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Wavegarden SL is an engineering company dedicated to the research, design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and promotion of wave-generating systems and lagoons for surfing. The company's headquarters are in the Basque Country near San Sebastián, Northern Spain. The company employs over 60 full-time staff with departments in mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering, fluid dynamics, software development, water treatment, architecture, business development, and operations. All technologies are developed in-house and the company holds a range of international patents.
Today[when?], 6 Wavegarden surf parks are in operation: Adventure Park Snowdonia, North Wales; The Wave Bristol, England; URBNSURF in Melbourne, Sydney, Australia; Wavepark, Sihueng, South Korea; Alaia Bay, Sion, Switzerland and Lost Shore Surf Resort, Edinburgh, Scotland. Other Wavegarden surf parks are under construction in Brazil: Praia da Grama in San Paulo and Surfland in Garopaba. A further 30 projects are being developed in countries across 5 continents.
Wavegarden was founded in 2005 in San Sebastián, Spain by spouses Josema Odriozola (Engineer) and Karin Frisch (Sports Economist), both avid surfers, who aimed to reproduce an authentic surfing experience beyond the ocean. Their objective was to find a way to share surfing with more people around the world by fusing science and creativity. This eventually led to the creation of modern-day surfing lagoons with unlimited ocean-like waves.
Different artificial wave prototypes for surfing are explored, both circular and linear.
The first surfable ocean-like wave was constructed. The system comprises a hydrodynamic wavefoil that moves at the floor level, leading to the formation of a breaking wave. Bewildered by the unusual sight of waves breaking in a mountain backdrop, a range of top professionals, including former world champions Mick Fanning, Gabriel Medina, make folklore by surfing the artificial knee-high waves.
Creation of the first bi-directional surfing lagoon with perfect left and right hand waves. The demo model measures 220 x 50m and has a bidirectional wavefoil. It creates 120 waves per hour that stand 1.20 m (4.25 ft) high and last for 20 seconds. Professional surfers Taj Burrow and Dane Reynolds validate the surfability of the waves.
Opening of the world's first public Wavegarden surfing facility Surf Snowdonia in North Wales, U.K. Developed by Conwy Adventure Leisure Ltd. for £12 million. In the first 12 months, visitation reached 150,000 people, with 30,000 waves being created. The first international surf event in a wave pool, the Red Bull Unleashed, was staged and won by Hawaiian surfer Albee Layer. In 2019, Surf Snowdonia modified its trading name to Adventure Parc Snowdonia.
Opening of the second public surfing facility featuring a Wavegarden Lagoon in Austin, Texas.
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Wavegarden
Wavegarden SL is an engineering company dedicated to the research, design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and promotion of wave-generating systems and lagoons for surfing. The company's headquarters are in the Basque Country near San Sebastián, Northern Spain. The company employs over 60 full-time staff with departments in mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering, fluid dynamics, software development, water treatment, architecture, business development, and operations. All technologies are developed in-house and the company holds a range of international patents.
Today[when?], 6 Wavegarden surf parks are in operation: Adventure Park Snowdonia, North Wales; The Wave Bristol, England; URBNSURF in Melbourne, Sydney, Australia; Wavepark, Sihueng, South Korea; Alaia Bay, Sion, Switzerland and Lost Shore Surf Resort, Edinburgh, Scotland. Other Wavegarden surf parks are under construction in Brazil: Praia da Grama in San Paulo and Surfland in Garopaba. A further 30 projects are being developed in countries across 5 continents.
Wavegarden was founded in 2005 in San Sebastián, Spain by spouses Josema Odriozola (Engineer) and Karin Frisch (Sports Economist), both avid surfers, who aimed to reproduce an authentic surfing experience beyond the ocean. Their objective was to find a way to share surfing with more people around the world by fusing science and creativity. This eventually led to the creation of modern-day surfing lagoons with unlimited ocean-like waves.
Different artificial wave prototypes for surfing are explored, both circular and linear.
The first surfable ocean-like wave was constructed. The system comprises a hydrodynamic wavefoil that moves at the floor level, leading to the formation of a breaking wave. Bewildered by the unusual sight of waves breaking in a mountain backdrop, a range of top professionals, including former world champions Mick Fanning, Gabriel Medina, make folklore by surfing the artificial knee-high waves.
Creation of the first bi-directional surfing lagoon with perfect left and right hand waves. The demo model measures 220 x 50m and has a bidirectional wavefoil. It creates 120 waves per hour that stand 1.20 m (4.25 ft) high and last for 20 seconds. Professional surfers Taj Burrow and Dane Reynolds validate the surfability of the waves.
Opening of the world's first public Wavegarden surfing facility Surf Snowdonia in North Wales, U.K. Developed by Conwy Adventure Leisure Ltd. for £12 million. In the first 12 months, visitation reached 150,000 people, with 30,000 waves being created. The first international surf event in a wave pool, the Red Bull Unleashed, was staged and won by Hawaiian surfer Albee Layer. In 2019, Surf Snowdonia modified its trading name to Adventure Parc Snowdonia.
Opening of the second public surfing facility featuring a Wavegarden Lagoon in Austin, Texas.
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