Airwave was recently featured on Australia by Design series, broadcast on Channel 10 and streamed worldwide on Amazon Prime. Architect and television presenter Suzie Hunt spoke to Waveco founder Troy Bottegal to unravel the story behind Airwave’s inception. Like many other historic lightbulb moments, Airwave was first conceived in the most benign settings, a…
After a successful phase one trial, the team at Waveco returned to the drawing board, making some essential design changes to Airwave 2.0. While the original design was modelled on a bathroom light fitting, the second iteration is taking lessons from their real-world ocean trial in 2019. Airwave’s founder, Troy Bottegal, reflects on the experiment,…
In a world-first ocean experiment, Waveco successfully submerged Airwave underwater for five days. It was another fair-weather day in the idyllic regional port city of Bunbury, Western Australia. A light breeze blew over the sand as light sparkled over the water. What many of the locals didn’t realise, is that a groundbreaking experiment was taking place…
ASB MAGAZINE: The world’s first inflatable surf reef, the Airwave, is about to undergo trials in Western Australia. The Airwave is a 20-metre round, 2-metre high dome which sits on the bottom of the ocean about 50 metres from shore, turning unrideable close-out waves into a surfer’s dream Creator Troy Bottegal said it was a lack of waves at his local beach…
It’s A World First! The world’s first ever inflatable surf reef will soon be calling Bunbury home! The surf reef, called an Airwave, was the brainchild of Yallingup surfer Troy Bottegal who also chose Bunbury’s back beach as the ideal test site. Mr Bottegal worked on the idea for around a decade before presenting it…
Chris talks with Troy Bottegal, inventor of the Airwave inflatable surf reefs, about the plans to create more surf appealing beaches in the Bunbury area.
SYDNEY, June 13 (Xinhua) — The world’s first inflatable surf reef, the Airwave, is about to undergo trials in Western Australia and creator Troy Bottegal said that if successful it could have a huge impact for surfing communities all over the world. The Airwave is a 20-metre round, 2-metre high dome which sits on the…
Bunbury will soon be home to the world’s first Airwave – inflatable surf reef – after Bunbury City Council voted to back the one-of-a-kind project on Tuesday evening. The idea for the project was first brought to Council in August 2018 by Yallingup surfer Troy Bottegal who saw the need for better waves in Bunbury.…
Sydney: The world’s first inflatable surf reef, the Airwave, is about to undergo trials in Western Australia and creator Troy Bottegal said that if successful it could have a huge impact for surfing communities all over the world. The Airwave is a 20-metre round, 2-metre high dome which sits on the bottom of the ocean about…
Bunbury will be home to a “world first” artificial surfing reef set to put the city on the international surfing map after financial backing from Bunbury City Council and a private donor. The council this week supported a $75,000 sponsorship deal for South West surfer Troy Bottegal’s concept. Dubbed the AIRWAVE, the dome-shaped bladder made…
What is believed to be the world’s first inflatable surf reef is set to be installed at a beach in Western Australia. The new device, dubbed an Airwave, is a 2-metre high, dome-shaped bladder that builds on the natural swell of the ocean and uses air to create bigger surf waves. Inventor Troy Bottegal said…
The inflatable reef concept that could turn coastlines into surfing theme parks. Electrician Troy Bottegal was sitting in the bath after a surf when he literally had a lightbulb moment. His most recent foray into the ocean had been particularly disappointing. Despite the presence of plenty of size, the waves had been formless and uninspiring…
The concept for the world’s first inflatable artificial surf reef was conceived by local West Australian Troy Bottegal. The idea is to install the artificial reef at Back Beach, Bunbury. Mr Bottegal has already done some small scale testing and now believes this is the perfect spot to create reliable fun waves up to 6…
Troy Bottegal was sitting in his bathtub sloshing water, creating waves with his hands when he had a lightbulb moment. Literally. Above him, a dome light fixture was screwed into the ceiling. In a fleeting moment of earnest curiosity, Bottegal wondered how changing the bathymetry of the tub using that dome might change how the waves…
West Australia’s Waveco Pty Ltd: Troy Bottegal, is the inventor and creator of the Airwave inflatable surf reefs – compact, inflatable bladders, shaped, positioned and anchored close to the beach, in such a way as to transform closeouts into surfable Aframe peaks. LATEST NEWS FROM WAVECO: Airwaves create wave conditions fromexisting, natural swells, that are…
Perth’s Troy Bottegal is the inventor and creator of the AIRWAVE inflatable surf reefs. The Airwave is a compact, inflatable bladder, shaped, positioned and anchored close to the beach, in such a way as to transform closeouts into surfable a-frame peaks. After around 10 years of research and development he is now ready to manufacture…
Given approval to build, inventor seeks funding. Troy Bottegal is the driving force behind making the Airwave artificial reef concept a reality. Given the recent go-ahead by Bunbury, in Western Australia, Bottegal believes he’s cracked the formula to turn closeouts into quality A-frame peaks. Inflatable reefs, quickly and inexpensively installed, able to be removed should…
A Yallingup man believes his invention has the ability to transform the South West surf scene. Businessman and avid surfer, Troy Bottegal, is the man behind Waveco’s Airwave inflatable surf reefs and is poised to install the world’s first at the Bunbury’s Back Beach in January. Mr Bottegal first conceived the idea more than 10 years ago…
Kickstarter campaign for the world’s first-ever inflatable reef. Last week we published a story about the Airwave, an inflatable reef concept, which, according to its inventor, Troy Bottegal, has the potential to turn closeout beach-breaks into barrelling A-frames. Troy now has approval from Bunbury council in Western Australia to install one of his dome-shaped inflatable reefs…
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…
There are thousands of miles of coastline where mother-nature already does half the work ie; provides swell. ‘Airwave’, inflatable reef concept has the capacity to radically transform the way surfers interact with coastlines. In a nutshell, the Airwave is a self-anchoring, inflatable dome that can be installed in under two days. The Airwave, ten years…
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,…
