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Roger Mansfield was born in 1952 on the cliff-tops above Newquay Bay
in Cornwall, the surf capital of the UK. He learned to surf at the age
of 6 and has been involved in the surfing world ever since. He was British
Surfing Champion in 1970 and has held numerous other titles over the past
40 years - his most recent in 2002. He has traveled extensively in the
quest for 'the perfect wave' both in the UK and around the world and has
been involved in the sport, industry and culture of surfing at many levels.
Roger has written and researched many articles on surfing, British surf
culture and history. In 2004 he was appointed official curator by the
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and it's partner the National Maritime Museum
Cornwall for the 'Surf's Up' exhibition which toured museums in southern
Britain (www.surfsupexhibition.co.uk). He has also worked on television,
radio and the press writing, advising and consulting about all aspects
of surfing.
Roger
still lives in Newquay just a few hundred yards from the beach.
Read Roger's Guardian obituary to Bill Bailey the 'Father of British Surfing' who died on 28th April 2009
THE SURFING TRIBE - is a definitive history of British surfing,
researched and written over the last three years by Roger, and supported
by a lifetime of surfing experience. Edited by Pro-Longboarder Sam Bleakley
and published by surfers at Orca Publications, this authentic oral history
put to print and illustrated by photos of the era was launched at Fistral Beach in early June 2009 . Read an edited extract about The
Cribbar.
For more information on the book see the website at: www.surfingtribe.co.uk
surfing@rogermansfield.com
Tel & Fax: 01637 871415
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