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windoggi
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windsrf
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Impressive!
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Australian surf writer Craig Brokensha broke the news on Saturday that Lemoore, Calif. is the location of the wave pool. Brokensha determined where the property was through Internet sleuthing that led him to a facility located 110 miles from the California coastline.
KSEE-TV in Fresno confirmed the location in a Monday broadcast and spoke with a local government official on the wave pool.
Slater and his team worked on perfecting the man-made wave pool for close to 10 years and took over a former water ski lake property in Lemoore. The wave pool is built on 20 acres and is meant for research and development purposes, according to KSEE.
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summertime
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| Beautiful ! So smooth! I wish someone would start a chain business that created a Forever Wave Utopia: different waves for different levels - beginner, intermediate..., you could buy an annual pass, and preferably with warm water and air!
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windsrf
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Yes, current location is a bit remote, although compared to Jaws I suppose......
However, lack of Great Whites (presumably?) should be a major draw!
Cheers, David
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johnnyo
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| And it looks like the WSL just purchased the majority of the ownership from Kelly Slater. Sounds like there will be pro contests there in the future.
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rigitrite
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So........just need to add some big fans along the edge? Then it will be CORRECT!
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spanker_jeep
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The Central Valley is the perfect summertime location to catch waves. Hot and lots of eye candy.
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jp5
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| Well worth the price of admission for me and my whole family.
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nw30
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Location: The eye of the universe, Cen. Cal. coast
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windoggi
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I haven't been able to find anything that shows the actual mechanics of this thing. Is it a "reef "being pulled along the bottom? I see a wake to the left on some of the videos
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