Name: Sage Erickson Sport: Surfing Nickname: Sage Birthdate: 12.28.1990 Birthplace: Ojai, CA Current residence: Ventura, CA BACKGROUND: Favorite Athletes: Sally Fitz is pretty darn amazing. She is a true athlete, dedicated to training, becoming the best at her … [Read more...]
Fearless and Female: Cox’s Bazaar Best Surfer
BY: SHIREEN AHMED“I feel free on the water...where I am from and who I am doesn’t really matter”.- Nassima AtkerCox’s Bazaar, in the southeast corner of Bangladesh, is a perfect spot for surfing. In the early nineties a local resident, Jafar Alam, set up a surf school and … [Read more...]
X Games - A step in the right direction
We all were sad to hear about the end of Women’s Vert in X Games. What was happening was not a cutting of the women, but the transition. More young girls ride park and bowl then vert. With most all of the vert ramps living in Southern California, the discipline is not the most accessible to … [Read more...]
Let Go of the Rope!
Wipeouts happen, right? But there’s a trick to getting through them that I just didn’t learn in boxing. But I was recently reminded of that lesson in the facefull-of-water kind of way that only a real wipeout can teach. Learning to hang on to the rope My grandfather had a cabin on … [Read more...]
December Athlete of the Month: Malia Manuel
Name: Malia Manuel Sport: Surfing Nickname: MM Birthdate: 8/9/93 Birthplace: Wailua, Hawaii Current residence: Wailua, Hawaii Home break: Kaua’i Stance: Natural Name: Malia Manuel BACKGROUND: Favorite Sports Moment (as a fan): Watching Andy Irons win his World Titles Favorite … [Read more...]
Pretty Tough Athlete of the Month Courtney Conlogue
Name: Courtney Conlogue Sport: Surfing Nickname: Lil’ Tiger Birthdate: 8/25/92 Birthplace: Santa Ana Current residence: Santa Ana BACKGROUND: Favorite Athletes: Apolo Ohno, Michael Phelps, Lisa Andersen, Kelly Slater, Muhammad Ali Favorite Workout Music: Gym Class Heroes’ … [Read more...]
Girls Still Took To The Streets In NYC
For years, every October, the longboarding organization puts on the Broadway Bomb. For some it is a push race, for some a chance to ride with hundreds down Broadway. Either way, it is 8 miles of pushing. The Mayor and NYPD threatened that anyone skating on Broadway or nearby streets would be … [Read more...]
Amber Wing and Mailbu - Surf Expo 2012
We caught up with Amber Wing at Surf Expo 2012, and we must say, the 2013 Malibu Wakesetter 24 MXZ is looking sick!!! … [Read more...]
Tarah Mikacich Fireball Run
Tarah Mikacich Fireball Run from WakeGirls.com on Vimeo. Tarah tells us about her Fireball run to help find missing children and why O'Brien got involved. … [Read more...]
Malibu Surf Expo 2012 with Amber Wing
Malibu Surf Expo 2012 with Amber Wing from WakeGirls.com on Vimeo. Amber Wing shows off the new Malibu for 2013 … [Read more...]