Surfing Capitol of the World
2004, 2010
North Shore Soap Factory Pipeline Women's Pro Surfing Contest Winners
Congratulations to North Shore Surf girl Anastasia Ashley for winning the women’s surfing and to Brazilian Karla Costa-Taylor for winning the women’s bodyboarding divisions of the 21st Annual North Shore Soap Factory Pipeline Women’s Pro in Memory of Josie Over. A big mahalo to event director, Betty Depolito for organizing it too!
Photo Bernie Baker
It’s great to see the women surfers from around the world given the opportunity to compete at the world’s most prestigious surfing competition venue. What’s not so great is seeing the only women’s contest held at Pipeline awarded dates at the end of the winter, when the waves are small and marginal. Most people don’t understand or even want to know about the “politics” of surfing contest on the North Shore, but it would be helpful to the cause of gender equality if some sun was shined on it. Each Spring the City and County sends permit applications to all the event directors from the previous season inviting them to fill our an application for a contest. The application includes questions like does this event provide opportunities for females and what kind of community services does the event preform. Although there is […]
1704, 2010
We Won! We Won! Turtle Bay Development on the North Shore of Oahu Stopped by Order of the State of Hawaii Supreme Court!
Obviously there’s more to the story then the headline. A supplemental EIS is what came out of the law suite. Special thanks to Local 5, Eric Gill, all the superheros on the North Shore, all the people across the islands and world who donated money to the cause, the many organizations that rallied and Hawaii’s Kanaka Moali! Below is a video I made, about the issue that explains why building 5 more hotels on the North Shore of Oahu was a pretty bad idea. No offence to the existing Turtle Bay Hotel which the community loves and supports.
Mark Cunningham, Carol Philips, Tim Vanderveer, Katie Killebree, & Tinker Bloomfield at the Hawaii Polo Field.
2903, 2010
North Shore Sunrise Shells in the Surf
Glistening in the sun covering the shores, sunrise shells are becoming more available and rare at the same time. Sunrise shell jewelry is a must for any real surfer girl. The colors are so vibrant and show off a tan perfectly. But what’s the story behind these supposedly rare and valued shells. Sunrise shells are in the scallop family (Langford’s Scallop). They were very sacred to the ancient Hawaiians. The story goes: “Servants of the kings would walk the beaches and look for Sunrise Shells, but only the Royal Family could wear these magnificent shells. Some say they received the name “sunrise” because early in the morning (at sunrise) the Sunrise shell would be the easiest shells to spot on the beach. The sun would reflect its rays of the vibrant colors of these beautiful scallop shells. Others says they received their name of Sunrise shells because if you did not get to the beach before or at sunrise, then someone else would have already found them.
It is said that only “blessed” people find these rare Hawaiian shells. They also make an excellent gift to that special surfer girl in your life. Ask us about them after your surfing lesson.
2303, 2010
The Only Women's Surfing and Bodyboarding Contest held at the Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu
A very special surfing event happens every year on the North Shore of Oahu. The surfer girls get a day and sometimes two days to themselves at for an all girls surfing contest at the famous Banzai Pipeline. It’s a perfect way to wrap up a day of surfing lessons with the North Shore Surf Girls Surf School.
All of the details are below. Durning the holding period you can check in with the Surf News Network for daily on or off status updates.
What: Pipeline Women’s Pro. The only Women’s surf and bodyboarding event held at the Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu.
The 21st annual which started as a bodyboarding event for the first 19 years, shortboarding, stand up surfing and a longboarding expression session was added when North Shore surfing legend and women’s advocate Betty Depolito to over the event.
When: April 5 to April 19, 2010 (14-day waiting period)
Where: North Shore, Hawaii, Ehukai Beach Park, Pipeline surf break.
The North Shore is famous for its waves and surf culture.
Who: The best extreme Women surfers and bodyboarders in the World including surfers from Chili, Puerto Rico, Japan, Venezuela, Australia, England, Ireland, USA, Hawaii, Brazil, France and more!
2002, 2010
Why Teaching Surfing on the North Shore of Oahu is the Best Job in the World!
There is an old saying; “the secret to happiness is to find something you love and make it your profession”. Well I love surfing and I love teaching. When I started the North Shore Surf Girls Surf School, I designed it to match the surfer lifestyle – in other words to fit in with what matters most – being in the water and catching waves. Some pleasant surprises happened along the way; sharing the joy of surfing with people while helping to make them more in tune with the environment tops the list. Also adopting the beaches we teach surfing at; who knew that keeping a beach clean could feel so good. Learning more about our Hawaiian culture and passing it on to my surf students – way neat! Getting much better at bodysurfing – always an item on my bucket list. Working close to home – the best! Love, love this life of teaching people how to surf!
1302, 2010
North Shore Beach Clean Up Sponsored By Jack Johnson's Kokua Foundation
Jack Johnson could be described as the North Shore’s favorite son. He grew up on the beach in front of Pipeline, surfing and playing music with his friends and brothers. When he “hit the big time”, he started giving back to the community by advocating for sustainability. In the process he started organic gardens at Sunset Beach Elementary School and reached out to Hawaii’s children with his Recycle, Reduce & Reuse program. He also is reaching adults with his Kokua Foundation and Festival. When it became known that one could get a pre-sale ticket if they participated in a beach clean up, I marked my calendar and showed up at Goat Island by 9:00AM on the appointed day, there where also clean ups at 3 other locations. The Kokua Foundation Team and Surf Rider Foundation where there to give out supplies and record names. An estimated 300 people showed up on a Saturday morning to volunteer to clean up one of my favorite Summer time surf spots, Maelaekahana Beach. Although, I pick up trash everyday while teaching surfing lessons, I could not but help think what a wonderful lesson Jack was teaching all of us. For […]
1002, 2010
Six-year old North Shore Surfer Girl SUP Lesson
Teaching young children to surf is one of the North Shore Surf Girls favorite things to do. Recently, we took Ms. Kekai on her first trip on a surf lesson board up the Anahulu River on the North Shore of Oahu for a SUP lesson. Way cute! The picture below says it all!
More important then being cute is the self esteem children develop when learning to surf or paddle at such a young age. It’s a gift that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
2101, 2010
North Shore Surf Girls Welcomes Janna Bills to the Team
The North Shore Surf Girls Surf School, welcomes North Shore Surfer Girl, Janna Bills to the team. Born and raised on Oahu’s North Shore, Janna has been enjoying a life of surfing since age 10. Any sport in the water has been a common theme in her life since she was a small child. She as competed as a collegiate NCAA swimmer & water polo player, and enjoys paddling boarding, stand up paddling and of course surfing, anything in the water.
1112, 2009
Biggest Surf in 10 years on the North Shore, Oahu Hawaii
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen surf like this past week on the North Shore. The last time in 1998 it was too big for the Eddie Aikau, this time it was just right – “a solid 35 ft.” to quote Sol Aikau. BTW – Waimea Bay at this size is not a good time to learn to surf. In the days leading up to this giant swell all of Hawaii was on high alert – predictions of a double swell as big as the one that devastated the North Shore community in 1969 had everyone nervous and excited. So early Monday morning I awoke and checked to see how the boats where handling the swell in Haleiwa Harbor. Fortunately they where not rocking too hard and no waves had rolled over Kamehameha Hwy. fronting Surf and Sea. All’s well so far, so I loaded Mom and Michele one of my North Shore Surf Girls and we drove on a recon mission up to Sunset Beach to pick up Jenn Marr ( a famous unknown) to give her a ride back to Honolulu, she was supposed to help Squidy cook for the Eddie but it was […]
2011, 2009
Hawaii Surfing Lessons with the North Shore Surf Girls
Eat & Run in Hawaii – North Shore Surf Girls from FrankenMeg on Vimeo.