Saturday 26 September 2009

New surfers' reef fails to make waves

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In the parlance of the surfing community it was supposed to attract, Bournemouth's new £3m underwater reef was meant to be Gnarlatious, creating giant Honkers from Atlantic swells and so bringing in legions of Dudes and Dudettes who flock to resorts in Cornwall and Devon each year to ride Bamboras.Instead it has turned out to be Bogus, and is making waves for all the wrong reasons.As work on the reef at Boscombe comes to a close, surfers say there is still no sign of the promised "world-class" waves it was meant to create. Residents are furious that the project, which is more than a year behind schedule and has cost three times the original budget, is failing to deliver.

New surfers' reef fails to make waves - This Britain, UK - The Independent