This looks unreeeeeeaaaaal

Unreal. Hope he's working on a left

Hope he finds somewhere sheltered so that glass off is standard for your admission $$$

Hope to ride one one day

how much fun does that look

The first time I saw the pool I was one of the few who though **** yeh....

So happy to see the rest of the world starting to think the same

The more frothing by the punters will mean more I vested dollars which in my theory will equal more pools

Everyone had a fun wave down south today and I missed out... i would love to hand over some filthy lucre right now for a few waves

Best invention re surfing since composite construction. In time may prove to be the best

It's like they have a pro video team there. Every clip is edited like pros and very careful to keep the interesting stuff well hidden

Gunna be interesting to see where the first big one ends up being installed in Oz ..... will they go location ..... or will they go revenue intensive

Revenue always first Pup doing anything like that. Gold Coast to me seems like a perfect spot in Australia - loads of people live there, loads of people holiday there, loads of infrastructure, warm weather - its a no brainer. Just need to get a site that would allow the pool to be built the right way round for the wind. No shortage of land options either. They might be able to just add it on to one of the other fun parks to make it even cheaper. In Sydney they would have to go way west and that would cause issues with the crew that you want coming after work repeatedly. No one wants to drive 1.5 hours across Sydney each way on a repeated basis. You will do it once or twice but not once a week.

I can not wait for 10 of these to drop. In 10 years time your normal surf trip might look a lot different where you head off to surf 4 pools over a 10 day period in a bunch of nice warm climates whilst getting on it in some nice locations every night with some exotic food options. Will be a blast Maybe I will do that for my 50th

Gold Coast needs some rides replaced, prob high on the preference list. Although Perth is meant to be getting a wavepool, would sure make trips to Perth more attractive ....would be awesome if they went with Kelly's design.

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MickPC said..
Gold Coast needs some rides replaced, prob high on the preference list. Although Perth is meant to be getting a wavepool, would sure make trips to Perth more attractive ....would be awesome if they went with Kelly's design.

shame they won't

Wonder what bobby thinks of the wave pool thing??





I guess the question is will wave pools turn surfing into a more mainstream sport like tennis?

Heaps of advantages but plenty of drawbacks too. I think if they become popular they will change the way people think about surfing.

Maybe it will be looked at more as a regimented sport then time in nature getting a few waves, trips away and hanging out with your mates etc, all those things that make being a surfer a surfer and surfing more then just a sport could be changed in a big way down the track.

But as as someone with not much time at the moment, the certainty of wave pools would be awesome.

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SP said..
Wonder what bobby thinks of the wave pool thing??





I guess the question is will wave pools turn surfing into a more mainstream sport like tennis?

Heaps of advantages but plenty of drawbacks too. I think if they become popular they will change the way people think about surfing.

Maybe it will be looked at more as a regimented sport then time in nature getting a few waves, trips away and hanging out with your mates etc, all those things that make being a surfer a surfer and surfing more then just a sport could be changed in a big way down the track.

But as as someone with not much time at the moment, the certainty of wave pools would be awesome.

well if it does so be it SP...

its up to the parents and at the end of the day the grom on how they want to look at surfing and why they do it....

I bet your grom will be taught the true spirit of surfing... put me in a pool I will be having so much fun...and I can then say I might not have a hoverboard but I got a skate park on water at last

I did see many a people take the esky lid option at one stage as well ...

I don't know...

I know it will not affect why I surf

So, lets say the wave pools become de rigueur...will there then be a change in boards ie:- wave pool boards (WPB). Would they be different ?, how, new materials?. If a shaper or CNC machine driver doesn't need to take into account a surfers paddle ability/fitness/weight, 'cause in a pool you havn't just had to paddle 100mtrs or more against a rip, duck dive get bashed & smashed, you paddle a couple of strokes & you in !!, would/could that effect a WPB design.
Will we have a World Champ Wave Pool surfer & World Champ Ocean surfer?

Sub x wave pool world championships

Oh there will be different comps all over the world. Board rider club in Alice Springs.....


How many will be built and much they cost for the punter to use will answer most of your questions...

Well,I suppose it'll depend on how many wave pools are built & how many people wanna surf/ (doesnt sound right) ride the wave, which will feed back to number & type of board(s) that might be made, that what you mean Chrispy. Lets face it how many guys & gals, allup, are warming up their credit card to have a go @ Kellys Wave. Say Indo trip cost ya $5k for 2 weeks & ya dunno about waves. Ya go Slaters Perfect Wave (SPW) hoilday package at Uluru & get guaranteed min x No waves per day then ya do the tourist thing. No airport bull**** in indo, no yo wann buy me ol' man me sister etc, no police trying to rip you off.!! No brainer for a lot of people. So if ya gonna do that ya gonna hafta have the right SPW board, which you'll hire at the SPW pool & strangely enough it'll be Subx like but Firewire tech...tadah! ...It'll be interesting to seee how it all develops.

No I really mean how many are built and how much they cost to use them will answer all.

If there is Fark all being made or they are just too expensive to use then there will not be any spw boards of made much to say sold.

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MickPC said..
Gold Coast needs some rides replaced, prob high on the preference list. Although Perth is meant to be getting a wavepool, would sure make trips to Perth more attractive ....would be awesome if they went with Kelly's design.

shame they won't

Would make for a great state election promise for early next year. Tell surfers they're gonna cull sharks & build a KS wave pool. Even non cull surfers would be torn about not voting for them

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chrispy said..
No I really mean how many are built and how much they cost to use them will answer all.

If there is Fark all being made or they are just too expensive to use then there will not be any spw boards of made much to say sold.

True...rights too build could be too inhibitive for most...hopefully competing companys step up their game too match Kelly's

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So, lets say the wave pools become de rigueur...will there then be a change in boards ie:- wave pool boards (WPB). Would they be different ?, how, new materials?. If a shaper or CNC machine driver doesn't need to take into account a surfers paddle ability/fitness/weight, 'cause in a pool you havn't just had to paddle 100mtrs or more against a rip, duck dive get bashed & smashed, you paddle a couple of strokes & you in !!, would/could that effect a WPB design.
Will we have a World Champ Wave Pool surfer & World Champ Ocean surfer?

Massive opportunity to finally see some technology change sweep through the industry. Once they have a stable platform to measure performance things should go through the roof I reckon - this gets me super excited. Also if you are only needing to take a few paddles to catch the thing - or maybe in time you will be propelled onto the wave - then there is no need to worry about volume for paddling. Boards will look way different. Remember how much snow skis changed from old wooden types to metal edges to revolutionising things in just a few short seasons with the introduction of parabolic shapes about 10-15 years ago - then they added concave. Now in that same time period surfboards have essentially stayed the same for the most part except for recent efforts with composite construction techniques and a few funky shapes. The vast majority of most boards though are still made the same as they were 50 years ago. Its one of the most archaic / obsolescent methods of production in any industry across the world. Its absolutely insane. I can not wait for change. Thats why I like to buy brands that are engulfing new ideas and thoughts. Time to move on is my way of thinking. Generally in my humble opinion the majority of surfers are lazy - thats why they all surf the same spots, moan about the same ****, surf the same boards they did years ago etc the list goes on. Don't get me wrong - i like a bit of tradition. But are also rather partial to change. And surfing is well in need of it.

^ Have we seen a parabolic steel alloy stringer yet

....nevermind the few paddles, for a little extra money someone can pretend to catch a wave deeper while their companion can push their kook client into the wave...genious ...I do love pretending to be friendly & chatty about whatever before & after I drop in on their client I've aplogetically, tackled or shared the wave with...amazing how far a cheeky grin can go & they know, client & wave guide...especially when the wave guide has worked his azz off only to see the kook pull back at the last minute or fark the bottom turn a few times. Had some hilarious moments on my last trip I didn't get round to covering

People buy what is cool not what is good for them....that is why so many houses are filled with **** and unfulfilled dreams

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So, lets say the wave pools become de rigueur...will there then be a change in boards ie:- wave pool boards (WPB). Would they be different ?, how, new materials?. If a shaper or CNC machine driver doesn't need to take into account a surfers paddle ability/fitness/weight, 'cause in a pool you havn't just had to paddle 100mtrs or more against a rip, duck dive get bashed & smashed, you paddle a couple of strokes & you in !!, would/could that effect a WPB design.
Will we have a World Champ Wave Pool surfer & World Champ Ocean surfer?

Good article in White Horses about how the Webber banana was really designed to work best in the Webber wave pool

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chrispy said..

SP said..
Wonder what bobby thinks of the wave pool thing??





I guess the question is will wave pools turn surfing into a more mainstream sport like tennis?

Heaps of advantages but plenty of drawbacks too. I think if they become popular they will change the way people think about surfing.

Maybe it will be looked at more as a regimented sport then time in nature getting a few waves, trips away and hanging out with your mates etc, all those things that make being a surfer a surfer and surfing more then just a sport could be changed in a big way down the track.

But as as someone with not much time at the moment, the certainty of wave pools would be awesome.

well if it does so be it SP...

its up to the parents and at the end of the day the grom on how they want to look at surfing and why they do it....

I bet your grom will be taught the true spirit of surfing...

Not really that, i don't think it will occur as much in places like Australia because of tradition, history and our access to coastline but more thinking if say these were rolled out across China, Russia, mainland Europe and it becomes a mainstream sport what change that would have.

I can see plenty of benefits from it, waves on tap anytime you want is a massive draw card for any surfer... but will be interesting to see how the industry and sport changes over the next 20 - 25 years.

On that side of the question for sure to all of the above...but again it will all come down to how many will be built and can people afford it....

It is a bit hard to have world class surfers when they are only getting access to waves for one hour a week ... or it will come down to a rich kids game only ....

My only concern is that we will get a zillion more Byron backpacker1in the line up straight from the pool. Sure we can out read them for peaks etc but the sheer numbers of ****ery is frightening...