Opens mid-2020, god willing etc.
You can’t keep a good man down, as the saying goes. You’ ll remember the hoo-ha a few months ago when a sturdy contingent of WQS-level Australian pro surfers and the former world champ Joel Parkinson flew to Central Queensland to test the full-sized prototype of the Occy and Barton Lynch-endorsed wave pool.
The waves were very small, one to two feet using a generous ruler, but the reveal was stymied when the giant plunger buckled while operating at only fifty percent capacity. Surf Lakes said the failure was a manufacturing fault, that a new part was being built and that the Yeppoon prototype would be operational, again, by the end of January 2019.
As at ten pm, February 25, the part has yet to be installed and the pool remains idle.
This certainly hasn’t derailed Surf Lakes’ plans to get their first commercial pool.
From a presser that just got released,
Surf Lakes has been scouring the Gold Coast for suitable land, and at present has selected an appropriate site in a location that is centrally located and easily accessible for residents and tourists.
Newly appointed Surf Lakes Chief Executive Officer, Mal Borgeaud, is genuinely excited at the prospect of bringing Surf Lakes to such a coveted, surf-proud locale and envisions the facility will give great benefit to the community.
“As a company we are tremendously excited to be announcing our commitment to building a facility on the Gold Coast. We have been overwhelmed by the support and encouragement we have received from both Council and the Queensland Government,” said Borgeaud.
“It makes sense, with the Gold Coast being our home town, that we construct a commercial facility here. We know the facility will bring tremendous benefits to the community, not just by providing waves and surf-oriented fun… it will be a boost for employment, tourism and the local economy,” he continued.
“Our aim is to make this site a genuine show piece not only for our technology but for the Gold Coast as well.”
Surf Lakes envisions that construction will begin in late 2019 or early 2020 with a view to opening in the second half of 2020.
Bullish!
Glad these guys don’t make planes.
“Full scale test failed sir. Design flaw, should we correct and test again?”
“No reason for that. Let’s go into production right away.”
I wonder what the carbon footprints of all these pools are. Surfers really are incredible hypocrites.
Surfing koalas…
Longboard Bonglord.
🏆Surf Lakes- the most apt and prophetic name of all the pools in 2018.
🥈 Goes to the Amoeba Tank
Hands up if you still prefer it in Yeppoon
They can corner the market in Cootamundra, Kunnunurra & Wagga Wagga too
Pants down
It’s a very pretty site. Even more appealing, I think, than Wavegarden’s Basque Country tank. (Very cold in winter.)
I prefer the idea of Yeppoon but money talks … IF they get it all bulletproof, man, they’ll kill it on the Goldy.
Any word on where the moneys coming from for this venture or is it 100% Surf Lakes ?
Suddenly I feel like mashed potatoes
Ya got it stick it somewhere
When are these wave pool facilities going to learn to not allow Stab anywhere near their facility? Only bad things happen when they do. Waco and amoeba death. Surf Lakes and plunger death. Stab in the Park – it’s always death in the end.
Derek pools have nothing to do with surfing ,if you feel they are relevant to surfing then I’m calling you out as a kook
Who actually gives a fuck it’s got nothing to do with surfing , come on lets see you all put your cards on the table.
nothing to do with wave pools but I have a question I am hoping someone can answer.
2 surfers get equal 5th place at the hang loose comp in Brazil. one surfer, Gabriel Medina, gets prize money. the other surfer, Adin Masencamp, does not get any. why?
God’s will.
Because Medina has a far larger entourage that need to be paid, to keep attending events in order to keep crowd beach numbers up
so then they use the other blokes prize money to replace the broken chairs?
Is Adin Masencamp an amateur surfer? Does that even matter these days?
not sure. just saw it on the wsl QS rankings. bit strange. perhaps wiggs can ask nick Carrol to look into it.
Liked him better when he was just Adin Cougar.
Medina cruised down there on Neymar’s yacht but needed to chip in for gas
I think his mum said don’t pay him till he leaves the country
Temptation and all…
Personally I love the aesthetics of this one. Out of all the noceans, this one actually makes me smile when I see it.
Yeah I know; receding circular bathymetry energy loss wave bending etc. yada yada yada.
Bring on the sax-leather gimp band, and let’s fuckin get surfing-esque.
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The unfortunately named ‘Mal Boglord’.
His cousin Foilboard Cutshark is a real wanker.
I just hope they put a shade cloth over at least one of the breaks so I can surf without sunscreen. Freedom!
I’m hearing ya!!