Big Wave Babes Is Changing the Game for Waterwomen
Led by dynamic duo Delia Bense-Kang and Polly Ralda, Big Wave Babes is all about inspiring women to charge — and expanding the tools, resources, and support to make that possible.
Surfing Her Way To Success: The Paradoxical Life of Jesse Kamm
Jesse Kamm is a highly successful luxury fashion designer known world-wide for her Sailor Pant. But Jesse is much more than her work; she is a mother, a creative, and a passionate surfer. She builds her life with dedication and intention so that her career in fashion and passion for riding waves can thrive at once.
The Vans Pipe Masters According To Mahina Florence
A visual diary with notes from the woman on the mic.
Will the Olympics honor its environmental commitment or prioritize four days of competition over nature?
The story behind the controversial impacts of Paris 2024’s plan for surfing, and what you can do to get involved.
WSL Chief of Sport Jessi Miley-Dyer Breaks Down the 2024 Tour Schedule
Goodbye Surf Ranch, hello Cloudbreak, and the WSL Finals returns to Trestles for the fourth consecutive year.
Caroline Marks: 2023 World Champion
Caroline Marks is on top of the world. At just 21 years old, she has fulfilled the goal she has been working towards every single day of her surfing life: winning a surfing world title.
Watch Now: Trouble, the Lisa Andersen Story
Trouble is more than a surf story. It’s a human story: the story of how a woman who had nothing rose to the top of surfing in a way no other woman had done.
Caity Simmers on Surf Fame, WSL Finals, and Female-Driven Surf Content
Life in the eye of a tornado.
Carissa Moore on Ambition, Self-Worth, and Leading With Love
Our meaningful conversation with the iconic Carissa Moore.
Are Open Divisions in Surf Contests “Equal?”
Considering the decades-long disadvantage women’s surfing has experienced, the decision to award women equal prize money and their own division in competition is about investing in the future of the sport.
Fifth Tide Film Explores Friendship, Adventure, Adversity and Connection
Winter swells, thundering waves, sharp reefs, paddling larger waves with guns, and the struggle and joy that comes with all of that.
For Sophia Culhane, the Future is Bright
Though longboarders are often thought of as docile, getting in Sophia’s way in a wave battle would be a mistake. Her drive to win the 2023 Longboard Championships this fall makes her one to watch.
In Surf Girls Hawai'i, Mana Wahine Take Center Stage
The series promises to grapple with the tension of competing against your best friends with life-changing opportunities at stake, explore the pressures of carrying family legacies, and highlight what it means to each of these young women to represent their Native Hawaiian heritage.
Breaking the Silence: Athletes Speak Out About Performance Impacts of Menstrual Cycles
Athletes across disciplines have begun to shatter taboos and speak out about the role menstrual cycles play in athletic performance.
Surf Ranch Places Top Talent Under Microscope
Checking in with the 2023 women’s world title race.
How Natsumi Taoka Made Her Daydream Her Day Job
Getting to know Japan’s top longboarder at the Vans Duct Tape Invitational Rio de Janeiro.
Bodysurfing Women Get a Global Stage
Those who learn to bodysurf will never take a wave for granted.
From Brazil to the North Shore, Big Wave Surfer Raquel Heckert Finds Her Flow
As a mainstay in elite contests and heavy lineups, Raquel has pushed hard to carve out space for women in big wave surfing. During opening week for the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational and the Vans Pipe Masters, we spent a sunny layday together on Oahu’s Seven Mile Miracle discussing North Shore contests and how growing up in Brazil shaped her career.
A Brief History of Women’s Surfing at Pipeline
As women prepare to take their rightful place on the competitive stage at the world’s most storied wave, we look back at the trailblazers and ceiling smashers who got us here.