Kelly Slater built a man-made wave that could change surfing foreverwashingtonpost.com 4 pointscos2pi10 years ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−jinushaun10yLooking forward to decent surfing outside the main surfing geographies (Pacific Ocean).I've always wondered why more locales didn't simply copy the standing wave in Munich. Seems easy to copy.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisbach_(Isar)Sure, it's not a barrel, but it's still a commercially viable way to enable surfing anywhere.−SCAQTony10yI don't think it will change surfing but it may contribute greatly in making this an Olympic sport... or perhaps create surf stadiums for contest a circuit?−fasteo10y>> it may contribute greatly in making this an Olympic sportThis alone does changes surfing; surfing as an industry I mean.−SCAQTony10yAs Industry I agree, people in Oklahoma, Kentucky, New Delhi or Serbia can all be surfers now. I would pay $200 an hour for that wave!
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Looking forward to decent surfing outside the main surfing geographies (Pacific Ocean).
I've always wondered why more locales didn't simply copy the standing wave in Munich. Seems easy to copy.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisbach_(Isar)
Sure, it's not a barrel, but it's still a commercially viable way to enable surfing anywhere.
I don't think it will change surfing but it may contribute greatly in making this an Olympic sport... or perhaps create surf stadiums for contest a circuit?
This alone does changes surfing; surfing as an industry I mean.
As Industry I agree, people in Oklahoma, Kentucky, New Delhi or Serbia can all be surfers now. I would pay $200 an hour for that wave!