup for Southport platform reported that The Cove organizers had paid a visit to

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Joe Pradella at surf lakes

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Wave Pools offer respite from the weight of Multiple Sclerosis

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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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shortboarding in Korea

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How a wave pool is transforming a nation of longboarders into modern-day residents of Shredlandia

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The surf scene in Korea has steadily grown, going from zero to booming in the last 10 years. But scoring surf is difficult here on a fickle peninsula at the whims of three relatively small bodies of salt water. The Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the East Sea are all within a few hours' drive of each other.

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bodyboarding at The Wave bristol

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The Wave Bristol gets more bodyboard friendly

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The Wave has launched two new experiences dedicated to bodyboarding - The Beginner Bodyboarding and Improver Bodyboarding sessions. The company said in a statement that the move is designed to encourage everyone to get in the water and experience the positive health benefits of being in the waves.    “We know how brilliant we feel physically and mentally after spending

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Here’s an update on Brazil’s wave pool scene (OMG there’s heaps going on)

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Brazil wholly embraced surfing only a few decades ago - its growth was initially hampered by unstable governments and rampant inflation, making boards and surf gear horrendously expensive for most folks. But boy, are they making up for lost time. With multiple world champions having made their mark in recent years and talent-a-plenty amongst their junior ranks, the future of

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Television: Eclectic crew come to Surf Stadium Japan

Television

Channel Islands recently toured Japan to promote their new movie and the CI Pro shortboard model. American team riders Parker Coffin, Tanner Gudauskas and Devon Howard joined Japanese surfers Mar, Kaito and Hide. “Over the past several decades, Channel Islands Surfboards and the Merrick family have held close ties with Japan and its passionate surf community,” said Britt Merrick. “In

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Fistful of Groms-In-Pools-Clips courtesy of former world champ turned Zeus look-alike

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Returning for its 17th year in 2022 the Barton Lynch Blast Off this year is a Video Challenge showcase for groms to get their clips out into the world, and receive coaching advice and prizes. Last year saw 500 video entries submitted from 22 countries with winners named across 10 categories. While ocean clips dominate the majority of entries, there's

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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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