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¨From a very young age, I always accompanied my father to Siam Park, but without being able to catch waves because I was very small. He always caught my attention.

But this time, it was a big surprise for me as a birthday present. Also, a couple of days before we went to Siam Park, I received my first wave SUP board, a Starboard 6’8 x 24. There were many emotions together in a short time.

When they told me that I was going to Siam Park, I started to catch waves with my new board the 3 or 4 days before to practice a little before going to the pool. And to take better advantage of this opportunity, I wanted to catch some waves also with my Race board, the All Star Kids 12’6x20. It was a lot of fun, new sensations.

I admit that I was somewhat nervous in the first waves. I had to put myself in the right place to make the most of it. As soon as you catch the wave, you pick up a lot of speed. My new board was going very fast and I had to control it while learning the trajectory of the waves. In each wave that I caught I followed my father’s advice and that helped me a lot to lose my nervous and start to enjoy it more.

When I felt calmer, I decided to try the race board, without being able to do manoeuvres, but practising for my future races with waves.¨

These waves usually take a little less than two minutes, basically to get the pool water calm again and the next wave to be as smooth. In two hours, I was able to catch about 20-25 waves, and I was not alone in the water! And although I’m still learning and I don’t do many manoeuvres, I’ve seen great tricks done with the wave SUP, like good front-side and back-side, some small barrel and many more.

The wave pool works by large water tanks that are located just behind the great Thai Wall. With nothing more and nothing less than eleven thousand litres of water at a temperature of 24 degrees. You can request the height of the wave at the beginning of the session from the technical staff, from levels 1 to 6. You can also choose the direction of the wave, or even a small peak in the middle, with right-hand waves and left. Normally, this last option takes more travel from the waves, but a normal right or left wave can be about 33 meters long.

To people who want to go to Siam Park, I would tell them not to come in very large groups, but with three or four friends, so they surf more waves per person. The rental time has no limit, you can rent it from one hour to the time you want. Renting it at night is another great option, the park and the bottom of the pool have several lights that change colour.

It doesn’t matter what board you want to come: SUP, Surf, Longboard, Bodyboard, etc. For those who like waves, it is a mandatory visit.

Thank you very much Nico and congratulations for all the support and follow-up you do so that our sport is always at the top.