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Remembering a moment of Scottish surfing serendipity 50 years on

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Pat Kieran played a key role in the development of surfing on Scotland’s north coast, building boards, running the North Shore Surf Club and helping spread the word about the now-legendary wave at Thurso East. If it hadn’t been for a very happy accident five decades ago, however, he might have ended up living in Dorset. Interview by Roger Cox

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Remembering a moment of Scottish surfing serendipity 50 years on

Pat Kieran played a key role in the development of surfing on Scotland’s north coast, building boards, running the North Shore Surf Club and helping spread the word about the now-legendary wave at Thurso East. If it hadn’t been for a very happy accident five decades ago, however, he might have ended up living in Dorset. Interview by Roger Cox

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