{"id":38634,"date":"2018-01-24T20:31:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T20:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com?p=38634"},"modified":"2020-02-10T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T04:20:43","slug":"wave-pool-or-natural-swell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/magazine\/groups-and-charters\/wave-pool-or-natural-swell\/","title":{"rendered":"Real or Unreal | Wave Pool or Natural Swell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last time I was in The Maldives<\/a> a work friend emerged from the water post surf with a smile on his dial basking in the afterglow of an epic surf to say, “Its like a real fun park out there.<\/a>“<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve often reflected on his comment, loved the analogy and so have since adopted it when appropriate.<\/p>\n

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It is exactly the way I perceive my favourite overseas surf holiday destination – the Maldives<\/a>. I view the Maldives<\/a> as one incredibly fun, natural, living, breathing water park. The reef set ups are almost too good to be true right?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/perfectwavetravel\/videos\/10155739124814029\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Its perfect, there\u2019s no real hazards. Yes there\u2019s sharks<\/a>, but they are generally well fed and mostly harmless reefies, there\u2019s no history of attacks. Yes, the waves break on reefs, but there are no real death slabs or super shallow\/sharp Indo<\/a> or Sth Pacific<\/a> style reefs.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s lefts, rights, fun walls and hollow sections \u2013 literally something for all standards from shredders to absolute beginners and everyone in between.<\/p>\n

The variety and quality of food, service and accommodation on charter boats or land resorts is insane, and yes you can enjoy a relaxing alcoholic beverage without being harassed. The whole region really is some kind of fantasy surfing<\/a> Garden of Eden with waves.<\/p>\n

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Which brings me to Kelly\u2019s new wave pool<\/a> \u2013 The Ranch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kelly’s wave poo<\/a>l is exactly that- a giant pool.<\/p>\n

Over the last year or so just about every promo clip released has virtually broken the internet for good reason, the wave looks so perfect. You have perfect hollow sections, perfect pocket snap sections, air possibilities, cutbacks\u2026. Everything.<\/p>\n