The concept for the world’s first inflatable artificial surf reef was conceived by local West Australian Troy Bottegal. The idea is to install the artificial reef at Back Beach, Bunbury. Mr Bottegal has already done some small scale testing and now believes this is the perfect spot to create reliable fun waves up to 6…
Troy Bottegal was sitting in his bathtub sloshing water, creating waves with his hands when he had a lightbulb moment. Literally. Above him, a dome light fixture was screwed into the ceiling. In a fleeting moment of earnest curiosity, Bottegal wondered how changing the bathymetry of the tub using that dome might change how the waves…
West Australia’s Waveco Pty Ltd: Troy Bottegal, is the inventor and creator of the Airwave inflatable surf reefs – compact, inflatable bladders, shaped, positioned and anchored close to the beach, in such a way as to transform closeouts into surfable Aframe peaks. LATEST NEWS FROM WAVECO: Airwaves create wave conditions fromexisting, natural swells, that are…
Perth’s Troy Bottegal is the inventor and creator of the AIRWAVE inflatable surf reefs. The Airwave is a compact, inflatable bladder, shaped, positioned and anchored close to the beach, in such a way as to transform closeouts into surfable a-frame peaks. After around 10 years of research and development he is now ready to manufacture…
Given approval to build, inventor seeks funding. Troy Bottegal is the driving force behind making the Airwave artificial reef concept a reality. Given the recent go-ahead by Bunbury, in Western Australia, Bottegal believes he’s cracked the formula to turn closeouts into quality A-frame peaks. Inflatable reefs, quickly and inexpensively installed, able to be removed should…
A Yallingup man believes his invention has the ability to transform the South West surf scene. Businessman and avid surfer, Troy Bottegal, is the man behind Waveco’s Airwave inflatable surf reefs and is poised to install the world’s first at the Bunbury’s Back Beach in January. Mr Bottegal first conceived the idea more than 10 years ago…
Kickstarter campaign for the world’s first-ever inflatable reef. Last week we published a story about the Airwave, an inflatable reef concept, which, according to its inventor, Troy Bottegal, has the potential to turn closeout beach-breaks into barrelling A-frames. Troy now has approval from Bunbury council in Western Australia to install one of his dome-shaped inflatable reefs…
Bunbury has an array of great beaches. However, if surfer Troy Bottegal gets his way, surfing at them may be about to become a whole lot better. Mr Bottegal has invented an inflatable surf reef, the AIRWAVE, and is in talks with the Bunbury council to have one installed under the water at Back Beach. It’s…
There are thousands of miles of coastline where mother-nature already does half the work ie; provides swell. ‘Airwave’, inflatable reef concept has the capacity to radically transform the way surfers interact with coastlines. In a nutshell, the Airwave is a self-anchoring, inflatable dome that can be installed in under two days. The Airwave, ten years…
The city of Bunbury, in Western Australia, has approved the installation of the world’s first inflatable surf reef at Back Beach. Troy Bottegal, the inventor of Airwave, wants to deploy a 12-metres round inflatable dome on the ocean floor, and in shallow waters. The two-metre high bubble will help create perfect waves. “Ten years ago,…