Bournemouth Surf Reef
Europe's First Artificial Surf Reef in Boscombe (Bournemouth) Dorset

  • Bournemouth Surf Reef: Your Opinions
    Last spring, Bournemouth council closed the surf reef at Boscombe as a potential danger to the public. It remains out of bounds. An insurance claim was made to pay for repairs to the 70-metre long bag on top of the reef that was damaged and partly detached in March 2011. The remedial work has yet to [...]

  • Council Recommends ASR Improvement Plan
    Members of the Economy & Tourism Overview & Scrutiny Panel have recommended that Cabinet accepts the technical solution offered by ASR to improve the performance of the surf reef. They have recommended that this as the best option for achieving the key outstanding performance issue – the ride length and consistency on a right-hand breaking [...]

  • 3x World Champion Andy Irons Dead at 32
    Three times world surfing champion Andy Irons has been found dead in a Dallas hotel room after withdrawing from a surfing competition in Puerto Rico. Irons was regarded as one of the world’s best competitive surfers and won the world championship in 2002, 2003 and 2004. The 32-year-old had made the stop on his way [...]

  • Bournemouth Surf Reef is 1 Today
    Bournemouth Surf Reef has today reached its first Birthday, however the controversial £3.03m project is still not performing as expected. Reef contractors ASR Ltd believe £155,000 worth of improvements could enhance the reef’s performance and provide a less challenging wave for stand-up surfers. In a meeting to be held this evening, councillors must decide if [...]

  • Surf Reef Report Due Soon
    Recommendations on how to improve the performance of the surf reef  in Bournemouth are to be made public soon. The Surf Reef Task and Finish group were set up to find an affordable technical solution to improve the performance of the surf reef. They are set to report to the Bournemouth council economy and tourism scrutiny [...]

  • Bournemouth Air Festival Times
    Thursday 19th 2:00 – 3:00pm PWRR Parachute display team “The Tigers” RAF Tutor RAF Tucano RAF Hawk RAF Beech King 2000 3:00 – 4:00pm Battle of Britain memorial flight Breitling Wingwalkers RN Black Cats display team RNAF F16 The Blades 8:20 – 9:00pm Miss Demeanour Hunter Jet and RR Spitfire RNAF F16 PR freefall team [...]

  • Boscombe Surf Reef Documentary
    A 6 minute factual piece on Boscombe Reef, and how it has affected the local area; in particular local surfer and Guest house owner Danny Chilcott.

  • Bournemouth Surf Reef Won’t Be Dismantled
    Claims that Bournemouth surf reef could be dismantled were yesterday ruled out by Bournemouth council’s executive director Tony Williams. Following a meeting at the Town Hall to discuss ASR’s new proposals to rectify the reef’s faults, Mr Williams announced that a group had been formed to develop a technical solution to the reef’s performance. He stressed [...]

  • Rip Curl & Hawaiian Tropic Girls Tour
    July 13th & 14th 2010 sees the return of the ever popular Rip Curl Girls Tour with free surf lessons by qualified instructors from Rip Curl & Sorted Surf School. A complimentary goody bag is available to all that take part plus all equipment required is provided completely free of charge. New for 2010 is [...]

  • Surf Reef Performance Under Fire
    Experts from Plymouth University have given Bournemouth surf reef a score of just four out of ten in a scale of its success. The findings were presented on Monday by Dr Mark Davidson after a six month examination of the surf reef since completion. Dr Davidson has said: It’s a bit of a mixed bag. [...]

  • Indoor Surfing Facility For IMAX Site?
    Bournemouth’s Daily Echo have obtained email records under the Freedom of Information Act, which appear to suggest that a water park is a frontrunner for the waterfront IMAX site. The records show that a company called Moirai Capital Investments approached Bournemouth council last May with the idea of opening an indoor surfing centre in the [...]

  • Boscombe Wins Top Regeneration Award
    The Boscombe Spa Village regeneration scheme has won a top national award, celebrating the success of the council’s regeneration goals. The award was announced by the Local Government Chronicle Awards in recognition of the multimillion-pound redevelopment which includes the restored pier, improved public open space, restored Victorian Gardens, beach pods, restaurants, shops, a surf school [...]

  • Boscombe Spa Village Celebration Day
    Local businesses in Boscombe Spa have organised a ‘Celebration Day’ to mark the completion of the seafront regeneration. The event will take place on Saturday 24 April, 11am – 4pm, and activities include surf lessons, paddle boarding, kite surfing, beach volleyball, a sandcastle competition and street entertainers. For more information, call the Bournemouth Seafront Information Centre on [...]

  • South West Trains Surfboard Ban
    According to the National Rail conditions of carriage, surfboards are not permitted aboard South West Trains. Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood has recently raised the issue in Parliament in order to try to lift the blanket ban on surfboards. In the process, he’s discovered that changing the rules and allowing individual train companies to determine their [...]

  • First Surfing Contest Announced at Bournemouth Surf Reef
    Sorted Surf Shop have announced the first surfing contest to be held at Bournemouth surf reef. They will be bringing the event to the beach at Boscombe with the help of main sponsor Rip Curl. The dates are March 20th and 21st and the weekend will consist of surfing and bodyboarding competitions, as well as activities and demonstration [...]

  • DVD Competition Winners
    Congratulations to the following readers, who have each won a copy of the surf documentary “Bustin’ Down the Door” featuring Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson and Mark Richards. The answer to the question was ‘Oahu’. If you are a winner, you will be contacted shortly. Suzanne Sendell, Cardiff Lucy Pugh, Bristol Richard Sutherland, Edinburgh Andy Joyce, [...]

  • Bournemouth Surf Reef Report Due In March
    The performance figures for how well Bournemouth Surf Reef is performing are due on 3 March 2010. Plymouth University, home of the UK’s first marine academy, is currently assessing the quality of the waves and the number of days suitable for surfing. Experts at the university have been conducting site visits and collecting data from on-site [...]

  • DVD Giveaway Competition
    We’re giving away FIVE copies of the soon to be released “Bustin’ Down the Door” surf documentary featuring Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson and Mark Richards. All you have to do is answer the following question: The notorious and famous reef break ‘Pipeline’ is located on the North Shore of which Hawaiian Island? a) Oahu [...]

  • Bournemouth 2010 Celebrations
    Celebrations to mark the town’s 200th Birthday begin on New Year’s Day with the ‘Bicentenary Launch’ in Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens. Events will continue throughout the year to celebrate Bournemouth’s distinguished past, with various sporting spectaculars, dance, music, and historical festivities, as well as literary, food and flower festivals. Entertainment will be in the Lower Gardens [...]

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