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Severn Bore, 1967

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England
river surfing
Severn Bore

Features

"SUMPTER'S REAL CRIME IS THAT HE ALWAYS WINS," SYDNEY MORNING-HERALD (1968)
"THE WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL WAVE" - ROD SUMPTER RIDES AND REPORTS ON THE SEVERN BORE, 1968
ADVENTURE, THY NAME IS MAD JACK CHURCHILL

The Sunday Joint

SUNDAY JOINT, 10-6-2024: “RULE, BRITANNIA! SHALL TO THY HAPPY COAST REPAIR!” – EOS TRIBUTE TO CORNWALL
SUNDAY JOINT, 2-9-2020: SEVERN BORE, JOJO RABBIT, RIZAL TANJUNG
SUNDAY JOINT, 6-13-2021: ROD SUMPTER – SURFING ROYALTY OR ROYAL SCAM?
SUNDAY JOINT, 6-20-2021: SURF CITY REDUX, AND AN ENCORE FOR MAD JACK CHURCHILL

Videos

"Taking Off: the Sport of Surfing in Britain" (1982)
River Surfing
Rod Sumpter
Severn Bore, 1975