Surf Followers
From the collection of
From the collection of
Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard Jack Lydgate discusses the growing potential for surfing in Cornwall. In the summers of 1965 and 1966 Australian and American lifeguards were taken on because they were experienced surfers. Some like Jack gave surfing lessons and the sport was growing so safety was of paramount importance. Jack was among the first to take on the Cribbar, a reef creating big thirty feet waves at Towan Head off Newquay.