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foamy wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:31 am

alakaboo wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:39 am

They were flabbergasted by people renting the place out for $10k per day, but just got back from a trip to St Andrews to watch the golf. I asked them if they played a round and they said they couldn't get a tee time.

Trivial fact: On almost every Sunday, St Andrews golf course is closed to golfers and is a public park. You can wander anywhere. Dogs welcome. You can plonk a blanket down on any fairway and have a picnic. Kick a footy around, no worries. Pretty much full access except stay off greens and bunkers. And you’ve got the attached beach as well.

Apparently, it’s also a nice friendly university town with good olde bars etc.

Yeah my mates wife went to Uni there.

no interest in golf.

What about picnics?

I don’t think Australia has a big enough population to make Surf Ranchs profitable. We will see with Yeppoon. One thing to have one in the city but who’s going to Dog Fart Junction for a wave pool.

foamy wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:31 am

alakaboo wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:39 am

They were flabbergasted by people renting the place out for $10k per day, but just got back from a trip to St Andrews to watch the golf. I asked them if they played a round and they said they couldn't get a tee time.

Trivial fact: On almost every Sunday, St Andrews golf course is closed to golfers and is a public park. You can wander anywhere. Dogs welcome. You can plonk a blanket down on any fairway and have a picnic. Kick a footy around, no worries. Pretty much full access except stay off greens and bunkers. And you’ve got the attached beach as well.

Apparently, it’s also a nice friendly university town with good olde bars etc.

It was quite a shock for me going to a PGA Event. Fcuking money machine. The amount of merchandise for sale. Not to mention stroke analysis machines, driving ranges, home putting greens, etc.

Beanpole wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 04, 2022 11:29 am

I don’t think Australia has a big enough population to make Surf Ranchs profitable.

Are you kidding? The Melbourne pool is constantly booked out. Day and night. Reckon they’d be doing fine.

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I think Yeppoon will to.

If they can manage running costs.

Melbourne makes sense, a lot of surfers that can't get to the ocean Monday to Friday, plus travellers etc.

Perth makes sense, a lot of surfers and fuck all surf for 9 months of the year.

The Sydney one is out at Homebush. I can't see much of the northern beaches, shire, or central coast driving for an hour or more and leaving actual waves to use it.

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:32 pm

I think Yeppoon will to.

If they can manage running costs.

What's the target market for Yepoon?

I can't see enough people making the trek there to make it viable.

Rockhampton is a major regional centre with a surf crew, and many more will take it up.

Tourists.

Ok, that's a surprise to me.

Wouldn't have thought it had the population or tourist base to support similar numbers to Melbs (32 pax/hour '6am to midnight, 7 days/week)

channels wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:49 pm

Melbourne makes sense, a lot of surfers that can't get to the ocean Monday to Friday, plus travellers etc.

Perth makes sense, a lot of surfers and fuck all surf for 9 months of the year.

The Sydney one is out at Homebush. I can't see much of the northern beaches, shire, or central coast driving for an hour or more and leaving actual waves to use it.

You'd be surprised how many people from torquay go to the pool on the semi reg.

There are 2 surf shops in Yeppoon.

Longboard heaven.

If you don't mind crocodiles

I surfed Cape Tribulation once, during wet season. I was 21.

On some old beat up logs that were under this house we were staying at. The swell was a good 2ft, boats had cancelled all reef trips and the divers who I was with weren't working. We looked at it, it looked pretty inviting TBH.

The guy I went out with swore that the box jelly fish wouldn't handle the water movement and so would stay in the river mouths.

As for crocs, well, heaps.

We both waded up to our thighs, caught a wave each and called it.

Total fucking idiots

In 1980 i was travelling around Australia. At Pt Douglas that little point set up had little 1/1/2 to 2 ft peelers coming thru at the break wall entrance to the harbour. My travelling partner paddled out and caught 3 little waves and came in. They had a hippie festival in town at that time called the "playday weekend"..think the local product may have swayed hid decision to go surfing