BLOGS written by babes who love surf & travel

We can write “I am confident” on a post-it note and stick it on our mirror…but unless we’re actually taking action, it won’t be felt — it will only be said. Confidence is built in the doing. I’ve feared a lot of things in my life, and public speaking is a perfect example. Growing up dyslexic, reading out loud terrified me.I was so scared of embarrassing myself — of getting words wrong, of people noticing, of being judged. When I was at college, our teacher made us stand up a

This month’s Feature Sister is Jess x Jess chose SOS July Lombok retreat to be her "year defining event" and we are SO glad she did! One of my highlights from the July retreat was the seeing the biggest surfer girl smile on Jess's face as she is riding down the line. Catching her own waves and pushing herself to keep going and try again, never giving up! Jess radiates a beautiful, positive and absolute sunshine energy everywhere she goes. Something that was felt by all

This month’s Feature Sister is Hayley. Hayley recently joined us for her second Sisterhood of Surf retreat — first in May, and then again in the Philippines recently. One of my favourite things about running these retreats is witnessing the confidence shift that happens when women spend time in the ocean, surrounded by supportive sisters. Hayley was a standout this time — the spark she brought to the retreat was contagious. I also loved seeing her connect with Hope, anoth

Surfing has helped me realise I can do hard things in all aspects of my life.