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Wave Pool Mag

Bryan Dickerson

Veteran surf journalist Bryan Dickerson turns the mic to those at the center of the wave pool universe as WavePoolMag shines a light on the engineers, entrepreneurs, pros and the hand-picked few who have a wave pool story to tell. The questions are pointed and the answers range from the sublime to the illuminating, hitting all flashpoints in between. Dig in to hear from the minds designing, building and surfing the world’s wave pools.

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48:13

Surfing in the heart of Paris!

Wave Pool Mag ·

2020/10/22

The Paris project has been a fascinating combination of public and private co-operation and Baptiste has been working as a consultant in the thick of all the agencies working hard on the project. The promise of perfect machine made waves in the middle of a large capital city hasn't been realized yet - will Paris be the first to market? These large undertakings are notoriously riddled with problems, let's get under the skin of this one with Baptiste.Interestingly "Le Vague Grand Paris" has chosen

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53:49

Surf Park Management with Skip Taylor

Wave Pool Mag ·

2020/10/08

We discuss Skips background, the wave pool industry as a whole and how he started Surf Park management. Probably the best story was when he flew down to some country in Central Americat to the location of a proposed surf park and was shocked to find a sex store and a gun shop neighbouring the property. Location is pretty important! We dig into his Turtle Bay Hotel project on the North Shore of Hawaii after he did the turnaround there: ramping up mountain biking trails, helping Hans Hedeman to uplift

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44:22

How hard is it to bring a wave pool to Berlin? Find out.

Wave Pool Mag ·

2020/09/24

In 2014 Berlin was set to plant a Wavegarden Lagoon plow system at an old airstrip outside of town. When the plan was axed by the local council Eirik Randow got all frothy and took it upon himself to do something. In 2016 he kicked off a program to bring the new Wavegarden Cove technology to Berlin. “In the beginning of projects like that you don’t have a very good understanding of what you’re getting into,” he tells us. Find out how the phrase “When in doubt, paddle out” has kept him redlining

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41:36

Shane Beschen on his career, City Wave, DSRTSURF and...

Wave Pool Mag ·

2020/01/17

Check out www.wavepoolmag.com/podcast for the show notes.

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44:02

New York! Smoking a barrel on Long Island

Wave Pool Mag ·

2020/01/10

Brett grew up surfing in Long Island, New York and I caught up with him online to talk about the project he has been working on for over four and a half years. Apologies for the audio quality, (it's tough when you're doing these things over the web), however, you can hear him pretty clearly. Let us know on our Instagram if you have any questions about the park and we'll ask him on to answer them.Hang on for the end of the podcast where I discuss the "state of the industry" - 5 parks open, 1 imminent

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42:03

Sophie Everard ventures into The Wave (Bristol)

Wave Pool Mag ·

2020/01/02

Sophie Everard is a journalist, passionate snowboarder and surfer who has worked extensively within action sports media for more than ten years and is a published writer for industry-leading snowboard titles. She has also set up a brand called "Mad to Live" through which she promotes a positive, modern message of female empowerment with original content. Attached to the content brand is a series of wildly successful women-only retreats in various places like Portugal, Morocco, Costa Rica, Bali and

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43:13

Andy Hadden's journey towards a wave garden in Scotland

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/12/12

We get the full story on Andy Hadden's seven year journey in creating another jewel in the Wave Garden crown. By the time this surf park is constructed it could well be the seventh wave garden in operation around the world.Andy relates the story leading up to where he is at now - a massive journey already but still far from over. Exciting times for the wave pool industry!

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38:14

Chas Smith: Surf blogging's bad boy weighs in on wave...

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/11/21

Chas Smith is a smart guy. Originally from California, he moved to Oregon and commenced his surfing career at age 10. He earned a bachelor’s degree in intercultural studies (1998) and a master’s degree in linguistics (2001) from Southern California’s Biola University; Smith’s studies included semesters spent studying Arabic in Egypt and English at Oxford University. That short bio is taken from Matt Warshaw's Encyclopedia of Surf, check it out: https://eos.surf/entries/smith-chas/Chas and I discuss

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48:59

Why Greg Webber has been in the wave pool industry...

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/11/14

Has Greg Webber been at this game longer than anyone else? Maybe not, but he sure has a ton of fascinating insights and excellent ideas surrounding the wave pool space. You can check him out on www.webberwavepools.com Before we kicked off the interview Greg inferred to me that he had no problem in my drilling him about the fact that he essentially broadcasts the fact that his wave pools are the best in the world but none have been built. Well, hold your horses, hopefully, a Webber wave pool is

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47:17

Las Vegas gets a wave pool!

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/11/07

We interview Tim Curry, known as TC, who is setting out on the arduous venture to create an oasis of surf in the parched desert surrounding Las Vegas. I am sure the Las Vegas population will be STOKED to hear this and the millions of visitors to the city will be able to practice their cutbacks alongside the locals.Many of you out there may be dreaming about creating your own wave pool in your area. Hopefully, this relaxed chat with TC will put it into perspective for you and feed you with a few

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49:48

Wavegarden: Creating an idyllic garden filled with waves

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/10/31

“Wavegarden”, the sound of that name evokes a zen-like space where waves roll endlessly through green spaces pulsing with lush natural life. As if you didn’t know, it’s actually a company created way back in 2005, that sits deep in a northern Spanish valley. It’s a richly forested and abundant area ravaged by harsh Atlantic winters and pounded by massive waves during the cold, rainy months. It is from this secret hideaway that Sean Young chats to us all about the history of Wavegarden, how he came

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56:39

Immersed in surf: URBNSURF Melbourne

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/10/24

Hey guys, it's Nick coming to you from a warm and autumnal Algarve in Portugal. The swell is picking up down here and I managed a great session where these glassy beauties where peeling off a hard sand spit. Stoked again after along break! The other day I called up Australia and got to chat to Andrew Ross. It was a great conversation, not just because he's such a down to earth relaxed professional but because he's opening one of the first two Wavegarden Cove's in the world. It's quite tense watching

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34:47

In deep with Aaron Trevis, founder of Surf Lakes

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/10/19

Find out how the Surf lakes technology was born from the founder himself. Aaron Trevis talks candidly of how the idea came to him, how he pulled a team of incredible people together and built a wave wonderland in Yeppoon, Australia. Looking at the explosive wheezing of a mad max style contraption may appear intriguing but when perfect waves barrel out onto the five reefs, one is hooked! There is a heap of sheer determination that has been ploughed into this project, we uncover it all in this

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39:08

The first dedicated surf park in the world!

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/10/18

Andy Ainscough relates the story of how Adventure Park Snowdonia (originally launched in 2015 as Surf Snowdonia) was conceived, built and run. Many pitfalls lurk in a wave pool developers timeline and Andy was lucky enough to overcome them all and now surfs regularly in his creation. The beauty of it is, tons of surfers join him every day in this rustic Welsh valley. It's an iconic place to surf, I know its definitely on my list.

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35:15

How Wave Pool Mag started

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/10/17

Welcome to our first episode! We start with Bryan Dickerson who founded www.wavepoolmag.com in 2018 and has experienced rapid growth on the platform. During the half-hour chat we learn about Bryan's surf journalism background and how he created the site. We talk about the state and history of the surf industry and how the "wave pool space" came about. It's a pretty big business right now with a lot of money being spent on many projects around the world. We hope you enjoy the idea of the

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05:20

Wave Pool Mag Trailer

Wave Pool Mag ·

2019/09/26

Nick welcomes you to the podcast and explains who we will interview, when we will release a new episode, how long they will be and why he is doing this."I'm really stoked to be at the forefront of sharing wave pool news and views from many of the global players in the surf lagoon industry. It's a fascinating alternative property development to traditional golf courses and there are so many big issues to discuss. In the words of the WSL CEO, surfing is now at a major inflection point. Why? Due to the

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