Wavegarden, the force behind the world's longest man-made wave, is creating ideal conditions for surfing, body boarding and kayaking. Now the first commercial lagoon using its technology has opened in Snowdonia. Brian Wall looks at the design factors behind this spectacular happening Engineer Josema Odriozola and sports economist Karin Frisch had a long-held shared vision - that artificial wave technology was the future when it came to surfing. Both passionate surfers themselves, they wanted to recreate that same thrill and sensation for people not fortunate enough to have an ocean break nearby, or where ocean waves are too crowded or of poor quality.
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