Are you a lover of classic longboarding? Are you mesmerized watching surfers effortlessly doing dropknees and bottom turns? Do you yearn to cross-step and perch on the nose, just like them, but not sure how to do it? Or are you a beginner who wants a chance to ask all the questions you have about how to improve, catch more waves and longer rides?

Carla Zamora grew up at First Point Malibu, one of the best longboarding waves in the world. Under the guidance of her father as well as a long list of logging legends, Carla learned the proper nuances exclusive to traditional longboarding.

This fall and winter, join Carla for a series of one-hour workshops at Traveler Surf Club & Coastal Outpost , geared specifically for the longboarder looking to improve their game. The workshops will progress from basic beginner level through to more advanced techniques and topics.

Come for the sessions that are of most interest to you, or sign on for the full set so that you can build on new knowledge each time.

$30 with advance purchase, $35 at door

Traveler Surf Club & Coastal Outpost
22941 PCH, Malibu.

Session 1 | Saturday October 26th "New to the Bu" | 9-10 AM

If you a beginner and want more knowledge about how to navigate the breaks in and around LA county, this session offers insider guidance on how to best to get your feet wet. Topics covered include:

Etiquette
Pop-ups
Paddling and positioning
Going down the line
Proper Equipment

Session 2 | Saturday November 9th "Motion in the Ocean" | 9-10 AM

Maneuvering your board as an extension of your body is a key element to gliding gracefully and safely across the water. Topics covered include:

Bottom Turning
Cutbacks and redirecting
Staying with the Curl
Kickoutst

Session 3 | Saturday November 16th "Fancy Footwork" | 9-10 AM

So you think you can dance? Learn how to move along the length of your board in classic longboard style. Topics covered include:

Drop-Knee Cross-Stepping Nose-Riding

Session 4 | Saturday December 14th "Party Wave" | 9-10 AM

Finally, we will do a cumulative review of what we've learned and go into detail on any topics that were not covered in-depth. Topic covered include:

Combining skills
Taking your skills to the next level
Advanced Equipment
Squaretail vs Pintail
Fin Placement
The Proper Noserider

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Join Ocean Goddess Surf for the next Free Ladies Surf Meetup! Saturday, September 28th!

These are 2x a month meetups for women and girls of all ages and skill levels to take over the lineup with girl power, maybe learn something new, and meet new/gather with familiar friends!

This week Ocean Goddess Surf be at Topanga Beach. There is a big parking lot right there and there is also free street parking.

9:00 AM - Arrive, stretch, meet + Greet
9:30 AM - Paddle Out/Group Surf
11:00 AM - Beach Hangout with free refreshments (or keep surfing as long as you want!)

Ocean Goddess Surf has a few boards left for rental. They are $10 each and you must DM via Instagram to reserve and pay ahead of time. If you rent a board and don’t show up there are no refunds as they are bringing it to the beach specifically for you. If you need things like wetsuits, it is suggested you rent these things on Friday, as the surf shops don’t open until around 10 on Saturday. The recommended shop is ZJ Boarding House in Santa Monica.

Questions? Comments? Just want to send some love? DM via Instagram at @oceangoddesssurf! See you there on Saturday! Share with and bring your girlfriends!

Get all the details on OceanGoddessSurf.com, and by following their Instagram: @oceangoddesssurf

An evening of Cocktails & Conversation with champion surfer and wellness entrepreneur Rochelle Ballard on Thursday, Oct. 10

Rochelle Ballard, former professional surfer and 2012 ISA World Master’s Champion from Kauai, has carved out some time to hang out at Traveler Surf Club & Coastal Outpost in Malibu while she's in California. Join her for this rare opportunity to have cocktails and fireside chats in the Surf Club with this legend!

She still holds the record for two perfect 10 barrel rides in a single heat since 1997. Rochelle Ballard has been considered one of the best female barrel riders and known for pushing the level in women’s barrel riding and big wave surfing in the past two decades. She was also featured and surfed for the lead in the box office hit Blue Crush.



Rochelle is now the founder of Surf Into Yoga, an elite wellness retreat business in Kauai. She started Surf Into Yoga to share surf, wellness, and aloha with people from around the world.

Thursday, Oct. 10th from 7 to 9pm at Traveler Surf Club & Coastal Outpost 22941 PCH, Malibu.

Questions? Give us a call at 424-425-8033

Tickets $10, space is limited so reserve your spot early!

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Join Ocean Goddess Surf for their first morning surf meetup! Free Surf + Coffee. Ladies only! This Wednesday, Sept 18th! Catch some waves and grab some coffee to start your day!

Wake + Break Morning Surf Sesh
9/18/19
7AM
Topanga Beach
Meet at picnic table down by the beach at 7 so we can paddle out together!
Free Dogtown Coffee!

You must be able to paddle out and surf on your own for this meetup. Beg-int to adv surfers only. We will not have board rentals or surf instruction.

Bring your girlfriends for an empowering all female surf sesh! See you there!

Get all the details on OceanGoddessSurf.com, and by following their Instagram: @oceangoddesssurf

Untamed Daughters is an event experience, conceptualized by Changing Tides Foundation and GrlSwirl, to bring together untamed, unconventional and adventurous women for a day of community, environment, action sports and empowerment.

This was the first-ever Untamed Daughters event which took place in Venice beach in the summer of 2019! Some of the special guests and attendees included: Rochelle Ballard, Elena Hight, Lex Weinstein, Sian Hurst and Laura Thornhill Caswell.

The event would not have been made possible without the support of Rothys , Vuori, Marine Layer, GoPro, Mizu, & The Butcher's Daughter. Huge thanks to all the sponsors who donated to our goodie bags and to the day as well: Boz Tea, Zola, ClifBar, Leus Towels, Aloha Collection, Simply Straws, Avasol & Summer of Surf. Thanks to our after-party sponsors Juneshine, Lone Wolfs , Carver, Big Daddy's Pizza, Dersu, King Archie Band & Winter.

Edit: Devon Steigerwald
Photos: Jessica Whitehead

It’s the summer of 1957, and there’s a new face on the California surfer scene, Kathy Kohner. Although small, she is mighty, tackling waves four times her height. But, in order to do so, she needs to get that pesky long board out from the rear window of her family’s Buick…

Looking to make some friends after years abroad, Kathy has gone to the beach with her family in search of some worthy prospects. With long board in tow, a clear choice seems to be a group of guys in search of the perfect wave…surfers. No one is fully accepted into the surfer subculture until they are given a nickname, and after proving herself in the squall, Kathy will eventually be dubbed Gidget by her buddies — a hybrid for girl and midget, due to her diminutive 5'1" stature. Over the summer, during the car rides back to Brentwood from Malibu, Kathy will go on to tell her parents about her new friends, experiences, and, of course, nickname, inspiring her father to write Gidget: The Little Girl with Big Ideas — a book that would become so popular it would eventually evolve into a book series, movie series, TV series, comic book, and documentary. While Kathy will eventually give up surfing, her legend will live on in the form of Gidget — cowabunga!

Photo: Allan Grant

Twice a month Ocean Goddess Surf hosts Open Ladies Surf Meets for women in the LA area.

The next one is Sunday, Sept 8th, at Tower 26 in Ocean Park, Santa Monica. Beginners welcome, get all the details on OceanGoddessSurf.com, and by following their Instagram: @oceangoddesssurf

You know That LBB (little black bikini) you have always wanted? Well now you can get it at 40% off!

Santa Monica's CAMI AND JAX is having a Labor Day sale. Shop in store and online using code “SUMMER40” and get 40% off!

CAMI AND JAX
1525 Montana Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Meet the designers behind L.A label CAMI AND JAX and join their swim team.


And have you entered the CAMI AND JAX Giveaway ?

Malibu's Frankie's Bikinis is having a Labor Day sale, up to 50% off sitewide at frankiesbikinis.com

CAMI AND JAX has teamed up with Pilates Platinum to bring you the ultimate summer giveaway...because there's nothing like feeling confident in a custom fit bikini with platinum abs.

"These swimsuits are to be worn, to be moved in, to be surfed in; these are swimsuits to feel transformed by and emboldened in. CAMI AND JAX was founded with the intention of empowering women through design and will continue to celebrate strength and power as prerequisites to beauty. Founded by surfers, CAMI AND JAX has always been, and will always be, focused on creating swimwear to move you."


Lexi Dupont wearing Cami And Jax's Ariel One Piece!

ONE WINNER + A FRIEND will win:
1 suit each including a private fitting from CAMI AND JAX
AND 1 month unlimited to Pilates Platinum

HOW TO ENTER: via Instagram
1. Follow both @camiandjax and @pilatesplatinum
2. Like this post on @camiandjax
3. Tag 3 friends in the comments on that post.
Winner will be chosen on 9/2

Twice a month Ocean Goddess Surf hosts Open Ladies Surf Meets for women in the LA area.

The next one is Sunday, August 25, at Tower 26 in Ocean Park, Santa Monica. Beginners welcome, get all the details on OceanGoddessSurf.com, and by following their Instagram: @oceangoddesssurf

Malibu's Brooke Carlson takes 2nd Place at this years 1st Annual Women’s Pro Invitational ran by the Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club.

Avalon Gall took 1st place, and Makāla Harmony Smith of Dana Point got 3rd.

A late afternoon session at Malibu with Karina Rozunko and Lola Mignot

Roxy is having a Disney X Roxy Girl Pop-Up event at Boardriders Malibu. It'll be going on from noon till 2pm. For those unfamiliar with the shop, it is right next to Topanga, not actually in Malibu.

Boardriders Malibu
18820 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, Ca 80265
310 - 359 - 8274

You’ll win four eco bikinis of your choice from SummerLove Swim (two suits for you and two for your bestie) plus a private surf lessons for two people in beautiful Malibu, California with We Are Travel Girls Co-Founder Vanessa Rivers. Summer never ends with this luxury giveaway that will have you splashing on the beach in your new eco-friendly swimsuits while you learn to surf on one of the most icon stretches of coastline in the world!



Designed and manufactured in California, SummerLove Swim features a range of mix and match eco bikinis created with a sustainable swimwear fabric made out of recycled fishing nets recovered from the sea by the Healthy Seas initiative. With every eco bikini purchase you are helping to clean up our oceans!

How To Enter
- Complete this ENTRY FORM
- Follow @SummerLoveSwimwear on Instagram
- Follow our account @WeAreTravelGirls and their Founders accounts @BeckyvanDijk and @VanessaRivers on Instagram
- Subscribe to WeAreTravelGirls.com (please ensure you confirm the double opt in received to your email address)
- One entry per person
- Winner will be picked and announced on August 30th 2019
- The winner will be selected from form entries that have completed all of the entry requirements
- Please share with friends!

Click here for more info.

Spend the day in Los Angeles with Brazilian big wave ripper, Maya Gaberia as she trains, surfs and eats sushi.

Finally, a local theater is showing this film. The ArcLight Santa Monica is now showing Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable.

Unstoppable is Bethany’s complete and untold story that follows her journey from childhood into motherhood – the ups, downs and her powerful resilience against all odds to become one of the leading professional surfers of all time. In 2016 alone Bethany’s capacity to inspire reached new heights as she beat a six-time world champion and the top-ranked surfer in the world at a major competition. From chasing her toddler, to chasing the biggest waves, Bethany is continuously rewriting the rules on being a fearless athlete, and brings new meaning to the phrase “surfs like a girl.”

Pre-purchase tickets from ArcLight or via Fandango.

A Girls-Only Day in Venice Beach presented by GRLSWIRL and Changing Tides Foundation raising money for philanthropic trips to get more women on boards.

Bringing women together to share in surf, skate, yoga, enviroment, & empowerment.



ONLY 20 TICKETS AVAILABLE !!!!

This will be an amazing opportunity to not only skate and hang with sisters in GRLSWIRL but to also meet and get to know girls from Changing tides! Changing Tides is a group of water women and adventurers from Southern California. They work globally to address social, environmental, health and safety issues. With their environmentally-focused projects, their aim is to do their best to fight single-use plastic and marine pollution as well as raising awareness of how we can all work together to protect our planet and combat climate change. This specific event is helping raise funds not only for GRLSWIRLS Skate Mentorship Programs, but also Changing Tides female empowerment projects. Their aim is to connect with and support women of all sizes, shapes and backgrounds through our love for the ocean.

Untamed Daughters and GRLSWIRL are bringing women together not only from surf and skate but other sports from pro snowboarders (Elena Hight) to pro photographers. You will be meeting and hanging with incredible women who have paved the way in their given sports for women like us to feel safe to learn

This event is the first ever of its kind!

Were going to take over Venice skate park! If you’re not digging the park, flat ground carving as well !

There will be great photos and video available after the event documenting the day : )

Its a great opportunity to learn to surf or skate if you don’t already, or to collaborate to perfect your skills.

All ticket sale funds will be donated to both Changing Tides Foundation and GRLSWIRL, going towards Changing Tides Women’s Outreach Mentorship Program in Peru and GS Skate Mentorship Programs in the states and abroad.

Click Here for Tickets and more info!

Coco Ho stopped off at the KTLA News station for this little interview on how climate Change is Impacting our oceans, and to promote the WSL Pure Paddle Out in Venice this upcoming Saturday.