[2] It was created in 1990 by a group of Cornish surfers from the villages of St Agnes and Porthtowan on the north coast of Cornwall.

Their campaign's success was helped by key pieces of EU legislation[4] including the Bathing Water Directive.

[6] In 2018 it was one of the seven charities nominated by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to receive donations in lieu of wedding presents.

Further up in the chain of events, SAS are using their Waves All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)[11] to encourage politicians to explore and introduce policies to prevent plastic emissions from entering the environment.

[12] Behind the scenes SAS has been consistently representing surfers and waveriders on rights of access, and ensuring the wave resource is recognised and valued.