This is probably old news, but for those that don't know

a aritifical reef is being discussed to be build the southern end of the cafe strip... Hey, anything to make Scarb's straight waves less straight is welcome, but er... yeah, I wonder where they are bulding it and how it will impact our summer City Beach / Scarb downwinder rituals.

http://www.pacificlongboarder.com/news.asp?id=1184&category=1

I'll vote yes. I can't see why there couldn't be more than one between Cott and Trigg.

I know nothing about marine ecology and disruption so if there is a reason why this isn't an awesome idea let me know.

PS:

If it's a good idea, there is no way it will get through that council. I lived at Scabs for 5 yrs while they contemplated a full redevelopment of the beachfront, in the end they put in the amplitheatrre and changed the carpark in front ofg Peter's byt he sea, which is about 1/20th of what they could and should have done.

Turned that place into Naomi Campbell.......could be the best thing ever, but you just wouldn't go there.

Given the redevelopment of Scarborough, does anyone want to be a founding member of "SCABS": Scarborough Citizens Against Bogans in Scarborough?

The founding philophosy will be for Bogans to do bog laps and to get full of piss and fight in their own inland suburbs!!!

why?

SaveTheWhales said...

...SUBJECT MATTER...

it would make a separate topic

Sorry

Might also reduce the break-ins if bogans aren't allowed.

Back on topic, I wonder if sinking a ship there would make the best waves? Wouldn't a shape designed to make nice waves work a bit better. Give the seafloor a bit of an upslope on the right angle to the prevailing swell and you could get a wave that peels really nicely for quite a way rather than whatever it will do hitting the side of a submerged ship. Not knowing a thing about what I'm talking about however, I could be totally wrong...

I would like to see a imperfect reef that produced a number of peaks not just one take off point. Also if it could be made so it doesnt need a huge swell to break.

Maybe we could dig up the outside reef and plonk it on the sand there in front of the amphitheatre.

we don't need to sink anything.... in a few years time scarbs will be underwater from El Nino, La Nina and the other member of the three amigos global warming team.

........Ive got it now....

Use the bogan or Drifter hoon cars that get nabbed, and put them side by side (nice angled bonnet,windscreens) in da water, for 2 stage ramp - almighty peak creating 'fast & furious" tubes

.........PURRRfect.... just make sure the boot is closed

P.s when the swell changes direction - we can just roll them da other way !!