A Pop-Up Community Meeting will take place this Saturday, May 17, to discuss the proposed Neptune Beach Surf Club, a surf pool on the land near the Encinal Boat Ramp.
The project is being proposed by William Duncanson, an architect and avid surfer. He explained to the Alameda Post that the Neptune Beach Surf Club would consist of a large pool that would mechanically generate waves so that people could surf.
“You can ride surf boards or boogie boards or stand up paddle boards on those waves so it replicates an ocean surfing experience in a controlled body of water,” Duncanson said. The facility would also include a rental station and changing rooms.
Duncanson’s architecture firm, BAR Architects and Interiors, would be the designers and planners of the surf pool. According to Duncanson, the surf pool “would be privately financed and privately operated.” Once built, the surf pool would be operated by Pro Swell, an advisory firm for surf parks that, according to its website, has experience in “design, development, operation, and investment in surf/beach-inspired developments.”…