This week we are pleased to bring you a couple of videos posted by Luke Gartside (Lukedreams), so settle down to 10 minutes of action. The first shows surfers in the area just to the east of Bournemouth, that is soon to be transformed by the first artificial reef in the northern hemisphere.
And this second, rather more colourful, video shows highlights from the Animal Windfest at Sandbanks, Poole, which is just to the west of Bournemouth. It illustrates the sort of board, beach and surf activities that cause adrenaline junkies to flock to England's south coast. In case your not familiar with this region, it is bounded by the New Forest, Lymington and Solent Water to the East, and Weymouth, site of the 2012 Olympic sailing events, to the west.
After a long summer of waiting, Europe's first artificial surf reef has started to be laid at Boscombe/Southbourne, just east of Bournemouth on England's south coast. A 45 minute drive west of Bournemouth takes you to Weymouth/Portland, which is to be the sailing venue fot the 2012 Olympics.
The Boscombe reef will be the world's fourth artificial reef and is designed to double the size of waves. It is hoped that when it is finished in October, the reef will produce perfect 70 metre barrels; surfing paradise.
