They had access to the ticket that allowed them one hour of surfing in the pool and they made the most of it. In a story that has aspects of a trip to Indo, but talking about a lake with waves far from the sea, in the following paragraphs he recounts his experience and reveals that Slater is preparing a pool “similar but of larger proportions”.

Overall, how was your experience visiting the Surf Ranch and attending the Founders' Cup?
It was fun to see a championship where everyone has the same opportunities. This type of event has enormous potential. I can already imagine thousands of mini Toledos doing unimaginable combos on the same wave (laughs).

In terms of your expectations, what things can you say were the best and what things perhaps disappointed you?
It met my expectations: The wave is amazing! I imagine it to be two meters higher, Nias style, and then it would be God level… What it didn’t meet was that each wave takes about 4 minutes to come out and the other thing I didn’t like is that it is too far from civilization, I understand that it is due to costs, but the reality is that there is nothing to do in the area, there is only a restaurant inside the hotel and that’s it.

Did you stay to surf it? How was it?
Yes, I surfed some waves on Monday with Matías Coloma and his family; they had the full pass. The 10-year-old kid got a couple of barrels, really serious ones that even surprised Kelly. It made me realize that the evolution of surfing with the pools is coming heavy.

The wave is fast and pushes you into the pocket, it wants to beat you at all times, and if you make a wrong move it shoots off. Mati surfed more than 10 waves, his dad and I surfed 3-4 each. I would have liked to catch a few more waves to get the timing right. But the experience is epic, I want to go back.

What do you think of these types of events compared to those in the ocean? What conclusions do you draw regarding what is better?.
The combination of factors that our mother earth generates to provide epic waves will never be comparable. But if we talk about sport and technique, this is the real upgrade that surfing needed, a truly positive experience from any angle: Full technique, giant screens, thousands of attendees, live broadcasts and coliseum-level environments, etc.

Regarding the experience of watching it from there, you can see that wherever you are you are always going to miss something. What do you think about that? Is it better to stay at home and watch it on TV?
Not one, because with the giant screens they do replays and slow motion, you see the pros up close, they interact with the public, the experience is just like when you go to the stadium and see a great game of soccer, tennis, etc.

Tell us an anecdote about something that happened to you that we all need to know:
Uncle Kelly is cooking up a similar pool but on a larger scale, which will leave us drooling 10 times more than now (laughs).