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Op-Ed: Surf Parks Should Be Developed as Complete Leisure Businesses, Not Simply as Wave Pool Facilities

Why surf parks must go beyond waves to succeed. Five suggested principles for developing profitable, sustainable surf park ...
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Score the Wave of Your Life at a Pool? Yup, There’s Now a Contest for That

The Wavepool Surf Tour has launched Ride The Future 2026, a competition accepting wave pool footage from surfers worldwide ...
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Adrena Surf Park: GM Jill Steinke on Operations

Adrena GM Jill Steinke discusses the Saudi Arabia surf park, its Endless Surf lagoon, guest experience, staffing, operations ...
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British Para Surfer Zoe Smith Trains at Lost Shore for ISA World Champs at DSRT Surf

Zoe Smith's para surfing training takes place at Lost Shore in Edinburgh ahead of the 2026 ISA World Para Surfing Champs at ...
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Surfer’s Myelopathy is a Rare Spinal Cord Injury for First-Time Surfers

A soft foamy and guidance under a certified instructor in a controlled wave pool environment. What could be safer? As surfers ...
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One Pool, Countless Lessons: How SurfLoch Advanced Its Wave-Making Technology

Tom Lochtefeld loves his work. It’s clear in every conversation we’ve had over the past eight years. Everything he’s done, from inventing the FlowRider in 1991 and FlowBarrel in 1993, to founding ...
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Atlantic Park Surf completes first season of Next Wave youth surf program

Atlantic Park Surf has completed the inaugural season of its Next Wave program, providing free swim and surf lessons to Virginia Beach youth in partnership with Adidas and VIRGINIA, the brand and ...
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Wai Kai to Host First Citywave World Championships in Hawaii in 2027

Wai Kai and citywave will host the inaugural Citywave World Championships from Feb. 25-28, 2027, in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The four-day competition will crown the company’s first men’s and women’s ...
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Surf Sea Breeze in Azerbaijan Completes 120-Meter Pool, Prepares for Wave System Installation

Construction of the 120-meter surf pool at Surf Sea Breeze in Baku, Azerbaijan, has reached the next stage, with the pool completed and filled with water. Installation of the wave-generating system is ...
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DSRT Surf’s Opening Week with GM Michael Gerano

In this WavePoolMag podcast, DSRT Surf VP and General Manager Mihael Gerano discusses the long-awaited soft-opening of the Palm Desert surf park on September 26, 2026. He candidly addresses ...
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Flowstate AI Surf Cameras: Meet the Tangible Assets Guy

Ben Robertson is the co-founder and COO of Flowstate. He oversees on-site operations and the installation of AI-powered camera systems at surf parks worldwide. His role involves everything from 3D ...
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Sarcoma Survivors Attend Three-Day Surf Camp at The Wave in Bristol

Eight sarcoma survivors have taken part in a three-day surf camp at The Wave in Bristol, organized by cancer survivor and two-time English kneeboard champion Stephen Downes. The pilot program, called ...