In 1978, the debut issue of British surf magazine Atlantic Surfer dropped, featuring an article by John Conway about Cord Surfboards co-founder Peter “Chops” Lascelles.

This year Cord Surfboards turns 60. Here, in his own words, is the Cord Surfboards origin story – as founder David Lascelles remembers it.

How Chops Brought The Thruster’s Three Fins To Britain

Rediscovering the story of a pioneering surf trip to Morocco in the 1970s, and one of the best waves of Chops' life.