‘Surf Trips & France’ by Pat Morrell

‘Surf Trips & France’ by Pat Morrell

‘The Early Days’ by Pat Morrell Part 2 This is 1971 and Hutch and I are coming off Barricane beach in Woolacombe.  By this time we were both living in England and found it more convenient to leave our wives together  (after a year or two with children) in Hutch’s...
Barney Barnes

Barney Barnes

Barney started surfing in 1971 when he was 17 years old and living in Plymouth. His school friend Phil Hill bought a 8’6” longboard and they went to Bantham beach to try it out. Barney says he only stood up for a second but it was a life-changing experience which led...