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I HONESTLY NEVER WANTED TO USE EAR PLUGS

So I just got done counting: I did 189 surf sessions in the past year and gave more than double of that in surf lessons. Makes an incredible amount of hours spent in the ocean. Here in Galicia the water in winter is around 13°C, in summer it can go up to 17°C, maybe. UsuallyContinue reading “I HONESTLY NEVER WANTED TO USE EAR PLUGS”

BEGINNER SURF TIPS – WITH STEPHANIE GILMORE

Do you need a little reminder of what you learnt in your first week of surfing? Or you just simply never surfed before? Here is 7-time WSL World Champion Stephanie Gilmore to help you out. As part of the Make Waves, Moves Mountains movement by ROXY, which is aiming to encourage all women of allContinue reading “BEGINNER SURF TIPS – WITH STEPHANIE GILMORE”

ME + MY RIDE – SURF SKATE SERIES (3/3)

Surf Skate 6 | In this final part of the surf skateboard review series we hear three more opinions on the SmoothStar Manta Ray and two different Carver boards. My Dutch surf sister and badass babe Nette, Canadian rockstar Thomas and Austrian surf queen Ricarda are going to tell you their professional opinions. Well, theyContinue reading “ME + MY RIDE – SURF SKATE SERIES (3/3)”

ME + MY RIDE – SURF SKATE SERIES (2/3)

Surf Skate 5 | Everyone appreciates honesty, authenticity and transparency. I do too, especially when it comes to investing 200 and 350 Euros for a new training device or leisure time gadget. So here are some more surf skate reviews for you, from people just like you. Check out what the four sporty spices Michèle,Continue reading “ME + MY RIDE – SURF SKATE SERIES (2/3)”

ME + MY RIDE – SURF SKATE SERIES (1/3)

Surf Skate 4 | Oh wow, there are so many awesome people out there that surf skate! I had no idea. The problem stays the same though: within the tremendously big variety of surf skate models and brands it’s really hard to get a good feeling for a suitable board for yourself. Honest surf skateContinue reading “ME + MY RIDE – SURF SKATE SERIES (1/3)”

A GUIDE TO START YOUR SURF SKATING ADVENTURE

Surf Skate 3 | Here is an incomplete but hopefully still helpful list on making the first moves. I am not a trained sales expert but very happy to share my personal experiences with you. First things first: many people asked me about what kind of board I would recommend. I personally had a simpleContinue reading “A GUIDE TO START YOUR SURF SKATING ADVENTURE”

3 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SURF SKATING

Surf Skate 2 | My first surf skate experience goes as far back as 2014. It took me a lot of fun clumsy skate sessions to understand this particular science of surfing the streets, and actually being able to train specific manouvres on land. Hitting the streets with my surf skate has always put aContinue reading “3 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SURF SKATING”

ROCK THE QUARANTINE!

Surf Skate 1 | During quarantine you want to make the most out of every little space you have in your home: redecorate, clean, throw out, reorganize… whatever comes to your mind. After having accomplished all these things twice and with a 140% I was looking for other ways of making use of the littleContinue reading “ROCK THE QUARANTINE!”