A surfer’s guide to west Cornwall

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I moved to Falmouth for university, then lifeguarded at the beaches at Holywell, a village further north, during my study years and for a few years after. When I started lifeguarding, I started surfing.

Nothing compares to the feeling you get from being in the water. Sometimes it’s meditative. Other times it’s stormy and you’re beaten up a little bit, but it…