The British Surfing Team in Newquay

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

The British Surfing Team in Newquay (Westward Diary)


The British Surfing Team ride the waves at Fistral Bay, Cornwall's premier watersport destination.

Watch British Surfing Team members Steve Daniel and Nigel Semmens walking along the beach with their surfboards, while men and woman of all ages look out to sea and soak up the atmosphere. Shots of surfers in action set the tone before Daniel and Semmens are interviewed about being the best of British in their chosen sport.

In the 1970s, Steve Daniel and Nigel Semmens surfed on the World International Professional Surfers' Tour competing against the world's best surfers in Hawaii, South Africa and Australia. Steve Daniel won the British title in 1981.


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