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“Things constantly go wrong, and it just shows that you’ve got to adapt, be ready for anything and be ready to laugh. I feel sorry for people trying so hard, missing waves and getting angry, because if you aren’t having fun, why are you out here? Have a laugh!” <strong>SB</strong> / #55 / 48
Shay’s approach to life is best reflected in her surname, Lajoie – a French word meaning ‘joy’, and a common nickname for a happy, cheerful person. “I love surfing because it’s the perfect intersection of exercising and meeting people. It’s getting your heart rate up, it’s getting out and moving, it’s the social life and the mental relief and it’s seeing sunrises, sunsets, rainbows, dolphins and turtles. It’s the perfect crossroads of all things that make life good and healthy. “I think for me, surfing is like forced meditation. When you duck dive the ocean has a silent roar that has the most calming feeling to it. You’re just taken away from the chaos of everyday life. “It’s also such a challenge and really pushes my ego to the side because you can’t expect to be good at everything or predict how the waves are going to go. Mother nature just throws a gigantic set at you when you don’t expect it. I love that. “Things constantly go wrong, and it just shows that you’ve got to adapt, be ready for anything and be ready to laugh. I feel sorry for people trying so hard, missing waves and getting angry, because if you aren’t having fun, why are you out here? Have a laugh!” After seeing her quiver of boards, you’d think Shay hand-picked them for their harmonised pink and cream colours. Actually, she said her surfboards make up an aesthetic little colour pallet by complete coincidence and were collected across her life as various gifts from photoshoots and friends. “Currently, my quiver is my 6’8 single fin, 9’2 mal, 5’6 fish, 5’7 shortboard and then my two other longboards. I’ve got a little collection. “I learnt on a fish and I loved that. As soon as I transitioned to a shortboard, I spent like ten years getting really excited and learning how to turn, which took so freaking long. “I’m definitely a shortboarder at heart but having gotten a longboard in the last year, I’ve loved trying silly things and it’s been fun to do some party tricks. It’s nice to have a move.” The move Shay is referring to is her wicked surfing handstand, which had us all cheering on the shores of Cotton Tree and wondering how much balance, strength and concentration is needed to learn such a thing – and if we would ever have a chance at doing it ourselves (not likely). “I was in this photoshoot with a longboard down in Byron and the waves were really big. They made me come into the whitewash because I was too scared to go out with the big waves. It was too boring to just get up on whitewash and stand there, so I kind of threw my arms down and just started doing it, and it brought me so much joy. Now I can probably surf better on my hands then I can on my feet. 49 / #55 / <strong>SB</strong>
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