Back to the Future

Wavegarden wave pool surfing (Extended version)

A few words from those guys at : www.wavegarden.com/#

Our vision gives people of all ages and surfing levels the ability to enjoy a beach environment and a real surfing experience...beyond the oceans of the world. Wavegarden®’s cutting edge technology allows the creation of a broad and customisable range of authentic surfing waves in a safe and natural environment. This cost effective and environmentally friendly wave generation technology is now available to the public and for the first time makes economically-viable inland wave sports and lifestyle facilities possible.

A few more words from me:

So either I need to become really wealthy so I can afford one of these in my back yard or I need to become friends with the guy who already has one in his back yard. Either way I would like to give it a test drive on a few different boards (Longboard, Shortboard and Hybrid). I understand that it's a smaller wave and that has it's own limitations, but it still looks fun. I can imagine a few up and coming amateur and profession longboarders inventing some new nose riding tricks there. Not sure if the guys at Wavegarden plan on inviting Joel Tudor and his friends but I'm sure it would make one great story. I think I may need to become friends with Joel to up my odds of getting to play around at this place.

Update 2014:
It looks like there have been some major improvements… Check out what I found (via blog.gessato.com)

Wavegarden 2.0

With the best of summer yet to come, surfers must be anxious to hit the waves. For Wavegarden’s CEO José Manuel Odriozola, the perfect wave is an engineering art – one that has been perfected with Wavegarden 2.0. The artificial waves are produced by a hydrofoil that creates the familiar peaks and crests, which can hit a frequency of 120 per hour for continual enjoyment. Completely reliant on electric power, the system is a reliable alternative for those who might otherwise find beaches inaccessible. There is a fee to use the facilities, which are cropping up across Europe and even the Middle East, but who can really put a price on summer fun?

Images © Wavegarden

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ABOUT KIMBERLY LI - Kimberly is a graduate from MIT's Department of Architecture, and has recently joined the publication team at MIT OpenCourseWare. While architecture remains her first love, her interests encompass literature – epic poetry and Medieval romances are her favorite – and also fashion. She delights in various design projects, featured on her website "unkliched".