Rad Season Podcast - Action Sports and Adventure Show
Rad Season Podcast - Action Sports and Adventure Show
Oli Russell-Cowan
Nick Hounsfield — Founder of The Wave and Chairman of Surfing England on how Getting a Stroke Changed his Life
47 minutes Posted Nov 8, 2021 at 12:00 pm.
Growing up Surfing in Cornwall
University in London
The Idea for The Wave
Sustainability for the Business
Wavegarden Technology
Overcoming Complications
Wave Content Production
Surfing England
Surfing in the Olympics
Getting a Stroke
Blue Health Report
Social Impact
New Projects
Wave Park in London
International Wave Parks
Wave Park Costs and Technologies
Surfing GB Developments
The Future of Surfing
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Nick Hounsfield is a British surfer and social entrepreneur, Founder of the first inland surfing destination in Bristol The Wave, the Chairman of Surfing England and a member of the UK Sport International Leadership Programme. Nick talks about how he got into surfing and what lead to the idea of bringing an artificial wave to Bristol and the ups and downs of creating the facility from funding the project to construction and all the lessons learnt along the way. Nick has a strong interest ...