Oh She Surf: Life + Culture by the Coast

Surfing is such a thrilling adventure for me but it's also a very physically demanding sport that requires a lot of stamina, endurance, strength and flexibility. As a surfer who started in my mid-40's, I've went through the experiences of aches, pains and injuries that interfe…

Located on the central coast of California, Luanda Bay was named after a quiet African beach Town in Angola. The area discovered by Portuguese explorer Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho in 1542.  The year was 2017 when I was invited by a fellow surfer who organizes surfing meet ups. He said it was…

As Surfers, we know that the waves will always be there waiting for us when we come back. But is it just me or has this winter season been unusually colder? Heavy winds have kicked up, record breaking snow  and very rainy for SoCal.   This gives us an opportunity to grow, learn, and pre…

There is something so peaceful and freeing about riding waves. Each time I go out, it's a different experience.  When I was a beginner, learning to surf, beach breaks were fun because I could go during low tide and ride the white wash.  This helped build my stamina, learn the correc…

A s a Surfer, I have come to appreciate the significance of choosing the right surfboard fins for  my overall performance. Fins play a crucial role in determining the stability, speed and the maneuverability of a surfboard. Prior to switching to a bigger fin, I was often frustrated with n…

Now I don't know about you but I was lookin' extra dry up until a month ago due to all the UV rays with the combination of salty ocean water and I'm sure a few pollutants in their as well from wave chasing the past three seasons. It was noticeable that I was looking like a was…

If you're a new or novice Surfer, meaning under 2 years, one day you're going to wake up and decide you want to challenge yourself on bigger waves. Especially if you start going consistently.  I never thought it would be me. I was happy for years keeping it at 1-3ft because most t…

As I'm preparing to celebrate my 9th Anniversary of learning how to surf, I think about all of the women whom I've met over the years in passing who've also tried it out. A few stuck with it, most I've never seen again at the Beach.  The percentage of women in California…

I use to believe my allergies were a bad thing. That my body was turning on me until after doing lots of research and was guided towards Naturopaths. Finding out my allergies were my bodies defense against things that were unclean, unsafe and not natural was a paradigm shift that I was …

Avocado's are native to Mexico and Central America, we are lucky to get an abundance of them here in California. Before I moved to the West Coast, I hadn't had eaten very many fresh. Thinking about it, probably was the main reason it was hard for me to give up cheese for many yea…