This week, we present a piece on Marissa Miller’s work as President of the Cal Poly Surfrider Foundation Club, written by Charlotte Ross. At the end of the piece, we showcase art by Kara Gibson, a student at the University of California Santa Barbara, as well as a short bio Kara wrote about herself.

Brought together on land and united at sea, Lilja the “groovy plant lover,” Emma the “surfer cowgirl,” and Kainani the “little moon child” have created a beautiful friendship both in and out of the ocean.

As told to Alicia King, Kim McKenzie shares her experience competing in the 1975 Smirnoff Pro. She notes, “The men were out there to make a living, but we [women] were pushing the envelope and doing whatever we could to be included. For us it was so much bigger.”

From March 25th through March 31st, Sea Together and Ninety Collective held a retreat in Hawai’i, on Oahu’s North Shore! Read on for a recap of this awesome, memorable trip!

In this profile piece on Marissa Miller, a surfer on the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (SLO) Surf Team and President of the Cal Poly Surfrider Foundation Club, Charlotte Ross shares how Miller got started surfing, what Miller’s thoughts are on being a female surfer, and what her experience has been like as a member of the SLO Surf Team.

Nikkey Dawn relays her experience participating in a remote beach clean of Vargas, Island with Surfrider Pacific Rim. She also details the valuable work Surfrider has done in British Columbia, Canada, via excerpts of an interview with Chapter Manager Lilly Woodbury. In the end, Nikkey leaves us with an encouraging message to never give up on doing what we can to alleviate the ocean plastics problem.

“I sat down with Ashleigh Yob on a warm morning in August, after a surf with the most balanced gender ratio I’d ever seen in the lineup. Ashleigh is an ex-professional surfer, surf coach, self-declared surf bum and English native. She’s been gaining a following recently as the eye behind San Diego Surf Photos, photographing average Janes and Joes surfing their local breaks in San Diego County. Ashleigh had called together a ‘Ladies on Longboards’ session, where she’d announced she would only photograph women surfing longboards.” - Oriana Poindexter

Jeannie Chesser talks about the lure of Hawai'i as a place and her need to create, as well as how she faced the tribulations of losing her husband; her only child, Todd; and her best friend, Rell Sunn.      

Celebrating our 1 Year Anniversary through a public surf-meetup

This is an amazing photo recap from Leeward Surf’s Holiday Party raising money for Changing Tides Foundation and co-hosted by Babes on Waves!

BEFORE SURFING WAS COOL IT WAS JUST DOWNRIGHT FUN. GOOD NEWS IS, IT'S STILL FUN. IF YOU'VE EVER SPENT TIME NEAR THE OCEAN YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT SHE HAS A MAGNITUDE THAT CAN'T BE EXPLAINED, ONLY FELT…

In Issue 001 of Sea Together the bountifully creative Cher Pendarvis contemplates the holy nature of Mother Ocean, the divinity of a surfing life, and “the cherished friends we are blessed with.” In this interview Cher remembers one of her most cherished friends, the revered ‘Queen of Makaha’ — Rell Kapolioka’ehukai Sunn.

Thanks to everyone for joining us for our launch party in San Diego at Juneshine! Here’s a recap from the launch, along with some photos from our Sea Together: Sea-ing Together Writing Workshop with San Diego Surf Ladies!

Fran Miller takes a brilliant photo, but her ability to garner information and form unique perceptions extends beyond the lens. The Sydney born surfer and photographer who calls the Gold Coast home and is currently based in Bali recently shared her experience and thoughts on surfing, photography and the coverage of women’s surfing with Sea Together Magazine.

A recap through photos from our Sea Together: Issue 001 Launch Party in Portland, Oregon, U.S.! Most of images by Tyler Feague.

It all begins with an idea.