21.9.09

Wave House

Ja faz algum tempo que acompanho a piscina de onda da Wave House ao vivo pela camera do site (http://www.wavehousesandiego.com/webcam). Sempre quis saber como seria surfar aquela onda. Tive a oportunidade nessa ultima semana e a verdade e que nao achei nada facil.
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In a long time, I watch the wave pool of Wave House live on their website (http://www.wavehousesandiego.com/webcam). Ever wondered how it would be surfing that wave. I had the opportunity this last week and I haven't found easy.

Primeiro porque o jato de agua e super forte, o que faz a prancha ficar instavel. A superficie e escorregadia, parece um sabonete. E para completar e dificil manter a prancha em linha. Ou seja: "vaca".
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First of all, the jet of water is super strong, which makes the board unstable. The surface is slippery, like a soap. Besides that, it's too difficult to maintain the board in line. In other words: "wipe out".

Comecei surfando na piscina FlowRider (essa onda ai de cima), uma ondulacao leve, tipo uma marola, achando que ia me dar bem. Que nada, surfei uma hora e nao fiquei em pe por mais de 10s em nenhuma onda. Frustrante.
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I started on the FlowRider pool (the wave above), a slight ripple, wondering I was going to do well. No way, I traied an hour and I didn't stand up for over 10s in any wave. Frustrating.

Depois passei para o FlowBarrel. Achava que ia me dar mal, pior ainda. Parecia muito mais dificil, mas consegui entender o estilo da onda. Para me divertir um pouco mais, afinal era em dolar $$, entrei de barriga. Peguei boas ondas de bodyboard e, em suma, foi bem divertido.
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Then, I went to the FlowBarrel. I thought it was going to get much worse. It seemed more difficult, but I could understand the style of the wave. To enjoy a little bit more, after all it was U.S. dollars, I went belly. I surfed good waves for a boogie boarding and, in short time, was trying to stand up.


Aconselho. Nice ride!


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