Thursday 19th

2:00 – 3:00pm

• PWRR Parachute display team “The Tigers”
• RAF Tutor
• RAF Tucano
• RAF Hawk
• RAF Beech King 2000

3:00 – 4:00pm

• Battle of Britain memorial flight
• Breitling Wingwalkers
• RN Black Cats display team
• RNAF F16
• The Blades

8:20 – 9:00pm

• Miss Demeanour Hunter Jet and RR Spitfire
• RNAF F16
• PR freefall team – Red Devils

Friday 20th

1:30 – 3:00pm

• PWRR Parachute display team “The Tigers”
• RAF Tutor
• RAF Tucano
• RAF Hawk

3:00 – 4:00pm

• Battle of Britain memorial flight
• RAF Beech King 2000
• RN Black Cats display team
• RNAF F16
• Breitling Wingwalkers

4:00 – 5:35pm

• The Blades
• Miss Demeanour Hunter jet and RR Spitfire
• Red Arrows

Saturday 21st

12:00 – 1:30pm

• Royal Marine Beach Assault
• Royal Air Force red Arrows
• Yakolevs
• PWRR Parachute display team “The Tigers”

1:30 – 2:30pm

• RAF Tutor
• RAF Tucano
• RAF Hawk
• RAF Beech King 2000
• RAF Typhoon
• RN Black Cats display team

2:30 – 4:30pm

• Army Historic Aircraft flight
• Sally B B17
• Battle of Britain memorial flight
• Breitling Wingwalkers
• CAP 232
• Miss Demeanour Hunter Jet and RR Spitfire
• Vulcan
• RNAF F16
• The Blades

Sunday 22nd

12.30pm – 2pm

• Royal Marine Beach Assault
• The Blades
• The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment’s Parachute Display Team ‘The Tigers’
• Royal Air Force Tutor
• Royal Air Force Tucano
• Pitts S2 Duo

In a change to the published programme the Yakovlevs will NOT be appearing.

2pm – 3pm

• Royal Air Force Hawk
• Royal Navy Black Cats
• Spitfire/Hurricane
• Sally B – Flying Fortress
• Royal Air Force Beech King Air 2000

3pm – 4.30pm

• Miss Demeanour Hunter Jet
• RNAF F-16 Fighting Falcon
• Army Historic Aircraft Flight
• CAP232
• Royal Air Force Typhoon
• Royal Air Force Red Arrows
• Matadors
• Avro Vulcan

Bournemouth Air Festival 2010 timetable is subject to change.

A 6 minute factual piece on Boscombe Reef, and how it has affected the local area; in particular local surfer and Guest house owner Danny Chilcott.

Following a meeting at the Town Hall to discuss ASR’s new proposals to rectify the reef’s faults, Mr Williams announced that a group had been formed to develop a technical solution to the reef’s performance.

He stressed that this would involve working with proposals by New Zealand-based contractor ASR to enhance its performance.

Leisure services director Roger Brown said panel members had also ruled out deconstruction, agreeing instead to focus their efforts on seeking “a solution that will deliver a more surfable wave”.

Earlier this year the council released results of the reef’s first monitoring exercise which showed that the controversial project was failing to meet four out of its 11 objectives.

The council is withholding a £150,000 performance-based payment to ASR until the reef is rectified with work expected to get under way next April or May.

Panel members Cllrs Basil Ratcliffe, Roger West, Ben Grower and Michael Everingham will liaise with the Boscombe Spa Village project board as well as surfing and business representatives before making their recommendations this autumn.

July 13th & 14th 2010 sees the return of the ever popular Rip Curl Girls Tour with free surf lessons by qualified instructors from Rip Curl & Sorted Surf School. A complimentary goody bag is available to all that take part plus all equipment required is provided completely free of charge.

New for 2010 is a DJ workshop where experienced female DJ’s will teach budding surfers how to spin some tunes. The fun continues in the evening at Urban Reef with a Sunset Chillout Session, so come and join in whether your chilling after your surf lesson or just want to come along and listen to some chillout tunes while sipping a cocktail in the evening sunset.

Lessons are at 1pm 4pm & 6pm on the 13th and 10am & 12pm on the 14th. Call 01202 300668 to book your free lesson & goody bag.

Experts from Plymouth University have given Bournemouth surf reef a score of just four out of ten in a scale of its success.

The findings were presented on Monday by Dr Mark Davidson after a six month examination of the surf reef since completion.

Dr Davidson has said:

It’s a bit of a mixed bag. The reef has produced a new, more exciting and challenging surfing wave.

But it falls short on a number of criteria. The length of the ride – 40 metres or less – is a long way short of the promised 65 metres. Another area where the reef is falling short is consistency.

See the criteria and assessment below:

Bournemouth council’s service director for leisure Roger Brown said:

Obviously there is an element of some disappointment but I always thought the reef would probably need some modifications.

Our contractors ASR have agreed with the performance assessment and are committed to carrying out this work.

It’s not just their final payment of £150,000 that is at stake; it’s also their reputation. I’m optimistic that the ride length can be improved, the take-off speed can be reduced and surfing can be made less difficult.

We need a licence to carry out further work, ASR have to sort out visas to bring personnel here from New Zealand and additional geotextile bags may have to be manufactured and brought to the UK.

It’s possible that it could happen this summer but it could be next spring before we’ve jumped through all the necessary hoops.

Dr Davidson’s report is due to be considered by the council’s cabinet next week.

Bournemouth’s Daily Echo have obtained email records under the Freedom of Information Act, which appear to suggest that a water park is a frontrunner for the waterfront IMAX site.

The records show that a company called Moirai Capital Investments approached Bournemouth council last May with the idea of opening an indoor surfing centre in the controversial seafront building.

Following a meeting with the council, architects’ plans were submitted for an attraction described as “a combination of covered slides, freeform pools, water activities, indoor surfing and high-quality relaxation areas.”

Council leader Stephen MacLoughlin confirmed that an indoor surfing facility is one of the many options currently being analysed for the IMAX site. Results of the public consultation will be released later this month.

He added:

The public consultation process will feed in to how we take our ideas for the Imax site forward. This particular organisation (Moirai) may or may not feature in the next steps.

They certainly don’t have any preferential inside track with the council. We’re determined to get the best possible deal for the town, both in terms of the functions that will happen on that site but also in terms of the design of the building.

The award was announced by the Local Government Chronicle Awards in recognition of the multimillion-pound redevelopment which includes the restored pier, improved public open space, restored Victorian Gardens, beach pods, restaurants, shops, a surf school and the artificial surf reef.

This is the second national award presented to Bournemouth Council in recent weeks. Boscombe Pier was recently voted the National Piers Society’s ‘Pier of the Year 2010′.

Since completion, the regeneration scheme has created 91 new long term jobs. Visitor numbers have increased by 32 per cent and incidents of anti-social behaviour down 40 per cent.

Leader of the council Stephen MacLoughlin congratulated all involved in the regeneration, saying:

I don’t believe we would have won this award without the support of local entrepreneurs who have believed and invested in the seafront.

Anyone who has been to the pier, gardens, prom or Overstrand in the last six months will have seen the changes and felt the amazing unique vibe that is now Boscombe seafront.

Local businesses in Boscombe Spa have organised a ‘Celebration Day’ to mark the completion of the seafront regeneration. The event will take place on Saturday 24 April, 11am – 4pm, and activities include surf lessons, paddle boarding, kite surfing, beach volleyball, a sandcastle competition and street entertainers.

For more information, call the Bournemouth Seafront Information Centre on 01202 451781.

According to the National Rail conditions of carriage, surfboards are not permitted aboard South West Trains.

Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood has recently raised the issue in Parliament in order to try to lift the blanket ban on surfboards. In the process, he’s discovered that changing the rules and allowing individual train companies to determine their own policy on surfboards is no easy matter.

Speaking last week, he said:

There is a surprising amount of red tape and a worrying number of organisations needed to change something so simple. I have written a rather plain-speaking letter to the Secretary of State asking for him to knock some heads together.

Last year, South West Trains provided funding towards a bus link between the station and the seafront to encourage visitors to the surf reef.

A spokesperson for the Association of Train Operating Companies said they were hoping to get to a position soon where individual train companies could decide their own policies.

Sorted Surf Shop have announced the first surfing contest to be held at Bournemouth surf reef. They will be bringing the event to the beach at Boscombe with the help of main sponsor Rip Curl.

The dates are March 20th and 21st and the weekend will consist of surfing and bodyboarding competitions, as well as activities and demonstration stands with equipment for all to try.

The contest categories will consist of a Mens Open, Mens 35+, Ladies Open, and Groms (under 18’s). It will also host the first leg of the British Bodyboarding Annual Championships.

Gul team riders Mark “Egor” Harris and Russell Winter will be in attendance to give advice and sign autographs.

Monster Energy Drink will be hosting the after party being held at Urban Beach. There you will find all of the contest organisers, sponsors and contest competitors enjoying a BBQ, drink and live music with a few surprises thrown in to the mix.

Keep checking here for more information as it’s announced.

The answer to the question was ‘Oahu’. If you are a winner, you will be contacted shortly.

1. Suzanne Sendell, Cardiff
2. Lucy Pugh, Bristol
3. Richard Sutherland, Edinburgh
4. Andy Joyce, Bournemouth
5. Paul Allen, London

Click here to buy the DVD from amazon.co.uk

Keep checking www.bournemouthsurfreef.com for chances to win more great prizes!

Plymouth University, home of the UK’s first marine academy, is currently assessing the quality of the waves and the number of days suitable for surfing. Experts at the university have been conducting site visits and collecting data from on-site cameras to monitor the shape and power of breaking waves. They have been keeping keep tabs on the number of surfable days and the number of surfers at both the pier and reef areas, compared with previous years.

Cabinet member for tourism Cllr Anne Filer gave the date at Wednesday’s economy and tourism scrutiny panel. 

If performance figures meet expected standards, the final payment will be made to contractor ASR. The sum is 10 per cent of the original £1.5million fee to build the reef, although this has since increased to £3.03m.

We’re giving away FIVE copies of the soon to be released “Bustin’ Down the Door” surf documentary featuring Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson and Mark Richards.

All you have to do is answer the following question:

The notorious and famous reef break ‘Pipeline’ is located on the North Shore of which Hawaiian Island?

a) Oahu
b) Maui
c) Kauai

Please email your answer to info@bournemouthsurfreef.com.

The competition closes at midnight on Sunday January 31. Winners will be announced here at www.bournemouthsurfreef.com on Monday February 01.

The DVD is released on January 18. See www.bustindownthedoor.co.uk for more information.

Celebrations to mark the town’s 200th Birthday begin on New Year’s Day with the ‘Bicentenary Launch’ in Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens. Events will continue throughout the year to celebrate Bournemouth’s distinguished past, with various sporting spectaculars, dance, music, and historical festivities, as well as literary, food and flower festivals.

Entertainment will be in the Lower Gardens between 3.55pm to 5.00pm, culminating with a fireworks show. Visit www.bournemouth2010.org.uk for more information.

According to surf reports, Monday will be a great day to experience the newly opened surf reef in Boscombe.

Send your images and video and we’ll publish them here at BournemouthSurf Reef.com. Remember to state how, if at all, you would like to be credited if your submission is published.

Let us know what you think of the reef, positive or negative!

Yesterday, RNLI lifeguards completed their training ahead of the much anticipated surf reef launch.

Divisional lifeguard manager, Barry Heathfield acknowledged that although recent high winds had made the sea “a bit messy”, the weather this week looks set to provide the right conditions – possibly even as early as Tuesday. If the swell is right, surfers can anticipate frequent, fast waves of up to ten and a half feet.

Commenting last week, Mr Heathfield added:

We have three lifeguards based here every day, from 10am till dusk, 365 days a years from now.

The conditions today haven’t been ideal. It’s been pretty rough but it has given us good idea of the worst we can expect.

Referring to the division of public opinion on just how effective or not the reef will be in producing the right waves, council bosses have disclosed: “There’ll be a period of assessment which may last for a year and we’ll be looking for feedback.”

A tourism spokesman has told the Bournemouth Daily Echo:

The surfing conditions are still not right for the launch, we can only get a prediction for the next few days and it now looks like the reef won’t be opened this week.

It’s all down to waiting for a South Westerly ground swell; only time will tell if the conditions are more challenging next week for RNLI training prior to the reef launch.

ASR Ltd (Amalgamate Solutions and Research) are responsible for the creation and execution of the reef. They were enlisted to help Bournemouth improve it’s surfing conditions in order to increase tourism, but it is hoped the new reef will provide a much more substantial benefit to the beachside community. Mimicking nature, the multi-purpose reef provides the same beach protection benefits of natural reefs – acting as a protective barrier to the coastline to help decrease sand erosion on beaches, as well as creating a new marine habitat.

Nick Behunin, managing partner of ASR, says:

At ASR we’re passionate about multi-purpose reefs as the sustainable future of coastal protection. Our beaches are facing increasing direct and in-direct threats from both humanity and the natural world, with issues like global warming and the rise of the sea level. While the initial investment to build a reef is often more than seawalls and rock jetties, the environmental and economic benefits of multi-purpose reefs far exceed those of the traditional methods – as beaches are protected without creating blight, marine habitat is enhanced and beach communities get socio-economic benefits from increased recreational use.

There are several unique benefits to the creation of multi-purpose reefs as it pertains to coastal protection:

• Reefs decrease the rate of erosion on beaches by dissipating wave energy before it has a chance to hit the beach
• Reefs create marine habitat and increase ecology
• Reefs can be designed to create a recreational amenity like surfing, diving and fishing
• Reefs are submerged offshore structures, supporting the natural beauty of the beach and ocean, unlike prominent seawalls or groin structures, which can be unsightly and create blight

Roger Brown, Director of Leisure Services at Bournemouth Borough Council says:

The Boscombe Spa Village project already produced a rise in tourism, even before the completion of the reef, re-establishing Boscombe to its rightful place as a leading destination beach resort. An affluent surfer market is attracted to the area, and as a result, jobs have been created, the seafront transformed, a new water sports facility built and a community revived. The reef is a perfect example of how an innovative free-to-use project can have such a positive ripple effect in an area. While the reef will improve wave quality for surfers, it’s exciting to know that there are underwater benefits too, as sea life, including cuttlefish and spidercrabs, have already been making the artificial surf reef at Boscombe their home.