Ian Wishart

Ian Wishart pioneered surfing in Scotland with Bill Batten and Andy Bennetts in the late 60s. Together they formed the Scottish Surfing Federation. Photo by Andy Bennetts.

Interview: Helen Munro Berry 06/03/13 Ref: AV4055

Full interview available in The First Wave Archive.

Surf spots

Themes

Timeline

Isolation acrobatics

Scotland a backwater

Watersports in Scotland

Ready mix concrete

Finding Pease via Dunbar

Euros at Thurso 81 & 93

Grant for SSF

Board or large crisp?

Naive elitism

Pease Bay on big day

Ping pong deck patch

Scottish hairy moments

The early Scottish scene

Snow during competition

Second Skin wetsuit

Daft Scottish boys only