I tried surfing Kelly Slater's crazy wave

[@LexySavvides]

Hi! Thanks for watching Beta Test, if you have any questions about the surf ranch I'll do my best to answer 👍

[@Stickboysurfer]

The instructor was teaching you the advanced way to popup instead of a more beginner yoga centric approach

[@LexySavvides]

No wonder it was so hard!

[@ASchmidy]

You're an embarrassment to surf culture

[@themaskedamateurmagician1209]

@@LexySavvides You're so pretty I adore you!

[@chadcarlson8311]

Austinschmidy this chick is the worst...you suck lexy

[@ocvegasproperty]

Is anyone else that actually surfs pissed that she got to do this and can’t even surf?

[@timeli6021]

Yeah. What a waste

[@LexySavvides]

OC Vegas Property gotta learn somewhere!

[@anotherworldviewispossible]

Lexy Savvides + We call that place - Sunset Blvd, if you're in LA. Or a nondescript beach break with no crowds. Get you skills 'right' - then you'll have a better shot at staying up for the length of the pool. I blame the assignment desk... they should've gotten you lessons with a couple months lead-time (minimum) - or just asked around - to see who surfs on the staff. I don't blame you. It was a tall order. The real question is how you avoided water contact in Australia, for all those years...

[@mikeb2480]

Yep! No appetite, yet sitting in front of a gorgeous steak.

[@henrikminassian8747]

@@LexySavvides definitely not Lexy's fault, but yeah that was a waste. This is surfing's Wonka factory - it's just as exclusive.

[@gulftoad]

My advice to beginners is to enjoy the wave any way you can - there's nothing wrong with riding on your stomach all the way to the beach

[@bsuawisnebhdudwiwns3144]

There actually is bruh lol

[@petebowling1668]

I am waiting to see Ben Gravy and Bret Barley ride this wave .

[@anotherworldviewispossible]

Pete Bowling + For the DREAM! NNFTW!!!

[@kyanorourke4705]

Heck ya

[@anotherworldviewispossible]

ncsam 000000 - Betting that you come in 3rd (or worse) in a heat with them. And Ben just got his invite to the Ranch... so not such a wannabee as you might think.

[@petebowling1668]

@ncsam 000000 who are you to judge

[@mangopods3005]

Pete Bowling BIG DOGS

[@raymondramsawak8230]

Kelly slater thank you. ..you are a blessing to humanity. . .

[@floydrudolph321]

Kelly Slater is an awesome brilliant person. Thanks Lexy

[@chadcarlson8311]

actually hes not

[@DanielLopez-gc3sb]

You did hit that musical note at 5:57 really well though!

[@LexySavvides]

Daniel Lopez achievement unlocked!

[@petermyers479]

This new technology is going to revolutionize surfing. In fact, it already has. Soon, surfing contests will be held in the artificial wave venues. This will allow for standardization which will makes scoring easier. Lost will be the impact of wave selection, paddling efficiencies and general ocean skills. There may remain some open ocean or beach surf contests for this very reason. But the future of surf contests is very bright. Watch the next Summer Olympics and see if surfing isn’t a big event.

[@john_gyver]

Great video. I just wonder what kind of engine powers that thing and what the fuel consumption might be :)

[@LexySavvides]

Thanks! There are winches at either end that pull the rope that has the hydrofoil. It's actually run off solar energy bought from the grid, but as far as power consumption, that detail wasn't disclosed.

[@YarYarDaBar3111]

there's a 4000 horsepower motor on each side. He just talked about it on the joe rogan podcast.

[@chuckb8945]

The Surf Ranch needs some kind of dry land simulator so that no waves are wasted on raw beginners.

[@jlm3336]

Are they going to build one in Florida anytime in the near future

[@escheewloo]

Whats the biggest swell you can ride there?

[@EdwinLap]

6 - 8 foot

[@chili_d]

What’s dragging the foil? Is it a motorized system or pulleys that make it move?

[@LexySavvides]

Chili D there are winches at either end that pull it along the track

[@chili_d]

Very cool. Thx

[@anotherworldviewispossible]

Why do I think that Ashley Esqueda would have been ripping? Oh... that's right... She sat-in with Foo Fighters - and KILLED IT! Boooo to CNET. You were asking alot of your correspondent - you should have sent someone with at least SOME surfing abilities, or else what's the point? The reason that wave is so cool - is because of how perfect it is... how long you can ride it, how hard it barrels compared to other wave pools - even real Ocean waves (90% + of the time). But to take advantage of that... you need at least some ability; something to compare to.

[@Yahyoukamu]

I hope this girl understand how lucky she is to be able to ride this wave.

[@einc70]

Is this place open to the public?

[@evancharles576]

no

[@player-cw9nj]

Is it open for public?

[@LexySavvides]

Not at this stage but from what I understand that's in the works!

[@Christian_Luczejko]

The base being concrete sounds like a terrible idea. However with all the money and engineering that went into this project I'm sure someone compared the different types of materiel for the bottom of the pool and decided concrete was the best solution. Wonder if it has to do with the wave generation. Maybe it takes less power as there is less drag as if there was sand.

[@einc70]

It takes more than a session to learn how to stand and stay on balance. 🙂

[@LexySavvides]

Sure does! Wish I got more time on the wave. Next time!

[@anotherworldviewispossible]

Lexy Savvides - You should practice in the ocean. Build your skills up - THEN go back. They should have given you one of those body boards... would probably have been easier/more fun. I hope Australia never sees this... they'll say that you've really 'let down the side'.

[@ColeBender]

I mean I got up first try when I tried surfing for the first time... then again I had been wakeboarding/waterskiing my whole life before that.

[@StrikeFreedom1920]

Don't feel bad Lexy, I would probably be 10 times worse than you lol

[@LexySavvides]

LOL thank you!

[@reydeguerra2807]

Don't say, "World champ Kelly Slater." But, say, "11 times world champ Kelly Slater."

[@mikeb2480]

Rey DeGuerra no

[@reydeguerra2807]

@@mikeb2480 ,yes.

[@surfdetective]

Wondering how much it costs to make one wave

[@georgioarmania2526]

great video

[@Christian_Luczejko]

The base being concrete sounds like a terrible idea. However with all the money and engineering that went into this project I'm sure someone compared the different types of materiel for the bottom of the pool and decided concrete was the best solution. Wonder if it has to do with the wave generation. Maybe it takes less power assuming there is less drag compared to sand.

[@rhidiandavies1991]

What else would they make it out of? Rubber? If they used a sand bed the sand would shift and the wave wouldn't break as intended. And in any case this is much safer than surfing a reef-break in the ocean at the same size -less sharp and much more predictable.

[@raymondramsawak8230]

Hope there are no sharks there

[@williamwoody7607]

This woman dwarfs Slater-how tall is he? No one talks about the cost or whether you’re charged by the hour, wave or day.

[@archysurfclip]

She didn't stand up = not good coaching. How did she not stand up wt

[@kahelekoki6215]

How much does it cost per wave?

[@henrikminassian8747]

Millions of surfers gagging to ride this and they're pushing first timers in. That actually hurt to watch. Like having a food fight in front of starving peasants.

[@sepg5084]

if you are already an experienced surfer, you don't need a wave machine to get waves.

[@martymayhem2286]

Pearls before swine.

[@v1d300]

This is awesome but also looks a bit scary in a way that anyone going too far in might just crash on that wall or that hydrofoil that creates the wave. And then there is crashing too hard into the cement floor.

[@ericscaillet2232]

Still beat being shark food.

[@Adam-bl5gz]

Why the F was she there and not someone who could surf and appreciate it?

[@rickrunner2219]

don't get the stuff : why asking a non-surfer to test a wave ??? dumb idea.

[@cryptocurrencryptocurren8292]

If you're Australian why the American accent?

[@keikibeachbungalows]

Cool place..Lame girl. I use to teach surfing in 1980 (for 3 months) if you didn't stand up and ride within the hour, you didn't have to pay. Maybe the girl from Point Break can teach her. It worked for Keanu Reeves..

[@aidenb1644]

No kooks🚫

[@Gravage]

I don’t care about surfing. I just watched this video for Lexy.

[@calvinmalvinj4207]

Probably play soccer

[@danastebbins4779]

Really?

[@sarcasticdragon8673]

I'm sorry but shouldn't have used someone that can't properly enjoy surfing. No problems with could have had like 2 people intermediate and beginner would be alot better.

[@fernandescesar1238]

...

[@mangopods3005]

Cringe

[@trevor8k]

First

[@aidenb1644]

So toxic

[@sethbroom5877]

KKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKK

[@listofromantics]

They built a GIANT wave pool in drought-stricken California???

[@woodengiraffe]

it was already built..they just repurposed the unused property.

[@anotherworldviewispossible]

The Drought was effectively over - before Jerry Brown even declared it an "Emergency". The crisis in California is a crisis of GREED and overdevelopment. Our water cycles are fairly predictable, and they swing from one extreme to the other. The problem is a business model based upon endless growth - like cancer. The Water in that pool is being well-used.