Just general surfing stuff

[Hatchnam]

some more (better) footage of the sidders wave pool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GcbTHOv4_Q

[steve shearer]

100% smaller than Melbourne, that barrel wave is not surfable backside.

[BA]

If you lived in the blue mountains or penrith etc. you’d probably be pretty stoked with it. But you ain’t traveling from the northern beaches to surf that.

[steve shearer]

Gunna be interesting to see how it goes.

They need repeat custom.

$160/hr for barrels, $130/hr for advanced turns.

How many people will regularly drop $290 for 2 hrs of surfing?

That seems absolutely nutty to me.

[BA]

Far out. Didn’t know it was that much. Not sure how many people out that way have that sort of disposable at hand.

[buddy]

Why they charging so much more?

[buddy]

I wouldn’t pay over $100 a sesh.

[steve shearer]

Recouping costs?

More expensive land, water and power than Melbourne?

[channels]

If you lived in the blue mountains or penrith etc. you’d probably be pretty stoked with it. But you ain’t traveling from the northern beaches to surf that.

Exactly.

I’ll go have a look this arvo as I’m out at Homebush for something else but don’t have a lot of desire to have a crack.

[channels]

Gunna be interesting to see how it goes.

They need repeat custom.

$160/hr for barrels, $130/hr for advanced turns.

How many people will regularly drop $290 for 2 hrs of surfing?

That seems absolutely nutty to me.

Melbourne is the perfect location, close to an airport plus a surfing population without easy access to the ocean.

Brisbane might be good as well.

I just don’t understand who the Sydney customer base is.

[steve shearer]

Western Sydney surfers saving money on expensive mortgages by living away from the coast?

[Hatchnam]

You gonna venture down to test Steve ?

[channels]

Western Sydney surfers saving money on expensive mortgages by living away from the coast?

Assume they go 1 day/week. Where the demand for the other 6 days coming from?

And I just don't think there's that many of them.

[steve shearer]

You gonna venture down to test Steve ?

I was planning on it Iggs.

Son is super keen- to be honest, the cost is a major deterrent now for something that looks smaller and weaker than Tullamarine.

Be over a thousand for both of us for a 2hr hit.

[PeepeelaPew]

Cheaper than MTB wanking

[buddy]

South coast road trip with a sesh on the way down.

[steve shearer]

Yeah, thats the only way it makes sense.

Or we catch the Jetstar in the morning, come home on the arvo flight, take a packed lunch and I don't surf it.

That's probably a $500-600/day.

[Hatchnam]

You gonna venture down to test Steve ?

I was planning on it Iggs.

Son is super keen- to be honest, the cost is a major deterrent now for something that looks smaller and weaker than Tullamarine.

Be over a thousand for both of us for a 2hr hit.

What if swellnet paid for you to surf and report on it?