Respected
surfing journalist Simon Alexander has joined 91热爆 Cornwall and here
he gives the benefit of his experience for those wanting to experience
the Cornish waves.
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FACTS
+
There are currently 250,000 surfers in the UK.
+ The biggest surf normally occurs on a pushing tide, especially
on the Bristol Channel coast.
+ Croyde Bay in North Devon and Fistral Beach in Cornwall
are two of the most popular surfing beaches in Britain.
+ The first ever degree in surfing was offered by the University
of Plymouth.
+ The record for the most number of surfers on a board was
broken in 1989 at Fistral Beach, Newquay. Twelve surfers rode
a 37ft longboard shaped by Tim Mellors.
For more than 40 years, Cornwall has been known as the home to British
surfing with Newquay in particular the breeding ground for national
and international champions.
The waves which pound the Cornish coastline are created by deep
Atlantic low pressure systems which unleash their powerful swells
eastwards creating some of the best surfing conditions in Europe.
To prove the county's dominance in the sport, it boasts an impressive
array of stars who not only have the respect of the world's top
professionals, but also their peers in the local surfing scene.
And
more than anywhere else, Newquay's Fistral Beach has been the arena
where champions are made.
European number one and WCT contender Russell Winter, British number
two Spencer Hargraves and former English champion Alan Stokes are
just three surfers from the town who have fine-tuned their wave
dance at the powerful beachbreak.
Click on the links below to take you to North or South coast
beaches:
Click
on North or South coast to take you to the corresponding beach
guides.
