Just general surfing stuff

[Beanpole]

Surprising it hasn’t happened before.

[BA]

I guess with vests, ski’s and other safety equipment, the odds are greatly reduced. But if you get knocked out, different story.

[alakaboo]

New Sunny Coast surf spot due to open next year.

https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/20 ... wave-pool/

I'm surprised that got approvals and I'll be even more surprised if it gets built.
I took a look at their early proposal for someone, and there were quite a few issues.

[Trev]

New Sunny Coast surf spot due to open next year.

https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/20 ... wave-pool/

I'm surprised that got approvals and I'll be even more surprised if it gets built.
I took a look at their early proposal for someone, and there were quite a few issues.

What sort of issues?
I've been past and they're definitely under way.

[alakaboo]

It fucks up the hydrology and causes flooding issues. Australia Zoo was against it for traffic reasons, and they have clout.
The main issue was zoning, it's a huge development in an area not zoned for it.

The economics were ludicrous, wonder which sucker is paying for it.

[Over55yrs]

Looks a good idea based on the 'well known developer'

[Trev]

It fucks up the hydrology and causes flooding issues. Australia Zoo was against it for traffic reasons, and they have clout.
The main issue was zoning, it's a huge development in an area not zoned for it.

The economics were ludicrous, wonder which sucker is paying for it.

Thanks boo.
Looks like council has given it the go ahead.
I'll watch with interest.

With the housing development going on around Landsborough and Beerwah, I reckon a surf pool is the least of the traffic worries for Australia Zoo now.

Do the ludicrous economics apply to all sites with that pool design, or just this location?

[alakaboo]

I don't think they had a pool developer on board when I looked at it. It was the development itself, and their ideas about how many people would visit.

I think for pretty much all of these it's just a clever way of getting a big housing development approved, like they used to do with marinas. The marina or wavepool is just the trojan horse that let's them bypass some of the restrictions or get a councillor horny for it, it never actually makes any money.

A lot of developers got excited by that wavegarden development in Brazil that (allegedly) increased in value by some huge margin when they added the wave park. That doesn't translate well though.

[buddy]

Watching the Burleigh single fin.
I used to really like Jed Smith’s writing and commentary.
Now he seems to go too far down into his character where he needs a stupid expression for every sentence.
Every now and then he talks pretty straight and he’s fine again.

[steve shearer]

Might go watch it.

Just sitting under a tree at Hinze dam listening to bird song.

Are all the single-o’s being ridden like thrusters?

[buddy]

A little. But not much option in 2 ft rock break.

[Beanpole]

Might go watch it.

Just sitting under a tree at Hinze dam listening to bird song.

Probably canaries.

[Trev]

Serious stuff in California.
La Jolla Cove.
Note the heads in the white water.

[The Mighty Sunbird]

No fun watching that come at you. And probably a couple more after lol

[jimmy]

That’s a heavy area too. Lots of water moving and if not careful you end up on the rocks.

[Grooter]

Another big pulse of swell is coming too. Pretty crazy out there at the moment.

[Beanpole]

Santa Cruz got smashed.

[alakaboo]

Technically it was Capitola and Aptos that really got worked.