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Manky Monkey is a blog dedicated to surfing and other extreme watersports around Bournemouth UK. Run by Sorted Surf Shop which is situated on the beach opposite the new artificial surf reef.
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C-Skins Winter Wetsuits
Many of you will already be aware of the C-Skins Wetsuit brand and the impact it has had on the world of Wetsuits. Carey Brown and his uncle Dennis Cross designed and manufactured the first ever surfing steamers in Europe taking on the likes of O...
Animal Assassin 5/3 Mens Winter Wetsuit 2010
Animal Assasin Wetsuit 5/3mm If you thought that Animal was just about Surfwear and watches then think again. The surf company from Poole have started to make an impact on the wetsuit market with the introduction of a range of high performance wetsu...
Surfer Ben Mondy on the Bournemouth Surf Reef
Aussie surfer Ben Mondy, an ex-editor of Tracks magazine and contributor to Surfer, Carve and Surf Europe, was one of the first to surf the new reef at Bournemouth. Here he gives his take on it in a video that is currently running on the Independent ...
Boscombe Artificial Surf Reef Goes Off
The Boscombe Artificial Surf Reef was officially opened this week with some great publicity by Bournemouth Council and also on BBC’s South Today. There has been quite a lot of debate about whether the reef is going to produce the goods - sizeab...
Xcel Winter Wetsuits 2010
It is the end of British Summer Time this weekend in the UK and the nights will be drawing in. The days will not only be getting colder but also getting shorter so there is even more reason to have a decent Winter Wetsuit to ensure you can stay out i...
Boscombe Reef Opening Soon
It looks like the final phase of construction is underway on the Boscombe Artificial Reef and local surfers are getting very excited. According to the construction team they will be focusing their attention on fine tuning the underwater structure by ...
Boscombe Surf Reef Webcam
Webcam technology has come along way in the last few years. We have all gotten use to seeing those handy little cameras that attach to your PC and send images to a web page that can be viewed by others. More recently laptop manufacturers have been i...
Winter Wetsuits 2010
What with all the recent wind and rain down here along the South Coast one would think that Autumn had arrived. And although we have all the Summer holidays to look forward to yet, you may be a little surprised to hear that the new range of 2010 Wint...
Sector 9 Longboards
Sector 9 have long been synonomous with skateboarding and surf culture. Established by a group of friends 11 years ago in La Jolla, California, the Sector Nine team have taken a passion and made in into a brand with cult following....
Google Surf
We spotted a story this week over on one of our Australia cousins websites that shows what appears to be a shark getting a little too close for comfort to a local surfer. Captured by Google Maps you can see the outline image of a shark close to the b...
Wakeboarding in Amsterdam
To celebrate the opening of the O'Neill store in Amsterdam and the premier brands new retail concept, O'Neill team rider and top international wakeboarder Duncan Zuur put on an awe inspiring show on the city's famous canals....
Beach Pods at Boscombe
The Boscombe artificial reef has understandably attracted a lot of publicity over the last year or so, but it is not only the reef that is having a makeover. In true Changing Rooms style the rest of Boscombe Beach front is going through some amazing...
Big Wave HD - BBC South Pacific: Oceans of Islands
The BBC's new Natural History programme, South Pacific: Oceans of Islands has captured some remarkable "big wave" footage. Filmed from beneath the surface in super slow motion and high definition, the camera captures features that have never been fil...
Surfer Mag Screen Savers
Surfer Magazine have just released an awesome set of brand new screensavers. So if you are looking to tart up your PC or MAC follow the links below and download a set....
Webber Surfboards 2009
Last year, Webber Surfboards introduced two new features to their range of surfboards that positioned their brand at the top of the surfing world. Now with a new Mini Fish and redesigned Afterburner these boards are ready to rock for 2009....
FCS - Have you changed your Fins lately?
One of the things that quite often gets forgotten is the how important a good set of fins can make to a surfboards performance. If you are in line for a new set of fins check out the latest offerings from the FCS Fins stable - Fin Control Systems....
O’Neill Psycho Freak Summer Wetsuit 2009
Hot on the tail of the latest batch of Mens Summer Wetsuits to hit the shops, O'Neill have launched a fantastic wettie that is perfect now that the days are getting warmer. The amazing new PsychoFreak with the new Air Insulated Neoprene really is th...
