Newquay Plays Host To The Annual Boardmasters Festival

NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: People sunbathe on Fistral beach at the site of the Newquay Relentless Boardmasters festival on August 5, 2010 in Newquay, England. Said to be the UK home of surfing, Newquay in Cornwall is playing host to the annual 5-day surf and music festival which attracts some of the world's best surfers to the competition and the 120,000USD prize money. The Boardmasters was Britain's first ever pro surf contest when it started in 1983 and it is now a 5* ASP World Qualifying Series surf event. From humble beginnings surfing has become a multi-million pound industry in the UK and its popularity shows no signs of waning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)