Are you optimistic about the future of wavepools too?
Fucking wave pool hype. Such bullshit. So sick of it.
Today the New York Times released the latest poorly informed yet fawning piece about the future of wave sliding for landlocked goobers.
It focuses on beer baron Doug Coors soon to fail endeavor in Austin, Texas. Coors jumped in early, licensed WaveGarden tech. Built a giant hole in the ground without bothering to get proper permits. Why would a stagnant pond soon to be filled with people pissing, and occassionally shitting, need to be filtered? It’s just like a manmade lake! And those don’t need no filterin’! )
Of course this is America!, so Coors is embracing the angle of regulation run amok. Public safety playing second banana to that good ol’ American entrepreneurial spirit.
True gems in this particular poorly sourced attempt at journalism.
Some who have surfed NLand say it feels just like natural waves but with more frequent and longer rides — up to 35 seconds — that give novices more time to properly position themselves and advanced practitioners the opportunity for more maneuvers.
Right? Because Snowdonia has been getting rave reviews for its cold water choppy mush.
Nothing to do but sit back and enjoy watching these fuckers fail. From an engineering stand point, yeah, wavepools are pretty damn neat. True examples of clever humans building awesome contraptions.
But surfing is too difficult to learn. Too much falling, too much flailing. Will a pool make it slightly easier? Maybe. But knowing each wipeout cost you twenty bucks hardly reduces the sting.
NLand will be abandoned within three years. Investors will lose their asses. But not before a handful of wavepool devotees drown while trying to play Rick Kane one fine Oahu December.
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Rory you missed the obvious connection between Coors and waves pools, drinking and surfing. The accessibility for getting hammered drunk and surfing would be at an all time high. Ride a wave walk back with a beer in hand, jump back in the water, repeat. Or Coors could just make a beer filled wave pool.
What though is your wife’s take on these? Threesome and pick up opportunity for a root with some Nland nymph or fail?