003 - Wave Pools: A Tidal Surge

Welcome to back to Creators & Innovators presented by Vissla. Each month we seek to distill the character traits, motivations, and the daily rituals of creatives in hopes of developing a blueprint for how to disrupt norms, innovate, and creator in one’s own space. Today we focus our attention on a specific trend that is disrupting surfing on an unprecedented scale. This past year, the most innovative airs and longest recorded tube rides have all taken place in wave pools. For today’s show we traveled inland, to America’s 3 newest surf spots to learn how the innovation of wave pools are affecting local communities and how they might influence ocean bred surf culture. Enjoy!

Supported by Vissla.com @VisslaSurf

NLAND WAVE PARK feat. WAVE GARDEN TECHNOLOGY

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Interview subject, Basque Country transplant, and resident surf pro Ion Eizaguirre surfing the Bay Wave at NLand

BSR CABLE PARK feat AMERICAN WAVE MACHINES TECHNOLOGY

Interview subject, Mason Ho testing the air section at BSR Cable Park

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How to celebrate 30 trips around the sun, by @cocom4debarrelkilla. Great way to spend a birthday, Mase. From our entire #LostInTexas_Expedition of @mikereola @michaelmuller7 @koji_luvsurf_nishii @yagodora @leandrodora071170 @michaelrodrigues85 @redtide83 @cesinhafeliciano @riordanpringle @sheldoggydoor @riverbiolos and the rest, thanks for the youthful inspiration. Your really some thing special, my friend. Oh yea, Rivers gonna take you up on that offer.
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Another interview subject, on-site resident pro, Cheyne Magnusson

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A lot of people have been asking me if I’m bored with the pool yet. Um, No! Would you be? The raddest thing for me as a surfer now has been riding different boards and getting a true comparison on what works better for turns, tubes, airs etc. Using all the R & D the legends over @chemistrysurfboards developed the pool toy specifically for BSR. Couldn’t be more stoked on it! You can only find it @surfride Waco. Yew!!! ? @joshbernard_
A post shared by Cheyne Magnusson (@redtide83) on Sep 5, 2018 at 5:42am PDT

Eric Geiselman at BSR Cable Park

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A few jumps from WACO with @whatyouth ????? // ? : @perrygershkow
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SURF RANCH feat KS WAVE CO TECHNOLOGY

Our interview with WSL CEO Sophie Goldschmidt was graciously supplied by SOURCE editor Harry Mitchell Thompson. We only included the briefest portion of it, but you should read the entire piece HERE