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This blog is now closed! Boo!

BUT it's only because we have a red-hot new website powered by WordPress - check out www.surfgirlmag.com. The blog has been integrated into that, and the whole site delivers way more bang for your SurfGirl buck…in fact, no bucks at all…check it out and enjoy!

Lee-Ann Curren

Lee-Ann Curren finished the WQS season with 7240 points and earned her ticket for the ASP Women’s World Tour for next year. She finds herself, at only 20 years old, the youngest European surfer ever to qualify.

Check out Roxy's celebratory Lee-Ann Curren vids:

http://static.quiksilver-europe.com/videos/LeeAnn_Curren-Interview-Roxy.mov

http://static.quiksilver-europe.com/videos/LeeAnn_Curren-Surf-Roxy.mov

SurfGirl 24 Online

If you missed an issue, live in a country that doesn't sell it, or are just plain curious to see what SurfGirl is all about, click below to open the autumn '09 issue and enjoy flicking through 100 pages of surfing action, fashion, news and more!

http://www.orcasurf.co.uk/surfgirl/current/surfgirl24.htm

Bethany goes deep

Kauai's Bethany Hamilton disappears in a long wall at Padang Padang on Surfline TV. Well worth 60 seconds of your time!
http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/sixty-seconds/bethany-gets-deep_31990

unlikely

http://www.jettygirl.com/features/unlikely.html
A usually crappy beachbreak in the US serves up some fun waves and a talented crew come together…the most unlikely of places.

Work in the sunny Morocco and surf perfect waves this winter.

Morocco's leading surf travel company, Surf Maroc are recruiting enthusiastic, dynamic and qualified female surf instructors for this coming winter. Successful applicant will work amongst a fun and motivate team Taghazout, Morocco.

Position includes:
Weekly wage
Accommodation & food
Travel expenses
Use of all facilities and equipment
World class surf on you doorstep

Applicants need to be sociable, fun and hardworking and hold a full driving license and BSA qualification. Further details available on application. Please send c.v and cover note to contact@surfmaroc.co.uk


Ben O'Hara
Partner
Surf Maroc

Surf Watch

There are surprisingly few surf apps around for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and most of them are a bit crap (with the notable exceptions of WindGuru and the Oakley surf report). Enter Surf Watch from Tap Tapas; at £5.99 it’s not the cheapest, but I think that’s probably an accurate reflection of the development time that’s gone into it. From the neat little clicks and James Bond-esque sounds down to the thorough help screens and the seamless, uncluttered interface, it’s quality.

Just pick your buoy/s anywhere in the world and you can then view past data including tides, with your top three buoys displayed dashboard-style for at-a-glance checks. But the beauty is the forecasting and alerts. Enter the ideal conditions for surf nearby, and when your criteria are met, it’ll tell you via an alarm or alert between times you specify. Never miss a surf again!

It couldn’t find tide data for any of my buoys which is a bit disappointing as that’s so important in the UK — maybe they need to keep adding data. It’d be quite nice to have a choice of skins as well, but that’s just me trying to find something less than positive to say — this really is a wicked little app. Also, the developer was super-quick with help and advice, which is always a bonus.

So toss out some of the less-than-stellar freebie apps for tide times, buoy data and forecasts, add this, and I think you’ll probably end up using it more than the rest of them put together.

Here is the link for the iTunes store:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=300739477&mt=8

Website with video:
www.surfwatchapp.com

Volunteer - The Surf Relief Festival Needs Help!

Organisers of the Surf Relief Festival are seeking volunteers to be part of country’s only surfing and live music festival on a beach. Help is needed to manage the site and ensure the smooth running of the event on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th July 2009.

Event organiser Phil Williams of Christian Surfers UK said: “We’re looking for people who can contribute some of their time to help us with a wide range of functions across the site, from marshalling traffic and pedestrians, assisting with car parking duties, and helping with beach-based sports activities. Volunteers can pick the times that they are available to help in what will be a really fun and different event.”

Volunteers are needed to help between 7am and 6pm on Friday 17th July, and from 7am to 9pm on Saturday 18th July. Anyone interested in taking part should contact Phil Williams on 07774 138143 or e-mail phil@christiansurfers.co.uk

Holly Beck and Go Pro camera

Boobs' Blog

Just found Megan Abubo's blog on Surfer mag, worth a look!

Rip Curl Girls Tour

As part of Rip Curl’s ongoing commitment to women’s surfing in the UK, they have launched the 2-star Rip Curl Girls Tour pro/am series, a £1,000 accumulator tour. The contest events run alongside the Rip Curl Hawaiian Tropic Girls Tour which kicks off in June. Check out all the info here >>

Dear & Yonder

More Surfing >>


About time there was another girls' surf movie produced. Roxy stepped into the funding breach - why is there no money for real girls' surfing projects??

carissa moore

The third ever female to grace a Surfer magazine cover - 15-year-old Carissa Moore. Nice one bird!

Candice and co in Byron Bay

More Surfing >>

Powers of Three

Relentless Revolutions part two, coming soon. Supported by CARVE magazine. Mickey Smith, Fergal Smith and Tom Lowe in massive Irish waves. Just a taster of what's to come!

Addicted to yoga

Check out Taylor Knox telling the Yoga For Surfers crew why he's addicted to yoga. We've actually done the Yoga For Surfers DVDs all the way through! They're really, really good.

We've also got copies of Serena Brooke in the new Surf Stronger Core Training DVD. Sounds tough! We'll review it in the next issue and have at interview with Sauce herself.

Dot explains stoke

Awarded 'Most inspirational film' at Cornwall film festival's Board Shorts event by Mark Kermode. A short tale of enduring stoke catalysed by prone surfing on a ply board. Dot is about 60-odd years old. Please visit http://pronetobelly@blogspot.com for more details. Features the music of 'The Loose Salute', amongst others.

Roxy trip

Check out Candice O'Donnel's blog from the recent Roxy trip to Morocco with Sally Fitzgibbons, Lee-Ann Curren, Jen Smith and Kassia Meador.

Ouch!

Help Sarah out with her dissertation and answer a few simple questions about any surfing injuries you've ever had. SurveyMonkey

Soul in your Face

Soul Face is a new online surf mag from Portugal with lush photos and art. Some of the translation might give you a bit of a headache trying to follow it, but basically they're all about the soul of surfing. And there's not too much text, which is ideal for an online mag, and it's not too bandwidth heavy either. Well worth a look.