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Country: USA, Oklahoma
Nearest town/city: Tulsa
River: Arkansas River
Address: 2121 S. Columbia Ave., Suite 205, Tulsa, OK 74114
Latitude: 36.1209908
Longitude: -95.9862747

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Country: USA, North America
Nearest town/city: Siloam Springs
River: Illinois River
Address: 474986 Twin Falls Rd, Watts, OK 74964
Latitude: 36.1336823
Longitude: -94.5660858

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A Meeting Point for Passion and Innovation

This year, for the first time, participants from the USA and Italy joined the summit, highlighting the increasing internationalization of the river surfing community.

Day 1: Kick-off with a Night Surf Session

The first day began with an unforgettable night surf session on the Moldova River. The team led by Martin Leskovjan artistically illuminated the wave on Štvanice Island, creating a unique atmosphere. Surfers from eight nations took the opportunity to ride the waves under the starry sky.

Day 2: Lectures and Exchange of Experiences

The second day started with an early-bird surf session, followed by the official opening by the summit initiators, Martin Leskovjan and Janne Paul Schmidt. The subsequent lectures covered a wide range of topics:

• Martin Leskovjan (CZ) reported on the creation of the Prague wave, which was realized in record time and with a minimal budget despite numerous complications.
• Heiko Heybey (GER) from Leinewelle presented the current state of their open-source software for surf waves and provided an update on leash safety.
• Sandro Santschi (CH) from Switzerland explained the comprehensive Swiss concept for training river surfing instructors.
• Bogac Tur (GER) from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg presented their groundbreaking study on safety.
• Paul Primus (Boise) and Ryan Richard (Bend) from the USA gave insights into the history of their waves and current developments in North America.

After the informative sessions, participants cooled off with another surf session in the waves of the Vltava River.

Day 3: Looking to the Future

On the third day, the surfers focused on the future of the international river wave network. In a constructive workshop, goals were defined, and the organization of the network was discussed to enable even closer collaboration.

The Role of IGSM

The Interest Group Surfing Munich (IGSM) also played an important role at the summit. For years, the IGSM has been committed to safety and the preservation and construction of waves in Munich. The mutual support through the newly founded international network is a great help in this regard.

“Collaboration on an international level gives us additional momentum for our projects in Munich,” said Moritz von Sivers, a representative of the IGSM.

A Unique Format and Growing Community

What made this summit unique was the gathering of river surfers from all over the world, who exchanged ideas between lectures and supported each other with knowledge and experiences. There is no comparable format worldwide in the field of river surfing. Every year, new nations join the community to discuss topics like wave construction, safety, and competitions.

Founding of the International River Surfing Network

Due to the rapid growth of the sport, the International River Surfing Network was founded last year as an informal alliance of river wave operators and initiatives in Europe. Initiated by Janne Paul Schmidt, the founder of the Gießen Lahn Wave, the network aims to foster collaboration and support within the river surfing community:

“Our gathering here in Prague showcases the immense potential we have when we unite as an international river surfing community. This collective support and shared vision are the cornerstone of our sport’s exciting future.”

Looking Ahead

The 2nd International River Surfing Summit in Prague was a great success and highlights the enormous potential and growing enthusiasm for river surfing worldwide. The increasingly close collaboration on an international level between river wave operators, projects, and engineers promotes greater safety awareness, enables the faster realization of additional waves in the future, and drives technical advancements. With the support of organizations like the IGSM and the International River Surfing Network, the exchange of knowledge and experiences is intensified, significantly contributing to the development of the sport.

Inspired and motivated, the participants returned to their home countries to actively shape the future of river surfing. The next summit promises to be even larger and to include more nations in the growing community.

Videos

Here are the videos of the River Surf Summit 2024.

Gallery

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I’ve had the summit project in my head since I started running into misunderstandings with the vision of a complete rebuild of our venue with wild water and a wave that is not accessible from the shore, but needs to be swum to. For a challenging project that would involve two waves with different character and an upgraded wild water course underneath, it is necessary to get broad support from the municipality and the watershed management as well as funding to carry out the project. And for this it is good to listen to the advice of more experienced people.

How the Idea of a Summit Evolved

Fortunately, one day this summer Janne Paul Schmidt from Giessen (where he is trying to build a local river surf spot called Lahnwelle) appeared at the door of the Vlny Štvanice club.

Soon after our meeting, a Whatsapp group Network River Surfing was created, in which representatives of European riversurf projects started to join quickly. The idea of a summit caught on in the group and soon after we agreed on a date and venue on the island of Štvanice in Prague. Paul and I had a great understanding of the overall approach and composition of the program, and so the preparation went off without a hitch even though we both had many other projects on the table.

Brief Event Summary

The core of the event was a series of lectures and discussions on Saturday. In addition to all aspects of wave making and operation, there was also the topic of racing and cross-border cooperation. DreamWave, Surf Anywhere and Hydrostadium all sent representatives from companies involved in wave design and construction.

Above all, however, there was the first meeting of a group of river surf fanatics who create an environment for other surfers and share a passion for improving the conditions for inland surfing.

In addition to the lectures and discussions, our goal was for all guests to experience a new wave, so all the time outside of the summit itself was filled with sessions including two night rides with artificial lighting. Saturday evening was then devoted to discussions and the joy of meeting until the late hours of the morning.

Paul and I agreed on several goals for the summit that were met beyond expectations:

• to get to know and meet other wave operators and creators
• to gain from the lectures and discussions the basis for the creation of a “cookbook”, or guide to making waves, based on the experience and knowledge of the guests and network members
• to check whether the informal group Network River Surfing makes sense to others and to discuss its future activities.

Outlook

We are already working with Paul on the cookbook and recordings of the talks will soon be made available on the Network channel. We are also planning other activities – in addition to peer visits, online seminars on topics that didn’t fit into the program, and we hope to repeat the summit next year.

For me personally, it was a dream come true to see surfers returning from a wave with a happy smile on their face and praise for its shape and power.

Martin Leskovjan
Waves Štvanice founder
Canoeist and rapid surf greenhorn

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Friday, Oct 20th 2023

Evening / Night Ride
Dinner
Party “soft version”

Saturday, Oct 21st

7:30 – 9:00 Morning surf session for summit participants

9:30 Intro:
Key note speech (Janne Paul Schmidt / Martin Leskovjan)

10:00 Laurent Sublet – Engineer and Epinal constructor, Hydrostadium
„Hydrostadium wave development and projects“

10:30 – Discussion:
Memberships, community, operating days per year, how to financially survive
Moderator: Julie Hučíková – showcase of our numbers at the beginning

11:00 Matyáš Menšík – Czech Leagues / cups
Discussion: Local / international competitions
“Future contests (e.g. club competition, european riversurfing championship)”

11:15 River surfing as professional sport
Moderator: Antonio Hybner

11:45 – 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Meier-Staude
“Layout and design of River Waves”

13:30 Discussion
How to pick a spot for a wave and not annoy officials and the community?
River administration / municipality relationships
Moderator: Lenka Ptáčková

14:00 Diploma Engineer Josef Bauer – Engineer / Čunovo wave constructor
“Norms, liability and the hurdles of hydropower”

14:30 Discussion – Safety and legal responsibility
Moderator: Martin Leskovjan

15:00 Lasse Bauer – Engineer Dreamwave
“Flexibility, the key to Building waves in natural rivers“

15:30 Discussion – Technical possibilities, trends and costs of new waves (after Lasse – Dreamwave)
Moderator: Paul (How to remove debris/bed load, minimal invasive technologies)

16:00 Remotely Neil Egsgard – founder of Surfanywhere
„Simple waves and safe tailwater“

16:30 Final Discussion: Cookbook and examples (SurfAnywhere example) and future of the network.

17:30 Surf Session

19:00 Dinner

Night Ride Surfing

Party “strong version”

Sunday, Oct 22nd

9:30 – 11:00 Morning surf session for summit participants

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Country: USA, North America
Nearest town/city: Charles City, Iowa
River: Cedar River
Address: 106 Chapel Ln, Charles City, IA 50616
Directions: Park at Riverside Park next to the library.
Latitude: 43.06429816386996
Longitude: -92.67646500635986

Wave Details

Characteristics

0-600: Too shallow for much surfing.

600-1800: Can be fun for surfing if it’s green. Inflatables and short fins below 1500cfs.

1800-3500: Best range. Can get nice and glassy. Walk right up and hop or bomb drop in.

3500-5500: A foamy wave-ish hole.

5500-8000: Still a wave-ish hole but catch on the fly (eddy access disappears).

8000-10,000: A beginner wave forms far river-right, but access is challenging as you have to paddle/pull yourself up through willows in the water.

~11,000+: It tends to flatten out.

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Country: USA, North America
Nearest town/city: Charles City, Iowa
River: Cedar River
Address: 106 Chapel Ln, Charles City, IA 50616
Directions: Park at Riverside Park next to the library.
Latitude: 43.064925
Longitude: -92.677792

Wave Details

Characteristics

0-400: Low. Use inflatable with short fins. A little tricky staying in the wave at this level for novice surfers. Not much carving at these levels.

400-700: Low but easier to catch, mild carving. Stick with inflatables.

700-1500: The wave is about 2.5-3ft tall, 25ft wide and pure glass! This is the best for riversurfing/sup surfing. Hardboards work around 1000cfs. Get’s nice and glassy. Great level to learn at.

1500-3500: On the higher end of this range riversurfing/sup surfing is great on DD Wave in the pocket

3500-5500: High. Secondary wave of DD can be accessed river left, but is a bit tricky.

5500+: Extremely high, Above 5500 eddy access is mostly gone for all features. Some drop in play possible and some secondary waves are eddy accessible but change moment to moment.

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The surf community in Graz is done waiting and wants to set a sign, showing that there is substantial interest in a new wave. This is a call to all river surfers out there – no matter where you’re based: Share your support for the great sport of river surfing and sign the petition. Every signature counts!

https://www.openpetition.eu/at/petition/online/surfwelle-in-graz

Thanks so much for your support!

This shot gives you an idea how sick the old wave was!

The old Radetzky Wave in the City of Graz, Austria

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River Surf League 2021 Tour
Colorado River Waves
May 14th – July 31st, 2021

Record yourself riding the waves and sending tricks. Upload videos via the Activity Feed (as many times as you like). Your best submissions will count towards awards. Also, when you submit a video, you’ll unlock cool perks from local retailers. Judges will review, score, and award prizes throughout the course of the competition.

What is the River Surf League 2021 Tour?

10 Barrel Brewing is proud to present the River Surf League 2021 Tour. River Surf League is a “virtual” river surfing competition where you compete against one another and raise the stoke of river surfing in Colorado. A portion of registration fees benefits the Colorado River Surfing Association a 501(c)3 non-profit.

How does it work?

• Enter any or all of the divisions you’d like to surf.
• Get out there and surf from May 14th through July 31st!
• Record yourself riding the waves and sending tricks.
• Upload videos via the Activity Feed (as many times as you like). Your best submissions will count towards awards
• Also, when you submit a video, you’ll unlock cool perks from local retailers.
• Judges will review, score, and award prizes throughout the course of the competition.

Video submissions

• Submit your videos as .mov files
• Please keep them to about 1 minute long
• Make sure they don’t include copyrighted music
• Please keep them socially acceptable (G-rated if at all possible for language)

Are you Judging me?

Yes. Judging will be based on the following categories:

• Best Wave – Girl Groms (<18 years old)
• Best Wave – Boy Groms (<18 years old)
• Best Wave – Women (18+ years old)
• Best Wave – Men (18+ years old)
• Longboard
• Bodyboard

Special Judging Categories

“KICKFLIP” – No one has pulled this off in the Colorado River Scene yet!!!

“BEST TRICK” – Sendy McSenderson #ftw

“BEST WILSON”- aka best fall (FYI: intentional endangerment/injury does not qualify)

“ROOKIE AWARD”- First timers only. Show us sticking your first full ride.

“BEST IMPROVED”- Surfer who submits several videos and gets better the best over the competition.

“OLD FARTS” (50+ Women & Men)

“MOST ARTISTIC VIDEO”- Most visually appealing to watch.

“WAVE HUNTER”- Person who got the best ride on an unknown wave.

“BEST FAN”- Person who cheered on other in video(s).

“BEST RIVER SURFING STEWARD”- People supporting the river surfing scene be it pickup trash, chase down a board, help someone out in need while in the river, etc.

The Small (but important) Print:

• Surf within ability
• Surf with safety gear
• Know before you go (check river flows and hazards)
• Surf with others
• Have fun & Send it!

Which Waves? Here you go!

METRO DIVISION

South Platte
Miracle Wave
Reynolds Landing
Union Chutes
River Run Park
Beaver Wave
16th Street Wave
Trestle Wave
Dave’s Wave

Clear Creek
Lawson
Golden

WEST BY SOUTH DIVISION

Arkansas River
1.5
Buena Vista Park
Canyon Doors
Salida Park
Florence River Park
Pueblo Park

Uncompahgre River
Montrose Park

Animas River
Durango Town Waves

WEST BY NORTH DIVISION

Eagle River
Eagle Whitewater Park

Colorado River
Pumphouse Wave
Glenwood Wave
Big Sur
Lucky 7
Las Colonias
5th St Wave (GJ)

Bonus points

Send us photos and videos of your kit and race attempts. Tag it #RiverSurfLeague and #10barrel on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or whatever you use to communicate with those in the know. Or message us using the blue help bubble in the lower right corner on each page of this site. The coolest and most creative submissions will get bonus prizes.

Check out the link for more details: riversurfleague.me

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