Surfing San Francisco

Sloated: one-of-a-kind event in San Francisco showcasing female surfers

 

Sloated is a one-of-a-kind event in San Francisco, showcasing female surfers, their skills and ability on the dynamic waves of Ocean Beach

Sloated
Sunday, September 28at 10:00am – 3:00pm

Get tickets:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sloated-tickets-12522662621

SPONSORED BY:
http://www.someshineco.com/

Sloated is a one-of-a-kind event in San Francisco, showcasing female surfers, their skills and ability on the dynamic waves of Ocean Beach, San Francisco. Come share your passion for catching waves in the City’s backyard and hope to get Sloated! Created for women by women, the event aims to celebrate community and diversity in and out of the water. Teams of women surf together in heats and can ride their equipment of choice.

BEFORE EVENT BEACH CLEAN-UP HOSTED BY:
http://sf.surfrider.org/

Space is limited – get your tickets today!

High Line Film Fest kicks off in Mill Valley

The High Line Film Festival is a three day gathering of celebrating the art, music and film that’s inspired by the culture of surfing. The dates for the event are September 4th-6th and will take place in Mill Valley, California. Twelve films will be screened followed by Q&A afterwards.

Here is a sneak peek of one of the films being screened, What the Sea Gives Me.


Among the many talented people there, expect to see some rad surfer ladies out representing. On Friday night you can catch DJ KK spinning her beats at the Sweetwater from 10pm to 12:30pm. On Saturday night check out Matt Costa and Tom Curren swoon the ladies with their mellow vibes. Check out the High Line website for ticketing info and the schedule.

 

 

It Ain’t Pretty Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/926034761/it-aint-pretty

Donate to the Kickstarter here!

Brown Girl Surf gets an interview on Time Travel Plans

logo-final 12 18 2011Named in honor of Polynesia’s first female surfers, Brown Girl Surf ™ is dedicated to fostering a diverse, alternative women’s surf community in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world.

We do this by offering surf lessons locally, to introduce women and girls of all ages and backgrounds to the great sport of surfing. We sponsor community events and create media which celebrates female surf culture, highlights the achievements of diverse female surf pioneers, and challenges many of the pervasive media norms surrounding women’s surfing. Through the sale of our products and gear, we sponsor, support, and empower surfing women around the world who are working towards social change.

Mission:

Our mission is to elevate the historical significance of trailblazing female surfers, and to connect them with resources and support (and each other!) so they can continue making waves of change in their communities now and for generations to come.

Read the interview with Brown Girl Surf at Time Travel Plans.

 

 

A Film about Women who surf the cold waters of Ocean Beach

It Ain’t Pretty is a film about women who surf in San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Over the next year we plan to follow and document these Bay Area women. We want to explore what drives their passion. We will be talking with a variety of women with a range of surfing ability and skills, from the passionate beginner to the professional big wave surfer and find what it is that draws all of these women to surf these unforgiving waters.

 

Read more about It Ain’t Pretty.

It Ain’t Pretty talks with KALW about the real ‘surfer girl’ experience

Not your stereotypical ‘Surfer Girls’ at Ocean Beach

 

 

There’s no denying that the media has latched onto a stereotype of what it is to be a “surfer girl.”

DAYLA SOUL: Like they’re bikini-clad, jumping off of waterfalls and listening to cool girly music, you know? And I wanted something a little more edgy, something a little more of the reality of who we are at Ocean Beach.

Filmmaker Dayla Soul and her team want to challenge those stereotypes by making a surf movie featuring many of the women who regularly surf the gnarly waves of Ocean Beach. It’s called “It Ain’t Pretty.” Hear excerpts from a roundtable discussion between some big-wave female surfers in the film talking about what they face in the water.

To hear the audio for this story, click on the player above.