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# Keep It A Secret | Irish Surfing Pioneers
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/doc-world/extras/doc-world-keep-it-a-secret-irish-surfing-pioneers/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:50:49.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T13:13:33.000Z
- Description: From Belfast to Dublin, meet Ireland's pioneers of surf like Kevin Cavey and Davy Govan.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Doc World, #ZZZ_Show_9465c414-dfa5-4739-85b0-2b204758369e, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_bda2ceab-69c3-4956-9415-4cfc4ecb9808, #extra

Meet Ireland's pioneers of surf - from Kevin Cavey and Harry & Vivienne Evans to Davy Govan and the Britton brothers. The Dublin and Belfast crews shared a love of surfing but disagreed when it came to nurturing the sport: the Dubliners wanted to make it mainstream but for the surfers of Belfast, it was a lifestyle counter to Northern Irish society.