The below article sourced from www.surfparkcentral.com

http://www.surfparkcentral.com/the-wave-bristol-confirms-location-for-new-surf-park/

 http://vimeo.com/68139366

After months of deliberation, The Wave: Bristol has announced the location for its new $9.7 million 

Surf Park facility. The new project site will be housed at Washingpool Farm in Easter Compton, Almondsbury

and could be fully functional as early as Summer 2014.

According to the owners, the previous location, a 13 acre plot of land along the Portway near Sea Mills, was too small

and faced backlash from environmentalists looking to protect Avon Gorge.

While the new location adds an additional $1.9 million to the project cost, owners Nick Hounsfield and Tobin Coles,

are confident in the choice for the new location.Washington farm released that the “surfing lake” will measure  300

metres long by 150 metres wide, and is capable of creating perfect waves up to 1.6 metres high with 20 second rides

using the latest Wavegarden technology.

The Wave: Bristol announced that they would charge $8 entrance fee plus $24 for an hour to surf in

the park. They project that the Surf Park can accommodate two surfers on the reef and 30 in the learning bay at any

given time.

Based on initial statements, environmentalism and sustainability exist at the heart of the project. To help with the

planning, The Wave: Bristol has hired Chris Hines MBE, founder of Surfers Against Sewage and the director of

sustainability at the Eden Project. Owner Hounsfield says,”We want people to have the feeling of leaving

technology behind and going into nature – that fits with our ethos…The rest of the land will be landscaped

sensitively, with a sense of both gardens and an arboretum.”

As the project continues to move forward, the next steps are to engage the local residents in South Gloucestershire.

Owner, Tobin Coles says, “We have sent a letter to residents and are talking to local elected representatives to explain

our proposals. We will be contacting them in the coming weeks about how they can get involved and have their say.”

Stay tuned for me updates.

Watch ITV’s interview with The Wave:Bristol

For more information check out the Bristol Post’s article.

The perfect wave…
in a Basque mountain valley

Wavegarden, industry leader in the design and manufacture of wave generation systems, has built a full-sized demo center in Northern Spain. This first of its kind facility will be used strictly for fine-tuning, testing and as a showroom and is not open to the public.

Located at Wavegarden’s research and development site, the new surfing lagoon generates perfectly formed tubing waves that peel for more than 220 m without losing power or shape. It is the longest artificial surfing wave in existence, and the wave quality, shape, and speed, are suitable for the highest levels of performance surfing.

Today was amazing and the swell is only getting bigger.

Surf Camp Australia cant wait to be part of this technology . Imagine surfing the outback!

Check out the video: http://vimeo.com/67574899

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Last week, Seven Mile Beach played host to a complimentary surf camp providing indigenous youths with a learn to surf experience. Coordinated by Surf Camp Australia and Surfing NSW, the camp was led by two accomplished surfing instructors, Sam and Mitch Douglass who grew up in Currarong, NSW and are both of Aboriginal descent. Throughout their experience at surf camp, the kids learnt how to surf whilst also being educated about beach safety, surf conditions and environmental awareness, all while camping near the beach and eating at our purpose built surf camp! We understand that most of these kids have never had the opportunity to surf or even swim in the ocean before, therefore this experience gave them a valuable insight into the benefits that surfing and ocean awareness bring. For this reason Surf Camp Australia provided the whole experience at no charge to the participants. Check out the video here or check out the photos below!

The experience coincides with the Indigenous Surfing Program (ISP), hosted by Surfing NSW for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders. The Surfing NSW ‘ISP’ aims to attract large numbers of young indigenous communities to the beaches throughout the state. The program promotes health, enjoyment and wellbeing through ocean safety awareness, bringing positive education to remote and local indigenous communities.

Some visuals from our party last Friday. We would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to play! The mechanical surfboard was a hit and got everyone pumped!

Check out the photos at: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151177363434229.1073741831.99969144228&type=1

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A couple of shots from last years Surf Camp end of season party!

All of us at Surf Camp Australia would like to thank you for your excellent work and support this season.

To show our appreciation we invite you to join us on Friday, for a few drinks down at the Scu Bar.
It has been another great season and we truly could not have done it without you!