Wondering what the Surf Lakes technology looks like in real life? Mark “Occy” Occhilupo does an on-site interview with Aaron Trevis from Surf Lakes to give us our first real-life glimpse at what the Surf Lakes prototype looks like in full scale. The always interesting Occy talks about “Occy’s Peak”- a 7-8 foot barreling left-hander … Read More >
Licensing opportunities for Surf Lakes™ wave parks. Posted on January 23, 2018 Surf Lakes is a wave manufacturing company that is designing waves unlike any that we have seen thus far on the market. Unlike Wavegarden or KSWC there are no moving objects being pulled through the water. Also different than anything else we’ve … Read More >
“This is just a branch of the tree”- Kelly Slater, regarding the ‘purist’ standpoint of the wave machine. Posted on January 17, 2018 What does wave technology mean for the future of professional surfing? For starters, KSWC is on the world tour next year, and surfing is now an Olympic sport. In this … Read More >
Wave Park Group (WPG) of Australia, on their own accord, has submitted an environmental assessment to the (EPA) Environmental Protection Agency of Western Australia. Posted on January 9, 2017. Story broke by Bryce Luff, Melville Times. Hoping to wipe away any naysayer concerns, Wave Park Group (WPG) has released a self-proclaimed environmental study that … Read More >
Product testing, company meeting, a day at the ‘beach’, pure fun- Whatever you want to call it Billabong Showed up to Kelly’s Surf Ranch and had a blast. Posted on January 7, 2018 It’s no surprise that we love sharing videos of Shane Dorian. He’s been a peoples favorite ever since he started shooting … Read More >
The sports group from Valley Children’s hospital was invited to Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch for an unforgettable experience. It looks like they had more fun than any of us would’ve. Posted on December 28, 2017 “A lot of times I think kids and families when their kids become disabled, think about the impossibilities.” – … Read More >
The International Surfing Association and World Surf League find common ground on Olympic qualification procedures. Posted on December 22, 2017. As we’ve reported, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are set to feature surfing. However, there has been much speculation as to who will get to surf in the Olympics and the process in which … Read More >
URBNSURF project is officially approved for Sydney’s Olympic Park in 2019. Posted on December 20, 2017 Today, URBNSURF, powered by Wavegarden Cove® technology, announced that their application for URBNSURF Sydney has been granted. Since surfing is now an Olympic Sport, URBNSURF is slated to be the training facility for the Australian Olympic surf team. Surfing … Read More >
Novelty Wave surfer Ben Gravy got the nod from Slater to come surf the ultimate novelty wave- Kelly’s Surf Ranch Posted on December 18, 2017– WCT surfers, investors, tight-knit industry folk and Kelly’s friends make up the list of who we’ve seen get the invite to the Surf Ranch. And as you can imagine, ever … Read More >
Shane Dorian and son Jackson have a go on Kelly’s wave pool. Posted on December 9, 2017 With all the recent wave pool happenings like Kelly’s Surf Ranch being named as a stop on the WSL world tour and wave pools popping up all over the place, there’s been a lot of talk, both good and … Read More >
Greg Webber’s decade-long creation could be realized by next summer with Tunnel Vision Wave Park if all goes to plan. Posted on December 6, 2017 Quotes and information from Gold Coast Bulletin. “We all have that vision of that perfect barrel we once had deeply burnt into our brain, so now we are … Read More >
The TERRE D’EAUX Project in Sevran, Paris, has ambitious plans to complete a Wavegarden Cove venue in time to host the Olympic surfing competition in 2024. Posted on December 5, 2017 Surfing is officially in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Para-surfing is following suit for 2024. While we’re all stoked on this, everyone is also … Read More >
NLand Surf Park is officially closed for the season as of Friday, November 24. Posted on November 30, 2017 The sessions are through until next year but it seems like NLand created a little surfing community that will only grow going into next season. This last season at the park was said to be … Read More >
The Team at Wavegarden Cove invited a few families to their facility and gave them a day that they’ll never forget. Wavegarden is doing more than showing off incredible surfing and beautiful waves. As a way to give back to the community, they set up “Waves for Everyone”- a family surf session at the Basque … Read More >
