Paddle outs for Black Lives (Encinitas, Part 4)
Danielle Black Lyons is the co-founder of Textured Waves who helped organize an event with Changing Tides Foundation to paddle out in Encinitas for Black lives.
Interview with Leila Hurst: pro surfer and founder of Shine With Her
Leila Hurst is so much more than just one of the top female professional surfers in the world. She is also a sister, activist, explorer—well, the list goes on. Born and raised in Kauai, Leila grew up surfing some of the most challenging waves in the world. She recently launched her very own non-profit Shine With Her, to inspire young female surfers and motivate them to be their best selves. Leila is leaving a massive impact on the surf industry, and she’s doing it HER way, with style and flare.
Interview with Action Sports Lawyer & Foundation Founder, Becky Mendoza
Becky is a rad inspiring surfer who also happens to be an action sports lawyer, helping professional surfers achieve their dreams, as well as a Co-Founder of Changing Tides Foundation. We’ve known about her through Changing Tides for a while, but we wanted to learn more about her own personal journey in life with her work.
Climate Activist: Professional Surfer Belinda Baggs
Belinda Baggs is a professional surfer, Patagonia surf ambassador, and avid waterwoman with both surfing and bodsurfing. She shares with us her passion of climate activism, and her community’s recent win with a campaign against Equinor in Australia.
Cold Seas: Lydia Ricard
Sea Together caught up with Lydia Ricard, an inspiring surfer who learned how to surf at age 21 amongst the cold frigid waters of Canada. She shared about her journey of learning to surf at age 21 and now becoming a competitive surfer in Canada.
Events: Women in Waves Night (Australia)
Amy Rose Hewton attended “Women in Waves” night in Australia highlighting women of all types uniting the surf community in Byron Bay together through film, surfboard shaping, sustainable swimwear, photography, and more.
Film Photo Series: Leonie Anholts
Leonie Anholts is a surfer and film photographer based in Aotearoa New Zealand. After her takeover on our Instagram this week, we wanted to share with you more of her photos that capture light with grace and nostalgia, along with some of her words about life and surfing. Her photos make us want to grab a film camera and take candid photos of our sea sisters in the water.
Women of the Great Lakes
For many ocean dwellers the concept of surfing on a freshwater lake is unfathomable, let alone in the dead of the Canadian winter. However, on the windiest and seemingly coldest of days those familiar neoprene clad bobbing heads can be seen within the waves of the Great Lakes…
Interview with Artist: Madeline O'Donoghue
We interviewed artist and surfer, Madeline O'Donoghue, from New Zealand. She has a distinct illustrative art style that highlights the feelings of surf culture and often includes women surfers and text in her work. Check out her website here for more of her work.
