Editing Cornwall (section)

====Surfing and watersports====
[[File:Pilot Gigs St Mary's.jpg|thumb|The world [[Cornish pilot gig|pilot gig]] rowing championships take place annually in the [[Isles of Scilly]]]]
[[File:GwithianSurfing.jpg|thumb|right|Cornwall's north coast is known as a centre for [[surfing]]]]
Due to its long coastline, various maritime sports are popular in Cornwall, notably sailing and [[surfing]]. International events in both are held in Cornwall. Cornwall hosted the Inter-Celtic [[Watersports]] Festival in 2006. Surfing in particular is very popular, as locations such as [[Bude]] and [[Newquay]] offer some of the best surf in the UK. [[Cornish pilot gig|Pilot gig]] rowing has been popular for many years and the [[World Pilot Gig Championships|world championships]] take place annually on the [[Isles of Scilly]]. On 2 September 2007, 300 surfers at [[Polzeath]] beach set a new world record for the highest number of surfers riding the same wave as part of the Global Surf Challenge and part of a project called Earthwave to raise awareness about [[global warming]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6974667.stm |title=Surfers aim to break world record |work=BBC News |date=2 September 2007 |access-date=25 September 2010 |archive-date=2 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202113433/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6974667.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>