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Adam Daigian Tuesday, April 27, 2010 tagged ASR Ltd, ASRLtd, India surfing, aritfiical reefs, artifical surf reef, coastal erosion, coastal protection, multi-purpose reef, surf, surf reef, surfing in Kovalam Multi-Purpose Reef 
"Powerful winter storms sweep away a spectacular amount of sand, leaving a rugged landscape of rock and cliff-side staircases that drop off into the air."
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Thousands of miles of beaches around the world are struggling with the effects of erosion. With increasing human development along our coasts, the urgency to find sustainable solutions to this problem continues to increase. ASR seeks to preserve these natural treasures, working in concert with nature rather than against it. Our Multi-Purpose Reefs help protect the beach from violent wave action, enhance the local marine habitat, and provide a recreational resource.
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Adam Daigian Thursday, April 1, 2010 tagged aritfiical reefs, coastal erosion, coastal management, coastal protection Bournemouth's Boscombe beach surf reef opened for surfing in November 2009 and is the first of its kind to be built anywhere in Europe.
The reef lies beneath the surface of the ocean some 220m out to sea to the east of Boscombe pier, its made up of over 50 huge sandbags covering an area of about one hectare. The reef does not do anything by itself, it simply pushes water heading in shore upwards thereby increasing the size and consistency of surfable waves coming in towards Boscombe beach.
The reef is best suited to those with some good surfing experience, due to the wave size, and distance from the shore, beginners are not advised to make use of the waves until they are well practised in at least the basics of surfing, and all who aim to use the reef should be physically fit as simply getting out to the reef can be tiring!
The reef provides a great centre point for Bournemouth's thriving surfing community, and with the reef making Bournemouth the best place to surf on the south coast the community continues to grow as surfers from all over the south come along to try it it out, no more 5 hour drives down to the west country for a days surfing!
As the reef settles and sediment and sand build up on the open ocean side of the reef, it is expected the wave conditions the reef generates will improve for surfers, with longer more consistent waves appearing after the reef has been in place for 6 to 12 months. The surfing conditions produced by the reef are initially great for body boarding, and during 2010 the waves are expected to become much more suitable for good surfing.
The Boscombe surf reef is environmentally friendly and free to use, it uses no moving parts and maintenance costs are expected to be minimal, with a great boost to the local economy as more people come to Bournemouth and use holiday accommodation, shops and other facilities during their stay.
If you are an experienced surfer who lives in South of England the Bournemouth's Boscombe Surf Reef is a great place to go for day surfing, and for those who live further away it makes a great holiday destination for a few days or even weeks to come and surf and enjoy the great Bournemouth surfing community.
Adam Daigian Thursday, March 4, 2010 tagged Bournemouth surf reef, aritfiical reefs, surf reef, surf reefs in Boscombe Surf Reef, Bournemouth Reef Project, Marine consultants, artificial reef, artificial reefs, coastal protection 
The reef (shadowed area) at Boscombe on a still day
Sorted Surf Festival
Boscombe, Bournemouth UK
20 - 21 March 2010
Boscombe, Bournemouth to host first contest at new venue
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 9 February, 2010 : - - Sorted Surf Shop is pleased to announce the first Surf Contest on the newly completed artificial surf reef at Boscombe, Bournemouth. Sorted will be joining forces with many of the surf industries giants to bring a surf contest and festival to the beach at Boscombe. March 20th and 21st are two days to keep in your diary.
The weekend will consist of Surfing and Bodyboarding competitions and there will be activities and demonstration stands with equipment for all to try. The contest categories will consist of a Mens Open, Mens 35+, Ladies Open, and Juniors (under 18's). The contest will also host the first leg of the British Bodyboarding Annual Championships.
Exciting prizes will be provided by the events main sponsor Rip Curl while demonstration equipment to try out will be provided by Tiki, Rusty & Firewire for surfboards, Jimmy Lewis & Tiki for Stand Up Paddle Boards, BIC will have Kayaks and Indo Board sessions will be operating throughout the day. Gul team riders Mar "Igor" Harris and Russel Winter will be in attendance to give advice and sign autographs for all who show on the day.
However it won't end there as Monster Energy Drink will be hosting the after party being held at Boscombe's coolest bar, Urban Beach. There you will find all of the contest organizers, sponsors and contest competitors enjoying a BBQ, drink and live music with a few surprises thrown in to the mix.
Adam Daigian Tuesday, February 9, 2010 tagged Bournemouth reef, Europe's first artificial reef, aritfiical reefs, artificial reef, surf reef in ASR, ltd, Boscombe Surf Reef, Bournemouth Reef Project, Environmental Consulting, artificial reef, artificial reefs, coastal protection, environmental company, multi-purpose reef 
