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A short time ago, official footage of opening day at the world’s first full-scale Wavegarden Cove was released by its spin doctors.
You would’ve seen, if you were quick yesterday, a couple of waves shot from the side of the pool, which is in south-west England, and that had been published on LinkedIn without approval etc. It was unremarkable enough to contaminate the opinion of many readers. A lovely little thing, as pleasing as a slice of watermelon on a hot day and a piece of chocolate but certainly nothing that would transport you to great extremes of ecstasy.
Today, it’s better, although the footage released by the company is more an advertisement for the pool’s therapeutic effects (a man in a wheelchair does a 360 on the beach, a little boy without hands rides what one imagines in his first wave) than its performance capabilities.
To examine the wave in detail you’ll watch the cut Wavelength magazine released a few hours ago.
It really will make the hinges of your door squeak.
The surfers include Reubyn Ash, Jayce Robinson, Gearoid McDaid, Vincent Duvignac, Ben and Lucas Skinner, and Kai and Hans Odriozola
In Melbourne, Australia, meanwhile, the southern hemisphere’s first public wave pool readies itself for a late January release.
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Where’s Kelly , Where’s Eddy Vedder , Where the fuck is the Ski ….. No fucken private Train ! What ! Must be for poor People …….
The Meek shall inherit the World of WaveGardens ?
Hitch , then jump the fence , claiming asylum in the Federal Republic of Wave Garden !
Lucky they didn’t call it wave sanctuary , it would have really pissed off the happy campers at BORDER PATROL .
the pool that ate suits.
The pool that might eat the suits money or …..
Maybe a good time for a remake of the Cars that ate Paris with a wave pool ?
they’re all squeezed up in that v bit like genital herpes.
yuck.
cancel my subscription.
Look at that channel though!! Invite the biggest kooks you know to go surf it with you, and you can pick off wave after wave on the way back out as they blow the takeoff.
Is it like the deli section at the Supermarket , take a ticket , Bingo No 33 your wave ?
Was so excited about the pool today and then this arvo a mate and I surfed a similar sized and quality bank to ourselves 15 mins from home and I remembered it will never compare https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Same here. 5 minutes drive; no need to book ahead, or arrive on time, or get out after an hour, or pay to hang out in the spectators area after the surf. The ocean’s alright, mostly.
Good to see they’ve quelled our doubts after that disastrous leaked video! This looks really fun and I’m now super pumped for the Melbourne one.
I wonder what kind of damage the water does to a wettie after a couple of sessions? (assuming the same post-surf care routine of tearing it off and leaving it in your car overnight).
I think quad would help me out of those micro-barrels and give a little more squirt for a working surfer.
Seems as though putting money into heating the pool would be worthwhile.
Cold water would cool the crowd off.
Fuck going in the middle of Summer with every man and his dog there.
I’d hate to see the costings on heating a outdoor pool of that size and it would only be passed onto the consumer.
I’m way too much of a pussy to don a 4/3 to go surf that anytime between May and November.
Hey brah you wanna surf the outside peak? you gotta pay your dues bro. I’ve been here all winter and you turn up first day of Summer and paddle our here.
You can fuck right off to the inside foamy section with the kooks and grommets.
Oh no, I could be that guy.
Hahahah
I.was in NeGVille inJully a few years ago and I vested up under the 4/3. Idk how they do it further south
Maybe cheaper rates in winter and no heat. The footage looks good enough for these things to succeed so I guess we’ll find out soon.
I think a chilled Asahi over summer.
Black and tan during winter.
Black and Tan!! Froooth
Where did you hear January?
Melbourne tub > Bristol tub > Waco petri dish
This is a slap in the face to old mate Huey.
He worked his ass off carving out great beaches and points for millions of years and you kooks come along and build the same thing in a year.
He is not here to be your mascot or your video doll.
He will swallow your beachside journos slums as punishment
Fuck him. Bastard blew every inch of sand off our points and beaches back during Cyclone Oma and hasn’t had the courtesy to send a single decent south swell to fill it back in all year.
You might have to sacrifice a few virgins
If you can find em.
Why do you think we have schoolies week this time every year? Gotta get those banks sorted before summer.
craft of choice?
I’ll take a 5’6″Cymatic.
5’3 evo
Foil sup
Noel Salas likes the Pyzel Astro pop at Waco
fuck that AIPA is a sexy thing!
Just stock shorty? Which for me currently is a 6’3 holy grail (I like em cute, round tits & fat asses, as Biggy would say)
But I think I’m gonna go the full package and rock up empty handed*
Pick a board off the rack, maybe try a couple.
*Maybe other than wetsuit.
I think short and spicy.
pocket rocket, as my mate would say.
y’ain’t driving three miles out onto the shoulder to do a cutback.
I have an older eps that would be good actually. Hates grovelling but is on Song in quality waves in the pocket.
Loving “on song”.
I think I’m gonna go the full monty and rock up with my package in my hands.
NPJ Quartet or Duo for me.
Followed closely by a mini Simmons…
interesting choice.
5’10 Pyzel Nugget Wing Swallow.
MR-style twinny. Unlimited potential on a predictable canvass like this.
good call.
I’ll pick you up on the way.
I approve. When’s the one in Palm Springs coming online?
Looks super fun!
Do you have another 4 years and 80k to throw away?!
There must be a bit of Moroccan hash as well?
If you have a flight lounge membership you’re a local there
It’s Bristol mate. Fucking IDLES or nothing.
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