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25.01.2022 Bunbury sunsets

25.01.2022 Sammie walking the dog Keramas style. Back to the coal face tomorrow. #rnr #keramasbeach #komunebali #backtobunbury

25.01.2022 December 2019. Last night before install. All sand and slurry pumps as well as earthmoving gear in place for the night. Thanks to my my good mate Robbo for helping me keep watch over the equipment all night. A couple of beers before sundown then into the swags to await the early start at sunrise

24.01.2022 Closeouts are a familiar sight at beaches all over the world. Airwaves are designed to transform the swell t make a peak form approximately fifty metres off the beach and peel to the beach. Please share with your networks and follow us to support our tech and the process to install the next prototype in Bunbury. Stay healthy & safe

24.01.2022 Swell has arrived in Bunbury again. It gets a decent percentage of the the ground swell from down South. This ones a meaty one. Six foot sets with the occasional bigger lump out the back exploding on the sand. Looking forward to putting something in front of one of these swells soon. #closeouts #swells #cityofbunbury

23.01.2022 Winter beach break fun in Bunbury #bunburywaves #winterwaves #surfingwa #beachbreak

23.01.2022 Flashback to December 2019. Loading and deploying temporary anchors. Checking tide and depths for correct placement of temp anchors. Installation due for the the next day. @ Bunbury, Western Australia

23.01.2022 Looking back in the progression to the first installation. So many lessons learnt to add to our existing body of knowledge. @ Bunbury, Western Australia

22.01.2022 Were not saying other places dont have great sunsets but Bunbury really has freaky good ones. Share some of yours. The world is slowing down, more time for sunset gazing. @ Bunbury Back Beach

22.01.2022 Summer sleds. Excited Thanks for the sick spray and hiding the volume so beautifully mate @chapstar_surfboards

22.01.2022 On a more personal note. Back in the bush block. Making fire for friends in the bush is good for the soul. . . . #fireandfriends... #burnresponsibly. #bushtv #exmouthboardriders #beerandfire See more

21.01.2022 Colour matching of Airwave material can be utilised to suit sand colour of the installation site sand. Alternatively Airwaves can be coloured for dramatic effects.

21.01.2022 This is why we keep trying to make artificial waves in the ocean. Because waves are great and we need more of them. Pic: @ramboestrada

21.01.2022 Just a pause in Airwave stuff to contemplate the wisdom of one of the great civilisations the world has been blessed with. Hope everyone is making the best of it today.

21.01.2022 Surfing and ocean advocates and experts from around the world coming together. Amazing experience. Promoting Bunbury and the Airwave project globally. #globalwaveconference2020 #cityofbunbury #airwavesurfreef

21.01.2022 Log onto waveco.com.au and checkout the swell and wind conditions in crystal clear HD. Awesome job from the City of Bunbury council to drop and absolute world class surf cam on the spot in anticipation of the next Airwave installation. #cityofbunbury #bunburysurflifesavingclub #surfcam #bunburysurfcam

20.01.2022 Purple skies over Bunbury Back Beach. For all Airwave investment enquiries please email [email protected]

20.01.2022 This is why we are on the journey. Making more of these happen in our oceans. Thanks to @magicseaweed Awesome Pic by @broshan11 #morewavesformorepeople #foryoursurfingpleasure #aframesfordays

20.01.2022 Enjoying the last bit of winter weed and cold water with Sammie and Bill before the champagne clear days of summer come along. Sand will start to return to a level summer pattern creating ideal conditions for the next Airwave install, in around late January to mid February. Investment is still needed to ensure completion of the second test installation and we are continuing to look for investors for our global business, to ensure success. If you are a potential investor pleas...e contact us. . . #bunburybeaches #beachlife #bunburygeographe See more

20.01.2022 Flashback December 2019. Airwave prototype bladder carried down to beach to be unfolded and inspected ahead of install the next day.

17.01.2022 Waveco would highly value your questions, feed back and opinions as we move into the next phase of design and installation of the Airwave inflatable reef testing. Please let me know the thoughts and questions that you my have via the comments on this page. The more input the better the end design will be. Stay healthy and safe Troy B @ Southern Cross University

17.01.2022 Waveco are now seeking an additional investment partner to complete the manufacture and install of the Airwave 2 prototype. The first installation produced a remarkable list of worlds first achievements along with a huge body of knowledge to take forward with the next installation to ensure absolute success. The first installation has generated a substantial amount of global interest in the Airwave technology. Waveco are offering equity in the company for private sector investment to enable installation at the Back Beach site this year before the winter swells arrive. @ Bunbury, Western Australia

16.01.2022 Bunbury spring mood

16.01.2022 Apart from crystal clear live feeds of beach conditions, the Airwave Bunbury City live webcam also supplies super accurate temperature and wind speed / direction in real time. Very handy for spot on weather info and ocean conditions for boaters and surfers alike. Go to https://www.waveco.com.au/live-surf-cam/ and shortcut it on your phone for quick access. #surfinnovation... #morewavesformorepeople #beachsunset #surfcam #hdsurfcam @ Bunbury Back Beach See more

15.01.2022 Aerial pics of potential Airwave install sites are so fun to examine. Bunbury Groyne gets a solid right hand barrel in the winter months once the sand is washed off the beach and out to the top of the groyne. Please send us some of your drone shots of your favourite breaks and maybe some of where you would like an Airwave installed. #staysafeandwell

12.01.2022 Summer sounds. Mind surfing closeouts to the rythmic chirp of cicadas. Summers here . . #visitbunburygeographe #itsalmostsummer ... #summertime #cityofbunbury #bunburysurflifesavingclub See more

12.01.2022 Colour matching to suit sand colour of installation site sand.

12.01.2022 Happy place. @komunebali #paradise #bali #komunebali #bunbury

10.01.2022 Ready and waiting. Tune into the webcam while youre waiting for Airwave 2

09.01.2022 Just to make comment on all the previous comments on the Airwave project. Thanks for your input, it is all valuable in some way. It has been enjoyable moving my family to Bunbury and catching up with old friends. The first Airwave was a full sized prototype, which took the concept from the drawing board and away from the test ponds and into the ocean proving ground. A massive task for a small West Australian company such as ours. It took a lot of hard work and belief from a ...lot of people to actually bring into reality. It was designed to show us the way forward with the Bunbury project and produced an amazing amount of technical successes including correct placement and placement technique, sand slurry irrigation technologies, transport and logistics as well as local and West Australian skill and technology used and lessons learnt. The first Airwave inflatable surf reef was successfully filled with 100+ metric tonnes of sand and was designed to sit just behind where all the turbulence from storms and large swells cause erosion and large amounts of sand movement. Hence staying just out of the impact zone. Its placement was deliberately out of this impact zone in order to endure winter storms. It did actually create a small peak when an unexpected swell turned up during installation. Unfortunately the internal bladder was not the correct design and this caused a tear due to its movement internally caused by excessive undertow present at the site during install. This bladders size and shape has been changed in the redesign for the second prototype, amongst other subtle changes. The global market for this Australian owned tech is huge, once we have proved its ability to influence the wave environment around it without affecting the sand environment detrimentally. It is designed to be installed in multiple locations along beaches all over the world. The interest we have received from around Australia and the world, for the Airwave invention and the Bunbury area has been widespread and significant for a project in its early stages. To all the the doubters, I would ask you to turn your doubt into support, as being positive about something designed to do positive things, can make the world a more positive place in general. If you would like to contact me directly to add your knowledge to this project, I am always open to new feedback which can only add to my thought process. My aim is to instigate the end goal of an Australian invention supplying more waves in the world for more people to enjoy and increase the level of joy in the world through surfing. Nothing more. Finally, if anyone in the Australian business community, that may have the means and motivation to fund the next phase of the Bunbury project, in return for a good amount of equity in Waveco, please do not hesitate to contact me. Cheers Troy

09.01.2022 The first installation was extremely successful, as we were able to deploy the Airwave accurately to the ocean floor, install nearly all of the 100+ tonne of sand ballast and partially fill the internal air bladders with air. Underwater the dive team said it looked sensational and I dived on it numerous times and it did indeed fill perfectly. The only issue was an internal air bladder design issue and a need to slightly change the external seam structure slightly to spread th...e loads more evenly . As a prototype and test to ascertain how to irrigate sand and air into the Airwave and whether the Airwave would reach the right shape, it was a huge success with so many positives and expertise obtained by the all West Australian team. It even produced a 1 metre high wave peak when we had a small swell come through on the second last day of install and we only had 80% of the bladder full. We are super confident of a successful install with the Airwave 2. Troy Bottegal #cityofbunbury #airwavesurfreef #innovation #innovations #morewavesformorepeople See more

08.01.2022 Ocean meets the iconic Black rocks of Bunbury’s Back Beach. The City of Bunbury is hosting the Airwave inflatable reef project. International interest in the project is growing.

07.01.2022 This is the exact effect the Airwave tech is designed to produce in close to the beach. Thanks to @inverted_flips for the amazing pic. #makingwaves #morewavesformorepeople #aframes

06.01.2022 Swell watching . . #springsurf #cityofbunbury

05.01.2022 To all the Airwave followers around the world. We would love your feedback and opinions on our technology. No matter where you are in this crisis, drop us a line and tell us where you are living and what you think of our project. We will reply to all of your enquiries and questions. Troy Bottegal Inventor Airwave

05.01.2022 Many great experiences and lessons lay behind us. The whole world lays before us ready to be explored. @cityofbunbury @cityofbunburyslsc @visitbunburygeographe @hotellordforrest @surfing_wa .... . #focusonfuture #bunbury #bunburyinnovation #bunbury2020 #wavecoptyltd #morewavesfortheworld #surfinginnovation #artificialsurfreefs #innovatesurf #surfinglifestyle #surfingwa See more

05.01.2022 Waveco are now offering equity in return for investment to enable the next phase of the Airwave project in Bunbury, Western Australia. Please contact us through the website for more information on this exciting worlds first tech opportunity. waveco.com.au #worldsfirsttechnology #airwavesurfreef #cityofbunbury ... #morewavesformorepeople #surfingwa See more

04.01.2022 Thanks to Chad of @c.r.designsolutions for the images we originally used to describe the action of the Airwave on swell. Onwards and upwards. Thanks again mate.

04.01.2022 Airwaves progress has been closely followed by people from all over the globe. Articles have been published in eight languages in magazine and online articles. Looking forward to the next installation this summer.

04.01.2022 Ah, the simple life. Awesome pic.

03.01.2022 Flashback to the first Airwave prototype manufacture in October 2019. Design. Sand colour match. Cut and glue exterior seams. Fit internal bladders. Final assembly. Ready for packaging and transport to Bunbury. @ Bunbury, Western Australia

03.01.2022 Looking forward to the next install. Please share and follow to support this unique wave technology that supports multiple installations along the same stretch of beach. . . #surfinnovation ... #innovation #morewavesformorepeople See more

03.01.2022 Makin these is what its all about for us... follow us cos were gonna get it done #makinwaves

02.01.2022 Closeouts are caused by ocean swell connecting with straight sections of beach. Airwaves are designed to be installed 30-40 metres behind the closeout area, making the swell break in one location further out, therefore starting a wave peel effect earlier. This changes the close out to a peeling wave in both directions.

02.01.2022 Highlighting the positives. #surfrider #cityofbunbury #airwavesurfreefs #surfingwesternaustralia ... #globalwaveconference2020 See more