Bristol
The Wave, BristolThe Wave
The Wave has excellent WiFi. Not long after I get on a call with Hazel Geary from The Wave, she ducks into a storage closet and continues to...
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Behind the scenes interviews with surf park executives plus in depth research and analysis. This book gives you concrete data and detailed insights on surf parks and wave pools from the nitty-gritty of development and operations, to the big picture of why this market has such massive potential.
Featured Surf Parks
Texas
Goodsurf, TexasGoodsurf
The day before Goodsurf opens to the public, Zach remembers that he hasn't eaten lunch. He's been trying to figure out how he will talk to everyone...
Arizona
Revel Surf, ArizonaRevel Surf
Tucked in the Arizona desert is a white sand beach complete with screaming babies splashing in the water, kids making sand castles...
Milan
Wakeparadise, MilanWakeparadise
Some surf parks run like a machine. Wakeparadise is more like a family. The tight-knit crew works together to make surfing more than a sport. They...
Suisse
Alaïa Bay, SwitzerlandAlaïa Bay
Behind the snow capped mountains of the Swiss Alps is a hub carved out for surfers. The cold weather is no barrier. Alaïa Bay provides endles...
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About the Author
Val S. K. is a surf industry researcher from Boston, Massachusetts. After studying computing as an undergrad and graduate student at Cornell University, Val worked as a software and data engineer across many industries. Working remotely enabled her to feed her obsession with surfing by traveling the world to famous ocean breaks and newly launched surf parks.
When she's not in the water or watching WSL, she regularly publishes research through her company Surflytics and maintains the largest free database of surf parks in the world on her website surfparkdb.com.
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