Surf
by Andy
pro
Monday Feb 27, 2012
Episode 4; The Only Girl in the Polluted Curl
Mitch and Egor travel to industrial Port Talbot in South Wales, where Britain's most sucessful ever female surfer, Linda Sharp learnt her trade in oneshow more of the most polluted breaks in the UK.
Despite the pollution, Port Talbot has been home to a thriving community of resilient surfers since the late 60s and is known to produce some of the best waves in Wales.
Archive courtesy of;
Christos Stylianou
John Baxendale
Images Courtesy of;
Linda Sharp
Pete Bounds
Music; Rory Gallagher -- Crest Of A Wave http://www.rorygallagher.co.uk
Ford S-MAX presents The Endless Winter - A Very British Surf Movie
http://www.theendlesswinter.co.uk
In just half a century the British surf scene has evolved from a cult to a thriving industry that boasts world-class waves, champion surfers and a 300,000 strong surfing community.
Mark 'Egor' Harris and Mitch Corbett will travel the length of the country discovering how this iconic surf scene was born, as well as stopping and surfing at significant breaks along the way. On their journey they'll meet key characters from the history of British surfing as well as current crews that epitomise each region's unique surfing culture.
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