The Slideshow #5

a magazine for surfing females

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OFFSHORE HOWLERS

A beautiful sunny Sunday. I had a head full of cold I was in a bad mood. But, I had new gloves, a new hood, and I really wanted to go for a surf!

Photo: Gemma Chalmers

Arriving at Godrevy, 2ft and HOWLING off shore winds. I battled my way down the beach against the wind with a crew and our collection of surf craft.

OFFSHORE HOWLERS

Photo: Gemma Chalmers

Paddled out, getting rained on by every passing wave sending a heavy shower of spray off the back. I LOVE that. I love seeing the rainbows through it. First wave, a little left hand beauty. INSTANT mood uplifter! So worth getting in. Sinuses clear. I could breath again! Second wave, didn’t get to my feet, rode lying down along the clean right hand wall. Everyone around me getting waves all over the place. Longboards, bodyboards, shortboards, handplanes! Great fun little session!

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OFFSHORE HOWLERS

Paddled out, getting rained on by every passing wave sending a heavy shower of spray off the back. I LOVE that. I love seeing the rainbows through it. First wave, a little left hand beauty. INSTANT mood uplifter! So worth getting in. Sinuses clear. I could breath again! Second wave, didn’t get to my feet, rode lying down along the clean right hand wall. Everyone around me getting waves all over the place. Longboards, bodyboards, shortboards, handplanes! Great fun little session!

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1. What is your personal favourite board/craft on which to ride waves?

2. What is your most memorable moment or session using it?

Send us your favourite image of it. Write couple of sentences about it -and we’ll share it with The Slideshow readers!

BOARD MATTERStell us about your favourite board.

I like this surf board

better then my old

boring white board, as

it has multi-coloured

splats of paint. This

makes it more funky.

When I was surfing in

Carmen (Costa Rica)

a Pelican de-cided to dive down for its break-fast right next to me,

it was really scary -

but funny. This was my

most memorable moment so

far.

My favourite surf board

is made by Luke Hart,

5’8 x 20 x 2’ 7/16.

Kai Thomas, 11 yrs, Coast Rica

MY BOARD IS A 8’ MINI LONGBOARD. IT HAS A CLASSIC OUTLINE, A ROUND TAIL AND I USE IT WITH SINGLE FIN. IT’S BEEN HAND SHAPED BY AN ITALIAN SHAPER. I LOVE BEING CLASSIC!

I HAD A LOT OF MEMORABLE MOMENTS WITH MY BOARD. I ALWAYS HAVE FUN WITH SMALL AND GLASSY WAVES. BUT THE FIRST EPISODE THAT COMES TO MY MIND IS ONE DAY IN PORTUGAL. WAVES WERE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER AND TIDE WAS PICKING UP. I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE THE WALLS WERE GETTING BIGGER AND I FELT THE ADRENALINE COMING. BUT ANYWAY I DECIDED TO END UP MY SESSION BEFORE BREAKING MY BOARD ON THE SHORE!

BOARD MATTERS

Marta Tomasini, Italy

GUARDIANS OF THE SEA

During a trip to Rome for the Liquid Vision Retro Surf Meeting, Surfragette blogger Marta Tomasini had the pleasure of meeting a militant of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Italy, who was fund-raising for the organisation. Valentina, 29 years old, explained the goals of the organisation and the importance of their latest action...

Photo: Marta Tomasini.

“SSCS deals with protecting marine species in risk of extinction. In particular it’s committed to fighting against Whaling, illegally done in Japan behind the “scientific research” mask for too much time now. But whales are not the only ones to be saved. In fact every year dolphin slaughter happens in Taiji (Japan), almost unknown until the movie “The Cove” and Sea Shepherd’s pictures (published in 2003) became popular.

The few dolphins that don’t end up being meat in supermarkets, are condemned to a suffering life in some dolphinariums. There are no international laws dealing with small ce-taceans’ defence, or they’ve been ignored, and this allows their free murder.

SSCS’s volunteers, nicknamed “Bay guardians”, are committed to the “Infinite Patience” campaign trying to stop these murders and they keep the world updated about this massacre every day. (http://www.seashepherd.it/cove-guardians/cove-guardian-reports/)

Moreover SSCS is committed in Galapa-gos Islands in different fields such as the marine reserve patrolling to stop illegal fishing and suppress-ing “shark finning” activity. Last but not least, we can’t forget the other big cam-paign dealing with the defense of seals - fur market victims”.

Read the whole of this interview at surfragette.blogspot.co.uk

globalanimal.org

MONDAY MADNESS

PRAA SANDS. MONDAY. MID AFTERNOON. SUPER-CROWDED. 50 + SPREAD ACROSS THE PEAKS. DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE A JOB TO BE AT?!

PRAA SANDS. MONDAY. MID AFTERNOON. SUPER-CROWDED. 50 + SPREAD ACROSS THE PEAKS. DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE A JOB TO BE AT?!

MONDAY MADNESS

PERRANPORTH. 10:30 SATURDAY MORNING. SUNSHINE. SURF CHECK ON CLIFF. HIGH TIDE DROPPING OUT. CLEAN LINES. WAIST TO SHOULDER HIGH.

PEACHY. SUITED, BOOTED, HOODED AND GLOVED. DROSKYN STEPS. ROCK JUMP. PADDLE. LINEUP. QUIET. SET ON. PADDLE. UP. LEFTHANDER. PERFECT. HAPPY. PADDLE BACK OUT. SIT. WAIT. PEAK INCOMING. TAKE OFF. TRIM. TURN. FUN. TURN. CROSS STEP. WIPEOUT. SPOT HANNA. WAVE.

PADDLE OVER. LAUGHS. PADDLE OUT TOGETHER. SIT. WAIT. HANNA’S WAVE. MORE WAVES. GETTING BUSIER. TIDE DROPPING. WAVES GET-

TING MORE SHAPE. LOVING IT. STILL SUNNY. HOOD OFF. WAVE ON. LOTS OF TURNS. ALL THE WAY IN. LUSH WAVE. PADDLE BACK OUT.

BIGGER SET. ROLL BOARD. ICE CREAM HEADACHE. ROLL AGAIN. HEAD PAIN. HOOD BACK ON. BECKY PADDLING OUT. SITTING. CHATTING. HOOTING INTO WAVES. GIRLS ON THE PEAK. LONGBOARDING. PERFECT WAVES. BIGGER SET. TAKE OFF. TURN. CROSS

STEP. NAILED. ENTER MEL. BLUE BOARD. SITTING. PARTY WAVES. PADDLING. MORE PEOPLE PADDLING OUT.

HERE COMES CATHERINE. LADIES ARE OUT. WAVE AFTER WAVE. SUNNY. LOTS OF YELLS AND WHOOPS.

CONCHA PADDLES OUT. GIRLS ARE RIPPING. ONE MORE WAVE. GETTING TIRED. PADDLE. FEET.

TURN. STEEP WAVE. PUMP. TURN. BOSH THE WHITE WATER. STILL UP. BRILLIANT. JUST ONE MORE. WAITING. LOW TIDE.

DUMPING WAVES. SHOULD GET OUT. ONE MORE DEFINITELY. WAITING FOR THE LAST ONE. WAVE ON.

PADDLE HARD. UP. TRIM. OFF. HEAD IN. SHALLOWS. LEASH OFF. WAVE TO MEL. WALK. UP THE STEPS.

TOP OF CLIFF. TIME CHECK. 13:10. LOOK BACK. LINES. CLEAN. EPIC SESSION. STOKED.HERE C

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PERRANPORTH. 10:30 SATURDAY MORNING. SUNSHINE. SURF CHECK ON CLIFF. HIGH TIDE DROPPING OUT. CLEAN LINES. WAIST TO SHOULDER HIGH.

PEACHY. SUITED, BOOTED, HOODED AND GLOVED. DROSKYN STEPS. ROCK JUMP. PADDLE. LINEUP. QUIET. SET ON. PADDLE. UP. LEFTHANDER. PERFECT. HAPPY. PADDLE BACK OUT. SIT. WAIT. PEAK INCOMING. TAKE OFF. TRIM. TURN. FUN. TURN. CROSS STEP. WIPEOUT. SPOT HANNA. WAVE.

PADDLE OVER. LAUGHS. PADDLE OUT TOGETHER. SIT. WAIT. HANNA’S WAVE. MORE WAVES. GETTING BUSIER. TIDE DROPPING. WAVES GET-

TING MORE SHAPE. LOVING IT. STILL SUNNY. HOOD OFF. WAVE ON. LOTS OF TURNS. ALL THE WAY IN. LUSH WAVE. PADDLE BACK OUT.

BIGGER SET. ROLL BOARD. ICE CREAM HEADACHE. ROLL AGAIN. HEAD PAIN. HOOD BACK ON. BECKY PADDLING OUT. SITTING. CHATTING. HOOTING INTO WAVES. GIRLS ON THE PEAK. LONGBOARDING. PERFECT WAVES. BIGGER SET. TAKE OFF. TURN. CROSS

STEP. NAILED. ENTER MEL. BLUE BOARD. SITTING. PARTY WAVES. PADDLING. MORE PEOPLE PADDLING OUT.

HERE COMES CATHERINE. LADIES ARE OUT. WAVE AFTER WAVE. SUNNY. LOTS OF YELLS AND WHOOPS.

CONCHA PADDLES OUT. GIRLS ARE RIPPING. ONE MORE WAVE. GETTING TIRED. PADDLE. FEET.

TURN. STEEP WAVE. PUMP. TURN. BOSH THE WHITE WATER. STILL UP. BRILLIANT. JUST ONE MORE. WAITING. LOW TIDE.

DUMPING WAVES. SHOULD GET OUT. ONE MORE DEFINITELY. WAITING FOR THE LAST ONE. WAVE ON.

PADDLE HARD. UP. TRIM. OFF. HEAD IN. SHALLOWS. LEASH OFF. WAVE TO MEL. WALK. UP THE STEPS.

TOP OF CLIFF. TIME CHECK. 13:10. LOOK BACK. LINES. CLEAN. EPIC SESSION. STOKED.Ellie Woodward, Perranporth, UK.

COSTA RICA:TIPS

DO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT WAX, TROPICAL IS BEST. / IT’S A GOOD PLACE TO TRY OUT A SHORT BOARD. BECAUSE THE WAVES ARE AMAZING AND POWERFUL. / IT’S BEST TO SURF IN THE MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON WHEN IT’S NOT SUNNY. / THE WAVES ARE BEST AT THESE TIMES AND I PREFER HIGH TIDE BECAUSE IT’S LESS DUMPY. / DON’T PUT TOO MUCH SUN CREAM ON YOUR TUMMY BEFORE YOU GO SURFING. / IT WILL GO ON YOUR WAX AND YOU MIGHT SLIP OFF A PERFECT WAVE. / IT’S BEST NOT TO SURF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY BECAUSE IT’S REALLY SUNNY, HOT AND WINDY.

KAI THOMAS AGE 11.

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