Pete Ash

Pete Ash moved to Cornwall in the late 1960s aged 12. He got into surfing through his father who had been posted to Australia during the war and brought boards and surfing ideas back to postwar Britain.

Interview: Rachel Yates 20/10/12 Ref: AV4016

Full interview available in The First Wave Archive.

Surf spots

Themes

Timeline

Party at the Ash’s

Ozzie surfing demo, Bude

Sinking bellyboard

Cosmic leashes

Crackington localism

Wax smell of nostalgia

Len Ward’s 60s boards

Surfing or working?

Savagely egoistic 80s

Selling out

Trendy towelling

Pete Ash moved to Cornwall in the late 1960s aged 12. He got into surfing through his father who had been posted to Australia during the war and had some boards brought back to Britain.

Father gets surf bug

Pete Ash moved to Cornwall in the late 1960s aged 12. He got into surfing through his father who had been posted to Australia during the war and had some boards brought back to Britain.

First Bilbo from Bude

Pete Ash moved to Cornwall in the late 1960s aged 12. He got into surfing through his father who had been posted to Australia during the war and had brought some boards back to Britain.