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Letter from the<br />
Publishers<br />
PUBLISHERS: Sandra & Dan Olson<br />
EDITOR: Debbie L. Olson CFO: John Dotson<br />
As I write this, we’re hours away from submitting the last of<br />
the files to the printer for final production. Whew! It’s been<br />
super busy around here these past few weeks, Thanksgiving<br />
crept up and was time well spent with family, and now<br />
Christmas is right around the corner… the season of giving.<br />
I’m stoked to see these past 5 months of work, finally turning<br />
into the project that we here at the WSSM office, had<br />
hoped for, and spent countless hours on.<br />
This issue is once again jam-packed with stories and experiences<br />
from women of all walks of life. We love how they’ve<br />
Photo: Wayne<br />
come forward from around the world, contributing to the<br />
magazine with their time, and sharing their enjoyment of surfing, and how it has changed their<br />
lives. They’ve contributed to us because they felt they had a story worth sharing and remembering<br />
for generations, and they are what’s making WSSM a real community connection, and bringing us all<br />
together. We thank them, and encourage YOU to also share your stories with us for future issues.<br />
You’ll also enjoy a peppering of advertisements (thank you to our advertisers-- it’s how we stay alive<br />
as a publication) that you won’t see anywhere else... companies that are giving every thing they<br />
have, to create something new and make a difference in the surfing world around them-- the real<br />
American dream at work. We hope you enjoy their creativity, and encourage you to support them<br />
in return.<br />
It feels good to have worked so hard, and see it to fruition, which brings me to the New Year, 2012.<br />
We often make unrealistic goals for ourselves around the turn of a new year and into the first<br />
few months. Goals like working out harder, eating right- not just “better” or taking dance or yoga<br />
classes. It’s usually all or nothing when it comes to making changes, which is why most of them are<br />
simply unrealistic to incorporate, because our daily lives are already so busy being spent just trying<br />
to survive and hang on to our “stuff”.<br />
As we move into the New Year we once again have a clean slate to work on, offering a chance to do<br />
something different in the coming months, and not just the things that benefit our careers. Small<br />
changes in how we view and treat the world around us should be high on our list, and worked on all<br />
year, not just in January.<br />
In the tough economic times ahead, reaching out to those in need in your community, or making<br />
more time for the important things in life- like spending quality time with family (that doesn’t<br />
involve spending money), or slowing down the hectic pace of never-ending work/school/activities/<br />
to-do lists, to simply enjoy a free sunset or day at the beach with a friend, spouse, or family member<br />
will be more important and rewarding than ever before.<br />
By making a few small changes and eliminating just a couple of the things you know are not benefiting<br />
you, or are dragging you down, then you’ll have more energy and resources, to give to others<br />
around you.<br />
When it’s all said and done, it’s not going to matter what car we drove, or how many designer jeans<br />
were hanging in our closet, or how well we did in a surf competition. We will however, remember<br />
what we did or didn’t do as individual people, to leave this world a better place for the next generation.<br />
And I’m not talking about a greener planet—though that’s all well and good, also. I’m talking<br />
about leaving the world a kinder, more loving place: a place where courage, strength and morals<br />
are respected and achievable standards, a place where you receive a helping hand from someone<br />
besides a government official, and a place where you can practice religious freedom… in freedom.<br />
The world is changing… are you helping change it for the better? Wouldn’t that be a goal worth<br />
striving for in 2012? This is a year of choices, and the future starts with each one of us, one day at a<br />
time. So as another year speeds by once again, I encourage you to do some soul searching, and<br />
discover what you believe and why you believe it, and why you are-- who you are.<br />
Today is the day to take a stand, and while you’re at it, look at those that are standing with you. Is<br />
that really who you are? Or are there some drastic changes that need to be made in your life?<br />
Stand by your standards, and work hard for your dreams- without envying the success or “pure luck”<br />
of others, while striving to make a difference in the lives of those around you, by being the person<br />
God created you to be.<br />
God bless each and every one of you… and we’ll see an even more awesome you-- next issue!<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGN:<br />
Renee Williams, Sandra<br />
Olson, Amanda Fernandez<br />
A big thanks to<br />
John for all his<br />
hard work &<br />
attention to detail!<br />
WRITERS: Sandra Olson,<br />
Dan Olson, Tia Calvo, Amanda Fernandez, Rachel Kathleen<br />
Stallings, Carolyn Palma, Renee Williams, Amanda<br />
Rigney, Shelsea Brown, Teresa Hodge, Deborah Irvin,<br />
Zofia Karubin, Bethany P., Christina DiMari, Claire<br />
Miyamoto, Holly Beck, Gina Abou-Sayf, Karissa Correa,<br />
Tracy Rubert, Roxy Saffaie, John Olson, Christina Frankel,<br />
Nichole Wagner, Jordan Klinger, Jenny Yoon, Morgon<br />
Hoesterey, Mary Osborne, Leanne Darling, Kristy Wright,<br />
Jenni Sell, Lindsay Schwarz, Joachim Hill-Grannec<br />
WSSM STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS: Daniel Kawasaki-<br />
Daniel K. Fine Arts, John Olson, Dave Gregerson- 20foot.<br />
com, Dan Olson- WSSM, Dale Basye - HologramVision.<br />
com, Gabriel Fernandez, Matt Olson, Jordan Klinger,<br />
Karissa Correa, Rachel Kathleen Stallings<br />
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS:<br />
Wahine<strong>Surf</strong>er.net, PaulTopp.com, Teresa Hodge, Corlyce.<br />
com, Rip-Pics.com, GaryMsCreations.com, Shelsea<br />
Brown, SpikeRaymond.com, Jim Whitney, Aaron<br />
Nakamura, Gabriel Fernandez, Daniel Russo, Christina<br />
Frankel, Jay Haysey, Wilber Bergado, Charles Lanceplaine,<br />
Glenn Brumage, Wingnut Weaver, Nancy Hussey, Matt<br />
Schweitzer, Tyler Fox, Michael Friedman - Big <strong>Surf</strong> Daddy<br />
Photography, Goyo Martin, Kelly Latimer, Jennifer Ouye,<br />
Meghan Whitney, Jimmie Hepp, Lolita James, Ozzie<br />
Jack Clarke, Holly Amodio, Harry Weiwel, Kevin Seid, Cat<br />
Slatinsky, Richard Bradley, Alex Irvin, Darrell Wong<br />
FASHION COORDINATORS: Trish Edwards,<br />
Deborah Irvin<br />
SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATORS: Brandy & Rob Chang<br />
I.T. DIRECTOR: Stan Olson<br />
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Copyright 2003, WSSM Women’s <strong>Surf</strong> <strong>Style</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
All rights reserved. Printed in Hong Kong.<br />
Sandra & Dan Olson<br />
WSSM Publishers/Editors<br />
Cover Photo: Quiksilver / ROXY<br />
<strong>Surf</strong>er: Sally Fitzgibbons<br />
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She <strong>Surf</strong>s<br />
GETTING<br />
FIT<br />
for surfing<br />
70<br />
“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit.<br />
You are what you repeatedly do.” -- Shaquille ONeal<br />
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price<br />
is far above rubies.” -- Proverbs 31:10 (KJV)<br />
“Character is the sum and total of a<br />
person’s choices.” -- P. B. Fitzwater<br />
In This Issue<br />
LIFESTYLE<br />
60 BEAUTY BOX | ASK ROXY Makeup tips & product<br />
reviews for surfers, from celebrity makeup artist, Roxy<br />
62 Recipe Corner Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes<br />
62 Sunscreen New Label Regulations<br />
64 Book Nook & Movie Night Shimmer, The <strong>Surf</strong> Girl<br />
Handbook, My Mommy Taught Me To <strong>Surf</strong><br />
64 Beginner Tips and Tricks<br />
66 Publisher Tips Bikini Stash, Faux Wallet, Hot-Water<br />
Beach Shower, Long-Strong-Beautiful Nails<br />
68 YOGA Dancing on the Lake<br />
70 Getting Fit For <strong>Surf</strong>ing<br />
SURF STOKED... live, breathe, surf<br />
26 RAILS & TALES Nicaragua... An epic surf destination<br />
34 RAILS & TALES Panama: Wahines with Wanderlust<br />
38 RAILS & TALES Costa Rica: A <strong>Surf</strong>ing Melting Pot<br />
46 RAILS & TALES The Girls of Brazil<br />
54 RAILS & TALES 2 Girls’ Adventure Through South Africa<br />
72 Sunset Sessions Those Last Golden Moments of Sunset<br />
80 <strong>Surf</strong>ing My Serendipity<br />
82 Winter <strong>Surf</strong>ing in Maine<br />
83 10 Quirky Reasons Why <strong>Surf</strong>ing Is Awesome<br />
84 The Long & Short of It Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid<br />
to Go Short<br />
86 Spotlight On Barneys<br />
88 <strong>Surf</strong> & Snowboard<br />
MY COMMUNITY<br />
92 Meet the Designers: Calavera, Bridget Turner Jewelry,<br />
Dawn Taylor of Sik Chix & Lovechild <strong>Surf</strong>boards<br />
94 SHE SURFS ! Chloe Child (94), Sandra Goodwin (96),<br />
Melody Pence (97), Shyla Nuxol (97), Christie Lawnick (98),<br />
Sasha Leitner (100), Angela Yurtin Meadows (102)<br />
104 SHE SUPS ! Jennifer Lee (104), Gillian Gibree (106), Halie<br />
Harrison (108)<br />
SURF ART & MUSIC GALLERY<br />
110 MEET ARTISTS: Caylin Spear: <strong>Surf</strong> Into A Positive<br />
Life (110), MT Bourque (112), Ashley Loydd (112), Heather Brown<br />
(113), Amy Hammond (114)<br />
116<br />
POETIC MUSINGS<br />
115 Writings by: Lorenzo Lago<br />
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SALLY<br />
Fitzgibbons<br />
136<br />
PRO - FILES<br />
136 Sally Fitzgibbons Get’n Real with Sally<br />
144 Macaulay Sisters: Ellie, Laura & Bronte<br />
148 How to get a Sponsor by Mirabai James<br />
150 Stress-Less by Stan Popovich<br />
152 Giving Back KK in Nicaragua<br />
156 An Interview with Rachel Tominaga<br />
158 Trick Tips Throwing Buckets of Spray, by<br />
Courtney Conlogue<br />
160 Meet the Champ Rossi Klein<br />
162 The ALL STARS Take on Nicaragua<br />
other goodies<br />
24 Inside the Industry At the <strong>Surf</strong> Expo Tradeshow<br />
90 CENTERFOLD Hottie Jace Lansing<br />
116 BEACH FASHION 2012 Beach & Lifestyle Fashion<br />
wssm essentials<br />
18 This Issue... ONLINE WSSM website giveaways<br />
20 Voice of the <strong>Surf</strong>ers Your voice- being heard!<br />
<strong>22</strong> Industry News Get the surf industry scoop<br />
168 <strong>Surf</strong> Shop Directory<br />
170 <strong>Surf</strong>er Resources<br />
171 Global <strong>Surf</strong> Camp Directory<br />
Photo: ROXY<br />
26<br />
NICARAGUA<br />
Advertisers<br />
67 Belly Dancers in Paradise<br />
58 Body Coral<br />
4 Calavera<br />
172 Central Pacific Computer Services<br />
65 Charming Shark <strong>Surf</strong> Jewelry<br />
151 CHICABRAVA<br />
159 Chick Sticks by Lola<br />
105 Coffee Talk<br />
172 Darrell Wong Photography<br />
99 Exceed Wetsuits<br />
173 Fernandez Photo Art<br />
2, 180 Frisky Shoes<br />
65 GaryMsCreations<br />
67 Guria Beachwear<br />
81,83,85,87 HONU<br />
103 Kahuna Creations<br />
8 Keoki <strong>Surf</strong>boards<br />
173 Indoboard<br />
105 Island Lace<br />
67, 173 Lorenzo Lago<br />
147 Meeks <strong>Surf</strong>boards<br />
172 Nukumoi <strong>Surf</strong> Co.<br />
172 Ocean Star Gifts<br />
89 Odina<br />
159 OnIt Pro<br />
147 Pivothead<br />
161 Popoyo <strong>Surf</strong> Lodge<br />
115 Pualani Hawaii<br />
109 Puka Patch<br />
19 Raw Elements<br />
69 Riggs and Pulley<br />
21 ROXY<br />
173 RV’s Ocean Sports<br />
61 Salon Cookie Couture<br />
63 Salty Sweet<br />
178 SeaSucker<br />
107 Second Wind<br />
37 Sik Chix<br />
107 Siren <strong>Surf</strong><br />
172 Stephen Slowey Computer Repair<br />
57 Sunbum<br />
172 <strong>Surf</strong>-N-Sea<br />
17 <strong>Surf</strong> Expo<br />
25 Sweet Waterwear<br />
155 Taca Airlines<br />
173 Tasty Crust<br />
6 Violet Love<br />
23 Wave Riding Vehicles<br />
109 Wax Buddy<br />
174 WSSM <strong>Surf</strong> Camps, Lessons & Resorts<br />
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V oice<br />
of the <strong>Surf</strong>ers<br />
Keala<br />
passed<br />
on your<br />
magazine<br />
to me<br />
recently<br />
with her<br />
photo from<br />
Jaws in it.<br />
I had never seen WSSM<br />
before and I was really<br />
stoked on the content,<br />
quality, and size of it.<br />
WSSM has such a wide<br />
range of topics, info<br />
and photos that really<br />
appeal to surf girls<br />
across the board.<br />
You’ve got great travel<br />
features with beautiful<br />
photos, I really like all<br />
the fitness tips especially<br />
when it’s coming<br />
from surfers I respect<br />
and admire, like<br />
Courtney Conologue,<br />
but then to have some<br />
more basic and easy<br />
to do yoga beach techniques<br />
is really cool.<br />
It’s cool in your<br />
Community <strong>pages</strong><br />
you profile females<br />
of all ages and levels.<br />
For me, I may look up<br />
to surfers like Keala,<br />
Claire, and Carissa,<br />
but realistically I can<br />
learn more and relate<br />
to the average girl or<br />
female that’s just totally<br />
passionate about surfing<br />
no matter where<br />
they’re at. I could go<br />
on and on, but keep up<br />
the good work!”<br />
Roberta R.<br />
BC, Canada<br />
I’M A WINNER... THANKS!<br />
“So stoked to win your monthly giveaway…<br />
a Blu-ray copy of Soul <strong>Surf</strong>er!<br />
What a great surprise! Just got done<br />
watching it and even though I’ve seen<br />
Bethany surf during the US Open in<br />
Huntington Beach, I have no idea how<br />
she can do it. That girl is amazing! And<br />
what an inspiration! Thanks again for<br />
the Blu-ray! Keep the issues coming,<br />
love every bit of it!”<br />
Teri R. | Huntington Beach, CA<br />
WSSM: Thanks, Teri, for the kind words,<br />
and we’re stoked for you! Want to win<br />
more great gear? See page 20, for a list of<br />
awesome giveaways in the coming year!<br />
Wintertime Blues<br />
“I love this mag so much, it helps to<br />
keep up with the surf world while I’m<br />
away from the water till summer starts<br />
again, love it!”<br />
Alex R. | Athens, Ohio<br />
How can I help WSSM?<br />
“WSSM/Sandra,<br />
I don’t know if you are aware, but<br />
I was a winner of one of the Guria<br />
bikini’s a few months ago by entering<br />
the giveaway in your magazine! I love<br />
my bikini and I love reading every issue<br />
that you guys put out. It is honestly<br />
my bible; it’s all I look forward to at<br />
the book store. If there is anything I<br />
can do to help WSSM along, please<br />
let me know. I will do anything to<br />
help this get into other girls’ hands<br />
because I feel it is so valuable to the<br />
every day female surfer :)<br />
Take care and thank you again…”<br />
Elise W. (online)<br />
WSSM: Thanks for the offer to help<br />
and for all your support, Elise. WSSM is<br />
published for girls just like you, and we’d<br />
be eternally grateful if you could help, by<br />
spreading the word to your friends/family,<br />
that WSSM can be purchased/supported,<br />
from your local Hollister store (most<br />
malls have one) or Barnes & Noble. Of<br />
course, digital & print subscriptions are<br />
available at womenssurfstyle.com… and<br />
every singe copy purchased is one small<br />
way to keep us alive and publishing—<br />
for YOU! Thanks, and God bless you.<br />
Deployed in the Desert<br />
“It’s hard being here in Afghanistan,<br />
but its even harder because I miss<br />
surfing and the ocean. However, I got<br />
your magazine for my birthday on the<br />
4th of July while deployed over here,<br />
and it has given me new motivation.<br />
It keeps my head up and I read it over<br />
and over. Thanks so much. It was great<br />
seeing all the local businesses from<br />
Hawaii, as well... reminds me of home<br />
on the North Shore.”<br />
Alexandra A. | Afghanistan<br />
SHAME on the ASP<br />
(Below: WSSM Facebook status update,<br />
upon the cancellation of the 2011 womens<br />
Triple Crown events in Hawaii)<br />
WSSM: “ASP - YOU SUCK!!! You (guys!)<br />
cancelled the women’s tour in Hawaii<br />
and now selected only 1 woman to<br />
compete as a wildcard?? Scared of<br />
how good the girls are getting?<br />
Gonna cut in on your precious,<br />
molly-coddled, men’s tour ratings?<br />
YOU SUCK, ASP! We don’t support you<br />
& you’ll soon see it in print... “<br />
WSSM FANS RESPONSES…<br />
Daisy B: “I don’t understand why they<br />
would cancel the woman’s tour. I want<br />
to know why!!! They can suck it!”<br />
Oldham R.L.: “There is no doubt<br />
ladies are coming up and should be<br />
recognized for their skills. It is only<br />
the foolish now, that continue to put<br />
them in a less prominent place.”<br />
Katy L: “I guess the sponsors are a bit<br />
to blame, too. Just take a look at Billabong’s<br />
statement when <strong>Surf</strong>line asked<br />
them why they withdrew from the<br />
Maui Pro last year: “we’ve had a good<br />
run, but we’re constantly looking for<br />
opportunities to better leverage the<br />
girls’ brand, such as our Design for<br />
Humanity event” - a FASHION SHOW<br />
featuring skinny models shaking their<br />
bums in front of a camera, replacing<br />
the best event on the girls tour?!!<br />
Come on...”<br />
Nikki B: “Nikki B. I can feel a boycott<br />
coming on.........”<br />
Oldham R.L.: “Large companies that<br />
are in a position to make a difference<br />
stand on the sidelines because their<br />
only true goal is to make a dollar. Their<br />
poor appreciation of the true female<br />
athlete will be recognized and will lead<br />
to their eventual demise.”<br />
Verna W-E: “SUCK INDEED!!!!! Afraid of<br />
the competition!!!! Are we???”<br />
Shelsea B: ”That’s why I support<br />
WSSM-- Where real female athletes are<br />
recognized as so. Screw the ASP. I’m<br />
jones’n to surf even more now.”<br />
THANK YOU!<br />
“Thank you for inspiring and supporting<br />
<strong>Surf</strong>er Girls... You’re Amazing!!”<br />
Lola B. | Chick Sticks by Lola<br />
7 Hours from the Beach<br />
“Thanks for putting out a great womens<br />
surfing magazine. I love reading<br />
about all the adventures. It makes<br />
being seven hours from the beach a lil<br />
more bearable. You guys are awesome.<br />
The only thing I wish for is more<br />
than two issues a year. My three year<br />
old lil surfer girl loves looking at the<br />
pictures and I’ve caught my husband<br />
reading it also, even though he has<br />
several surf magazine subscriptions<br />
himself. Keep up the good work!”<br />
Misty W. | Somerville, Alabama<br />
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