A company called Instant Sport out of San Sebastian Spain is leading the way in innovations in the surfing industry with its new technology to create man made waves. Now we have all heard of wave pools and the like but this is quite different in that these waves are made in natural settings like a country side lake, pond, or resivour. The company stresses that not only is there technique simpler then the other company's creating wave pools, but also more enviornmentally friendly and efficient. "The goal of Wavegarden is to provide an opportunity for everyone from beginners to experts to surf even if they do not live by the ocean, or if the ocean is too crowded or polluted." the system has to be used in a water basin where the water level wont change more than 10 cm due to the way the system works. Right now the wave pool is only producing thigh high waves but plans are coming to make a shoulder high for this summer and who knows how big after that.
The company just recently released all this information but they already have interested investors to bring the technology into the states as well as Australia and the rest of Europe. What gave the Wavegarden even more publicity was Bobby Martinez tweet, "Found a goofy footers dream yesterday!!!!!!! Let me put it like this ... the window never closes!!!!!!!" The company asked to use his tweet in a press release and he said sure under one circumstance, "Let me surf the wave again when it's back this summer". This innovative technology might just be the answer to every kids dreams of wishing they could surf.
Richie Marsico
http://www.wave-garden.com/lang/en-us/galleries/videos
http://sports.espn.go.com/action/surfing/news/story?id=6132257
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