Tag: surfing
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Tackling the Mythology of a Sport
I have been working the last few weeks on the presentation I will be giving at the Women in Boardsports retreat. Browsing through the websites of the major surf brands and surf media websites has been a tedious, albeit enlightening, experience. I have intentionally distanced myself from the mainstream surf industry (brands, retail stores, media,…
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Women in Boardsports Retreat, 2011
At the end of the month, I will be headed to Saas Fee for the Women in Boardsports Retreat where I have been invited to be a keynote speaker. I am really enjoying putting the presentation together and gathering my thoughts on: Women’s action sports as the sports of the new feminine and the new…
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Gone, The Deviants*
Once, surfing was a haven for those dismissed by society-at-large, shunned or otherwise despised by a protestant-work-ethic-entrenched culture and beloved from within surf culture, as deviants. The July 2011 issue of Surfing World from Australia, which focused on misfits, oddballs and eccentrics in the surfing world, asks: “Surfing has traditionally been the great refuge of…
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long-sleeved daisy dukes
Finally broke down and began the search for a new wetsuit last week. I didn’t want to spend my hard-earned dollars on the Usual Suspects (Rip, O’, Quik or Bill) so I dug a bit deeper. My list was short given that I didn’t want a suit made in China and I wanted to support…
