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Surf machines🇺🇸 USAFounded 1991

FlowRider

Tom Lochtefeld's sheet-wave surf machine, now part of WhiteWater. There are more than 250, many on cruise ships.The sheet-wave surf simulator, first installed as Boogie Bahn at Schlitterbahn in 1991 and now a WhiteWater brand (2014). 250-plus units including most Royal Caribbean ships.

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🇺🇸 Schlitterbahn

Boogie Bahn

The world's first surf machine, still running in Texas since 1991.Tom Lochtefeld's first FlowRider sheet wave opened at Schlitterbahn New Braunfels in 1991 and still operates.

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