Since the waves have completely flat-lined here for about a month and no relief in sight, that little left looked lots of fun. I'd call it better than nothing, that's for sure. As to the question how much would you pay to ride it...hmm, that's the sticky point. If money's no object, sure, but what about the crowd factor, because, fact is, these parks use a lot of energy (oil, electricity, etc.) and the operating costs will be HIGH, so you'll need to surf with a crowd to pay for it all.
Sure, I would pay a franklin for a 1 hour session. Mostly agree with what has been said. Fitness, fine tuning of turns, etc. Also with a consistant wave power, height and speed, I imagine you could play around with board and fin design to get a setup dialed in. When you have most variables controlled you can really feel how a board is responding to you.
AGREED, but you bet im going to be testing this one out in August to shake off the summer rust before hurricane season. http://skyventurenh.com/surfsup_nh.php
IMO. It's all about perspective! Spicoli does a god job of framing it from solid a point of reference. Places that get little to no surf would probably have much more support than a place like Cali or Hawaii. People surf all over the US, regardless of conditions: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, New York, Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Michigan, Wisconsin, Wyoming (yes, seriously). Think about the booming SUP trend, many do this sport on flat water because their is no access to ocean or waves. All things considered man made wave will never live up to natural waves, but they give you a chance to feed the hunger until you get back to nature. If a Wavegarden popped up in my area, I would be there religiously. And when there's surf, I'd head to the beach and shred harder than everyone else who simply waited around for a mediocre swell.
