Artificial Reef : Waste of Time?

A near identical surf reef to that proposed in Bournemouth was completed in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand last year. Surely we all should be looking more closely to the success of this project when we anticipate the completion of the First European Artificial Reef with bated breath.

A recent Article in the New Zealand Herald reads;

Mt Maunganui's $1.5 million artificial surf reef, branded as fickle by its designers, has been virtually ignored by Bay surfers since it was completed last June. Hopes were high the reef would finally achieve its potential once the last sandbags were anchored to the seabed nearly eight months ago. But Tauranga surfing commentator Josh Guinness said the reef had all but failed to create better quality waves. He knew of only two surfing sessions since June when the swell and tide had combined to produce a right-hand tube ride.

Read more;

http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/your-views/2009/1/29/mt-maunganuis-15m-artificial-surf-reef-waste-money/?c_id=1&objectid=10554094