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Chiko Rolls off
menu for Girls
Surf Day
WORDS & PHTOS
BY HEIDI ATKINS
heidiatkinscreative.com
A bunch of wild women surfers stormed Point
Impossible recently to conduct a board meeting for the
annual International Women’s Day surfing competition.
Slated for Saturday March 5, and hosted by Surf Coast
Longboarders Club, Wild Women on Water (WWOW) is
a day of celebration and laughs.
Stylish shredding ladies (and kooky fun loving lasses)
will be hitting Point Impossible or Spot for some waves,
raising funds for local charity Bethany.
Not just for surfers, there’ll be yoga, coffee and healthy
barbeque breakfast, food van for lunch, onsite massage
and a raffle you’d be bonkers to miss.
Hang with fellow Surf Coast ladies and their families,
to the tunes of past, present and loud legendary female
musicians.
Launched in 2010, the event has drawn new female
members to the club, bringing a great balance, “and
lowering levels of testosterone in the water,” explained
ambassador and Australian champ Emma Webb.
Competitors described the feeling of surfing and
sharing waves with other gals.
“My favourite sessions are with fellow female sliders,
fun vibes, hooting and chatting amoung the waves,”
said sponsor Ange King of South Coast Surfboards.
“It doesn’t matter what level you are, everyone’s just
happy to be out there,” competitor Laura Spencer
explained.
And as to the charitable side of the event, Elle Cooper
of Bethany said, “Every little bit helps us to continue
servicing the community.”
To register or get involved please email:
info@heidiatkinscreative.com, follow on
Facebook #Surfcoast Longboarders Club or visit
surfcoastlongboardclub.com.
Molly Powell steals one from Emma Webb.
Photo: heidiatkinscreative.com
Ange King sliding down the line.
Photo: heidiatkinscreative.com
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SMORGASBOARDER | SUMMER 2016