Oil money hot for Queensland wave tank!
Earlier today, the company Surf Lakes released a presser reporting that following “the success of full-scale prototype testing” licensee enquiries have been “flooding in from around the globe en-masse.”
There are six projects on the boil, says Surf Lakes, despite the breakdown of machinery during the initial testing. Two in the USA (a site in southern California, which is going to be a country-club style joint and Arizona, which is going to be a commercial operation), Sao Paulo in Brazil, somewhere just out of Perth, London and Spain.
All companies are doing their due diligence, says Surf Lakes, with the two American pools “ready to go” and another site “not far off.” Construction will begin in 2019, doors open 2020.
What was interesting when I spoke to Surf Lakes’ media prez Wayne Dart was his offhand remark, “There’s a lot of money in the world, let’s put it that way. We’ve had conversations with billionaires who are ready to drop as many million dollars as they need to into their thing, to create a private theme park almost. That’s from Europe to the US to the Middle East, where one billionaire wants to put it in the ocean where the waves are flat using reclaimed land. Guys that want to have it for themselves and their mates. Which is a pretty cool thing.”
A Surf Lake license costs $A500,000, which buys you exclusive rights spanning an area covering a million people. You want something for, say, Sydney with its five million people? Gonna cost $2.5 million if you want to shut the door on other Surf Lake biz’s.
Build cost? Surf Lakes says the ball-park figure is $20 million. That’ll buy you the giant plunger and a concrete lake. Land, cute cabanas and yoga teepees, whatever, is up to you to find and buy.
And a warranty?
Readers will remember the giant plunger buckled during its great reveal while operating at only fifty percent capacity. Surf Lakes says the failure was a manufacturing fault, say a new part is being built and that the Yeppoon prototype will be operational by the end of January 2019.
And, yes, a warranty card comes with your $20 million pool.
“There’s a variety of warranties, it’s a pretty big document,” says Dart.
As for the promised “eight-foot” waves, Dart says, from a surfer’s perspective it’ll be “a solid four foot.”
“The promise is have Occy standing tall in a barrel,” he says. “That’s what we promised at the launch and that’s what we have to deliver.”
wheres webber
I like Keanu, he’s great to surf with and a straight shooter in every way. But my god I never thought of buying his jersey.
Wait, how tall is Mark??
…It’s more of a Shelbyville idea…
8ft from a non surfers perspective, 4ft from a surfers perspective, 12-15+ from Elo? can they do one with enough room to anchor a large boat so punters can get that authentic surf charter experience?
I can see it now. Each wavepool will have its own pro team. Fans can buy their favorite surfers jerseys. Rebook can sponsor. Pool teams will travel and compete against each other. It will be just like arena league football. yay.
You have an ASING? You cunt.
From fans of Surfcore2000 at least!
Two suggestions for the engineers if they happen upon this – 1, change the shape of your plunger, perhaps to a concave sided, pentagonal star to create more convergent refraction on the peaks by focusing the swell train onto each peak, and/or option 2, have the plunger entirely under the water to greatly increase water displacement (and visual aesthetics).
You guys are wasting a lot of potential wave energy with a round plunger and it’s radially-decaying swell pattern. Focussed convergence is the key to any great wave.
Change the tub shape?
Give it ‘bays’?
I like the plunger aesthetics!!!
Yeah you certainly could have bays and rather than reef breaks you would have point breaks, but you wouldn’t want to cause backwash either unless maybe a wedge type wave where a structure causes constructive side-wash interference, you’d have to look at what engineering improvements would be the most beneficial and cost effective I guess.
Just feel that the round plunger is too streamlined and would displace a lot more water if they ‘tuned’ it.
A concave sided plunger should produce a higher swell at the center of the curve and smaller at the sides so would focus a higher amount of energy onto the peak of the wave as it breaks.
A round plunger is directing the swell evenly in a small ring and as soon as the ring of swell starts propagating away it begins to stretch out as the ring diverges and grows and I think this leads to quicker swell decay as opposed to a focussed swell ‘ray’ using convergence to maximize the available energy.
I’m not a wave tank engineer or anything though so what would I know lol
they start you out with an 8ft promise, first ones free they say, then they half the size and up the price after you get hooked. 12 months later you have lost your house to Occy and you are giving hand jobs in the shallow end of the community pool waiting for a fatty to jump off the 3 meter platform to get your fix.
no thanks.
“Guys that want to have it for themselves and their mates.”
FML, I need new friends…
If surf-specifc pools are gonna get big somewhere, I’d imagine it’d be Aus. The US is too fat, shitty, and full of non-surfers to go full-bore on wave pools besides niche semi-coastal areas. Majority of America would rather a standard pool with water slides. I’d genuinely be surprised if a surf-specific wave pool was put anywhere in the US other than California, Florida, Texas, or a Carolina or two.
*edit – maybe a warm indoor pool in NJ.. maybe
there you go again , got something about fat people , now the merrycans , ever been to the USA?
Yeah because America has a weight problem. Can you wrap your head around people becoming fat on their own volition? Apparently I don’t exist anywhere. Ego Maurice, it can’t help but to rear it’s old head every time you speak.
are you aware a lot of obese people were actually abused as children , and cover themselves with fat to be unattractive so as not to get hassled?
But then again all that talk about your beautiful dick says a lot …my ego’s fine thank you , but yours really has no basis , but we read anyways about your wonderous life , keep insulting every minority group ….great to hear you are also an expert on the USA!
Jesus man if you truly believe that “a lot of obese” Americans are fat for any reason besides it being their own damn fault you’re truly out of touch with reality. An Aussie making excuses for fat Americans as a way of hammering me on a point. It just doesn’t get more bizarre. Besides serious medical issues, becoming/remaining fat is the choice of the individual. There’s consequence to every action. Break the cycle. No need to be a fat shit.
hahaha , just putting up another explanation for fat people that you just stereo type as “all their fault” ……of course you would know about obesity , you are an expert?….you know that their is a socio-economic reason about affording good food and having to live on fast food , I am not hammering you on just one point , but it seems you just make a broad statement without any real understanding……and then you use the “Medical issues ” which of course you would be ware that ‘s also mental issues……as previously mentioned…so yeah my reality is different to mine , as yours seem very closed minded…check out Sunny Garcia’s Instagram post today about longer boards drawing longer lines and check out the comments…..just sayin….have you heard of Instagram?
Occy bod bonus: Instantly able to soul-arch in 2ft pits.
Lololol – whatever it takes !
It’s more of a Shelbyville idea…
Just fuck off. A solid four foot wave is not Occy having the ability to stand tall in there. Fuck off, who started this bullshit. It’s even crept into the Surfcoast. Did I mention fuck off!?!
I wonder… will they audition in the various locations for the leather-clad sax-rock goons to ride the plunger? Or do they have them already lined up as part of the package? Is there a warranty on them too? Do you get unique songs for each venue?
So many questions remain unanswered.
Is it me or does the spin sound similar to Webber – 8ft becomes 4ft – they have built something tho?
They’re using my tactics! I always over-hype the size to generate interest, but I only reveal the true size once they’re fully committed. The initial disappointment slowly gives way to “ah fuck it, I’m here already. I’ll find a proper cock after this novelty ride”.
ha ha has that backfired tho with the overhype to “is that it? “i’m fucking outta here”. I recently had euro ex tell me she loved my cock – this is after 18 years!!! quite a weird convo when I was asking for some business related help??
Still have an ex that’ll remind me every so often that mine was the “prettiest dick” she ever saw. Nowhere near a podium finish in the size category, but a shaft that at minimum, has found it’s way into every mouth that’s looked at it.
Bahaha – just choked on my evening cuppa!!! that particular ex managed to suck my knob under a desk while I served customers like the police academy commiss one day. However to bring my dick up in a convo where am trying to back my self in some solo business work was a little unsettling ( if not appreciated)!!
“Listen luv, we could go on all day about my cock, but I’ll be a broke-dick by noon tomorrow if I can’t get this proposal ironed out..”
with a distinct lack of “I loved your cock” raining from ex lovers, solo “business” work accounts for the majority of my “business”
I make sure the pants only go down once I’m 100% certain she’s out of options for the rest of the evening. Even then, my bounce rate is close to 50%.
Surely a well-stocked armory of play things and an athletic tongue can increase retention?
Don’t forget the 8 fingers and two thumbs ,grinded out for the big show from the 3.8 billion year old random world qualifying series ?
I’d like to thank my sponsors for sticking by me, my mum of course….australopithecus, homo habilis….
A bit of Gene Pitney , Gene Kelly and Gene Tics and Bob’s your uncle ?
You miss 100% of the waves you don’t go for.
“As for the promised “eight-foot” waves, Dart says, from a surfer’s perspective it’ll be “a solid four foot.””
No bullshit I actually found the comment refreshingly honest. This Dart guy’s a seemingly straight-shooter.
Yeah ……… I have crossed paths he is a good bloke…….
The only guarantee so far is that it will break. And then take 3 months to fix.
Better off buying myer shares
For 20 mil you could probably hire enough Samoan security to surf from the top of every line up on the planet for the rest of your life.
The band for such a game plan.
https://youtu.be/IeT0MZRWLQI
Oh yes but it wouldn’t be YOURS would it.
Give one of them a camera, your Insta feed could be sick like ELo’s
I see where you going with Myer as they are struggling no?
You could buy both and combine them: ‘Myerpoon.’
RH on today – tomor looks a good forecast btw!!
Mmmm. Well I think neither my boss nor my other boss would appreciate it if I magically disappeared to a prayer meeting in the church of the open sky. Catch one for me bud!
You like Church of the Open Sky – I will be praying their tomoz!!!
Say hi for me.
Don’t get raped by a dolphin.
Funny you should say that, got buzzed by pod today literally right thru waves underneath and almost knocked off by turbulence few times!!! they did not appear to be overly amorous nor erect!!
I love when that happens. Seeing the.m is always cool. Seeing the first fin always shites my boardies.
Wonder if it’s the same pod up the coast at my spot?
Amoebaaaa, Amoebaaaa, Amoebaaaaaaaa, Amoebaaaaaaaaauhhh
Adolescents… one of OC’s very best
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Upvote for ‘bump bath’