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Is surfing in Bunbury about to get a tech-aided boost?

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…

Inflatable surf reef may be installed in Western Australia

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,…