Weird music, solid Puerto wave, beautiful drop. While Bianca Valenti continues to push limits on so many levels (she’s an advocate, an activist, a solid hard-charging pioneer at the forefront of women’s big wave surfing) she also simply inspires when she surfs. For proof, ogle the smooth line she draws on this beast at Zicatela […]
Puerto Escondido holds one of the world’s best big wave spectacles. Giant lines of swell roll in, pitching up into oversized, throaty, sometimes makable barrels before detonating mercilessly on near-shore sandbars. It’s a world class proving ground for those brave enough to test themselves against nature’s wrath. Because the action takes place close to shore […]
There’s been a lot of history made recently in the field of women’s professional big wave surfing. In April 2016 Keala Kennelly won the Pure Scot Barrel Award for riding a massive pit at maxing Teahupoo. In November 2016 the first ever women’s WSL Big Wave Tour competition was held at Pe’ahi with Paige Alms claiming […]
It Ain’t Pretty, a documentary directed by Deyla Soul, spotlights women’s surf history, the current women’s big wave movement, and challenges to the way women are portrayed by mainstream surf media. While the film hones in on the tough conditions in and around the San Francisco Bay Area and the women who surf there, it […]
“When I look back I want to say that I did all I could to help create a better future for women’s surfing.” – Bianca Valenti Bianca Valenti charges hard in so many ways. She’s a proven contest champion, having won events at Pipeline in 2012 and Nelscott Reef in 2014. She’s also going hard on […]
Women’s professional big wave surfing is stepping up this season. With the recent Pe’ahi Challenge competition in Maui, and a women’s heat scheduled for the Titans of Mavericks event in Half Moon Bay, professional female surfers are taking things to the next level. On November 11, 2016 Paige Alms won the Pe’ahi Challenge in solid surf, sharing […]