News – Wave Loch LLC http://www.waveloch.com           World leader in surfing wave technology. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:40:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.19 113306329 Surf Brings Value to the Community http://www.waveloch.com/surf-brings-value-to-the-community/ http://www.waveloch.com/surf-brings-value-to-the-community/#respond Thu, 19 May 2016 16:57:00 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=3288 Wave Loch’s sister company, Surf Loch, headed by our CEO and artificial wave pioneer Tom Lochtefeld, has mastered the design, development, and operation of surf attractions worldwide. Research has shown that both surf breaks and artificial waves bring value to the local community, increasing revenues for local businesses,

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/surf-brings-value-to-the-community/feed/ 0 3288 LA Times Offers State Of The Surf (Pool) http://www.waveloch.com/la-times-offers-state-of-the-surf-pool/ http://www.waveloch.com/la-times-offers-state-of-the-surf-pool/#respond Wed, 04 May 2016 18:25:59 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=3218 Surf Loch is featured in the LA Times today by respected Times writer Joe Mozingo in a “state of the surf (pool)” article. The primary competitors What purists are saying The undeniably magnetic appeal of man-made waves Insightful comments are offered by Steve Hawk, editor of the iconic

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/la-times-offers-state-of-the-surf-pool/feed/ 0 3218 Surf Loch Flying High at 35,000 Feet http://www.waveloch.com/surf-loch-flying-high-at-35000-feet/ http://www.waveloch.com/surf-loch-flying-high-at-35000-feet/#respond Tue, 03 May 2016 18:19:58 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=3186 The view from 35,000 feet up is spectacular. It gives one perspective. The vastness of our planet, the closeness of space, the varied biomes on our continents. Twinkling cities at night evidence humanity, huge swaths of forest and ocean evidence nature in her majesty, and the vast sky

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/surf-loch-flying-high-at-35000-feet/feed/ 0 3186 Rif010 SurfPool Construction Starts In August http://www.waveloch.com/rif010-surfpool-construction-starts-in-august/ http://www.waveloch.com/rif010-surfpool-construction-starts-in-august/#respond Wed, 13 Jan 2016 23:04:02 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=3138 COUNTDOWN BEGINS The countdown to construction of the first commercial SurfPool™ has begun. Rif010 sources tell us that various hurdles have been cleared, and construction of our part of the project is expected to start in August – that’s only 7 months away! General construction starts in two months

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/rif010-surfpool-construction-starts-in-august/feed/ 0 3138 Tom Lochtefeld to Speak at Surf Park Summit 2 http://www.waveloch.com/tom-lochtefeld-to-speak-at-surf-park-summit-2/ http://www.waveloch.com/tom-lochtefeld-to-speak-at-surf-park-summit-2/#respond Wed, 18 Nov 2015 22:33:17 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=3044 Our founder Tom Lochtefeld, inventor of the FlowRider® and FlowBarrel® sheet waves, SurfPool™ surfing wave pool, and Wave House® beach lifestyle venue, has been invited to speak again at the Surf Park Summit 2 being held in September 2016 in Orlando, Florida, as part of Surf Expo,

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/tom-lochtefeld-to-speak-at-surf-park-summit-2/feed/ 0 3044 Visit Booth #2215 at IAAPA http://www.waveloch.com/visit-booth-2215-at-iaapa/ http://www.waveloch.com/visit-booth-2215-at-iaapa/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:54:52 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=3019 Would you like to meet with us in person and discuss your Wave House® or SurfLoch SurfPool™ project? Attend the IAAPA trade show in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 17-20 and visit us at Booth #2215!  Bring your site plans and renderings, cocktail napkin drawings, or just the vision

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/visit-booth-2215-at-iaapa/feed/ 0 3019 What makes a good surf park? http://www.waveloch.com/what-makes-a-good-surf-park/ http://www.waveloch.com/what-makes-a-good-surf-park/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2015 17:35:19 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=3001 How Do We Create Meaningful Surfing Spaces ….. Outside the Ocean? Tom Lochtefeld, inventor of the FlowRider and FlowBarrel sheet waves, Wave House and Flow House venues, and now the SurfLoch SurfPool, brings his 30 years’ of experience to bear on this question in a recent interview with

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/what-makes-a-good-surf-park/feed/ 0 3001 Surfing Is Short-Listed For Olympics http://www.waveloch.com/surfing-is-short-listed-for-olympics/ http://www.waveloch.com/surfing-is-short-listed-for-olympics/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2015 00:21:55 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=2820 Surfing just got short-listed to become an Olympic sport!! The sport of surfing has been selected to enter Phase 2 of the selection process to become an Olympic sport in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Final voting occurs in August 2016. The International Surfing Association (ISA) is the prime-driver

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/surfing-is-short-listed-for-olympics/feed/ 0 2820 Will Surfing Be In the 2020 Olympics? http://www.waveloch.com/will-surfing-be-in-the-2020-olympics/ http://www.waveloch.com/will-surfing-be-in-the-2020-olympics/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:24:15 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=2805 Surf Loch SurfPool Would Be The Perfect Olympic Training Venue. Once again the surfing community is crossing its fingers hoping to become an Olympic sport. Last week, International Surfing Association submitted a formal bid for surfing to be included in the 2020 Olympics. Think we’ll make it

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]]> http://www.waveloch.com/will-surfing-be-in-the-2020-olympics/feed/ 0 2805 Waterparks Pile-On the Surf Simulator Train http://www.waveloch.com/waterparks-pile-on-the-surf-simulator-train/ http://www.waveloch.com/waterparks-pile-on-the-surf-simulator-train/#respond Fri, 08 May 2015 23:00:44 +0000 http://www.waveloch.com/?p=2217 Surf simulators are a big hit with waterparks right now, because it sets them apart from competition, according to a recent Hotel & Leisure Advisors article, prominently mentioning Wave Loch as an example. Wave Loch continues to provide leadership in the recreational industry.  Read this statistics-laden article

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