The largest surf park in the southern hemisphere with 150-metre-long waves is to be built in Perth with special government assistance to guide it through the regulatory process.
The largest surf park in the southern hemisphere with 150-metre-long waves and the potential for "beast mode" surf will be built in Perth with special government assistance to guide it through the regulatory process.
Ms Saffioti and Aventuur said the park would provide consistent and quality waves for the almost 300,000 wave-starved surfers who contend with often "awful" surf in the metropolitan area, and also be a significant drawcard for interstate and international visitors.
A little over a year later, the founder of UrbnSurf Andrew Ross left the company and joined Aventuur, which has also now won the rights to the "Wavegarden" technology which powers the Melbourne wave pool. Mr Ross presented Ms Saffioti with a custom-made, locally-shaped twin fin surfboard, which she promised to one day ride.Ms Saffioti said that state significant project status mean government agencies would work with Aventuur to support and "guide" it through the regulatory approvals.
The waves are created by 56 pistons, equal to a wave park in South Korea, which push out water into either side of a pier in a fan shape for rides up to 150 metres and 18 seconds long.The wave park is set to have food outlets, a beach club and an entertainment hub. But at the same time, Mr Ross assured the wave pool would be safe and, unlike surfing a remote surf spot, there was medical help at hand.
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