Wavelength’s all new female-focussed podcast sponsored by cocktail connoisseurs Mermaid Gin has landed! Led by Wavelength women’s editor Sophie Everard, the series will celebrate inspirational women of the waves as female surfing reaches its most dynamic and diverse era yet. With Mermaid Gin handcrafted on the Isle of Wight, encompassing a deep-rooted connection to the […]
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Jalaan Slabb: Chasing Rainbows
We meet 17 year old Jalaan Slabb, the New South Wales surfer and shaper born-and-bred in Fingal Head, who is making waves in the industry for her far-out designs and unique approach to shaping. I’m speaking to 17 year old board-shaping prodigy Jalaan Slabb via Zoom from her home in Fingal Head on the East […]
Dave Rastovich & Lauren Hill On Activism, Localisation, Parenthood & Surfing On The Inspired Surfers Podcast, Presented By Jimmy’s Iced Coffee
For the latest episode of The Inspired Surfers Podcast, Jim, founder of Jimmy’s Iced Coffee, is joined down the line by one of surf culture’s most enlightened duos; iconic free surfer and environmental campaigner Dave Rastovich and his partner, pro-longboarder turned author and activist, Lauren Hill. After many years of surfing professionally, just under a […]
Vans Circle Vee: Every Little Bit Helps
Testing Vans Surf’s latest eco-conscious shoe with ocean protector Tom Flambeaux With the need to take care of our green n’ blue planet getting ever more pressing, Vans are stepping up to try and build better shoes. The new Circle Vee shoe, aside from offering legendary Vans comfort, is made from a combo of organic […]
Top 5 Most Overlooked Women in Surfing
In the dog-eat-dog world of battling for sponsorship, media coverage and public favour and flavour, many female surfers have often faced tumultuous and unfair uphill battles in pursuit of their surfing goals. Often overlooked by brands and payslips due in no small part to what was/is deemed marketable in terms of physical appearance, misogyny, homophobia […]
Potholes, Pipeline and a New Queen
Women’s professional surfing at Pipeline, the Valhalla-esque fabled North Shore surfing mecca, has endured a checkered, potholed history of progression and development, thanks to an abundance of powerful hindering difficulties holding women back. The recent debut of the first ever women’s WSL CT stop at Pipeline, the Billabong Pro Pipeline, deservedly caused positive shockwaves globally […]
