St Ives

Bill Long

Bill Long was a fisherman from St Ives. He never surfed but remembered the early surfers in the town and the reaction people had to them. His father made bellyboards before the war.

Bill Long

Bill Long was a fisherman from St Ives. He never surfed but remembered the early surfers in the town and the reaction people had to them. His father made bellyboards before the war.

Bill Long

Bill Long was a fisherman from St Ives. He never surfed but remembered the early surfers in the town and the reaction people had to them. His father made bellyboards before the war.

Bill Long

Bill Long was a fisherman from St Ives. He never surfed but remembered the early surfers in the town and the reaction people had to them. His father made bellyboards before the war.

Russell O'Connor

Russell O'Connor grew up in Watford but travelled to Cornwall and Brighton to surf during the 1960s before eventually moving to Cornwall. His dad was a carpenter and built him his first board based on images found in magazines.

Dave Griffin

Dave Griffin and his friends were some of the first people to regularly surf in St Ives. They began in the early 60s as teenagers, partly inspired by the st Ives Surf Life Saving Club.

Dave Griffin

Dave Griffin and his friends were some of the first people to regularly surf in St Ives. They began in the early 60s as teenagers, partly inspired by the st Ives Surf Life Saving Club.

Tassy Swallow

Tassy Swallow began surfing in St Ives aged 7. She is now a professional surfer competing in competitions around the world.

Jayce Robinson

Jayce Robinson started surf lifesaving at a young age and started surfing aged 8. He won the UK pro tour in 2012 and the English Championships in 2010. He is based in St Ives.

Jayce Robinson

Jayce Robinson started surf lifesaving at a young age and started surfing aged 8. He won the UK pro tour in 2012 and the English Championships in 2010. He is based in St Ives.

Jayce Robinson

Jayce Robinson started surf lifesaving at a young age and started surfing aged 8. He won the UK pro tour in 2012 and the English Championships in 2010. He is based in St Ives.

James Williams

James Williams moved to St Ives in the late 1950s. He and his brothers soon joined the Surf Life Saving club and were using club equipment to ride waves on Porthtmeor beach before the end of the 50s.

James Williams

James Williams moved to St Ives in the late 1950s. He and his brothers soon joined the Surf Life Saving club and were using club equipment to ride waves on Porthtmeor beach before the end of the 50s.

James Williams

James Williams moved to St Ives in the late 1950s. He and his brothers soon joined the Surf Life Saving club and were using club equipment to ride waves on Porthtmeor beach before the end of the 50s.

James Williams

James Williams moved to St Ives in the late 1950s. He and his brothers soon joined the Surf Life Saving club and were using club equipment to ride waves on Porthtmeor beach before the end of the 50s.

Tris Cokes

Tris Cokes was brought up in Porthtowan, Cornwall. He opened Tris Surf shop in 1971 and shaped many boards. He now runs Homeblown, manufacturing more environmentally friendly surfboard blanks.

Dave Griffin

Dave Griffin and his friends were some of the first people to regularly surf in St Ives. They began in the early 60s as teenagers, partly inspired by the st Ives Surf Life Saving Club.

Dave Griffin

Dave Griffin and his friends were some of the first people to regularly surf in St Ives. They began in the early 60s as teenagers, partly inspired by the st Ives Surf Life Saving Club.