The surf reef will act as a ramp, pushing waves upwards, doubling their size and improving their quality for surfers. As a result, the number of good surfing days will be doubled.
The reef will also enhance water sports on offer including kite-surfing, windsurfing, wake-boarding, kayaking, SCUBA-diving, sailing and skim-boarding.
Interview with Gabe Davies, one of Europe's top pro surfers
To get ready for the surf reef being built in Boscombe this year, we spoke to Gabe Davies, one of England’s top pro surfers and the man who made the national front pages earlier this year for surfing 50ft waves in Ireland.
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First glimpse at the best beach huts in the world
Bournemouth Borough Council has unveiled artist’s impressions of what will be the best beach huts in the world. Having invented the beach hut back in 1908, Bournemouth still rents out the oldest hut in the world and is now reigniting the British passion for beach huts, in Boscombe, the future site of the first artificial surf reef in the northern hemisphere.
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Sneak Peek at Bournemouth Artificial Surf Reef
Watch the footage of how the artificial surf reef, being built this year in Boscombe, Bournemouth in Dorset, will be constructed.
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Surf reef costs, the facts behind the headline
You may have read the Daily Echo article about the cost of the Boscombe surf reef. For the full story .. please read on
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HemingwayDesign to create 'Super Surf Pods' for Bournemouth
The traditional British beach hut is undergoing a major 21st century transformation.
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Interview with surf reef designer Dr Kerry Black
Learn about the surf reef from the man who designed it. This is an interview not to be missed!
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