2005 OP Newport Classic Preview
It's getting critical on the 'QS. Only one event, the 1-star Op Newport Classic held Sept. 23-25, is left on the WQS...
Hello Kitty Boardfest 2005
Hello Kitty has a gigantic head. It’s likely that such a disproportionate body part affects the famous Kitty’s center of gravity, throwing off her balance for skateboarding. Luckily for the hundreds of girls that attended the Hello Kitty Boardfest at the Huntington Pier on Labor Day weekend, however, she doesn’t let her cranial handicap keep her from throwing a great event...
Julia Christian Wins The US Open
Julia takes down Australian Rebecca Woods in the final of the 2005 Women's US Open Of Surfing in Huntington Beach
2005 US Open Of Surfing; Days 1 Thru 3
SG correspondent Christy Baker reports in from the first year of the Target Women's Junior Pro in Huntington Beach...
SG's Ramon Purcell and his benefit
Art shows are a glance into someone’s life, dreams, and perspective on this crazy world. “Getting the shot” is hard enough…
Wicked Wahine Invades Mexico
Wicked Whine #3, Ode to the Baja bowl, June 25 & 26 to be held at the Cuatro Casas Int.'L Surf Hostel in Punta San Telmo, Mexico (2 hours south of Ensenada).
Eddie Goes
Kauai boy Bruce Irons becomes the seventh Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational champion in 20 years.
SIMA Surf Summit 2004
This years' SIMA Surf Summit events were many and varied. Bob McKnight addressed the industry...
La Numero Uno!
It was one of the most poignant moments in women's surfing history as six-time world champion Layne Beachley, winning the finals of the Roxy Haleiwa Pro, passed on the torch to 21-year-old Peruvian Sofia Mulanovich by riding in to the beach side-by-side with their hands clasped in glory.
It's Good To Be a Roxy Girl
With two minutes left to go in the final heat of the 2004 Roxy Haleiwa Pro, the entire cast of women's pro surfing flocked to the shoreline at Ali'i Beach sporting red-and-white "Sofia #1" trucker caps and victory shirts that proclaimed in sparkling gold, "La Numero Uno Sofia! Viva El Peru!"
It's a Start
After days of torrential rains and gusty winds, the sun came out and the surf cleaned up, prompting a green light for the opening rounds of the $62,500 Roxy Haleiwa Pro.
The Final Stretch
On Friday, November 12, the women’s surfing World Championship Tour moves to the North Shore of Oahu, standing by for the start of the prestigious Roxy Haleiwa Pro.
Big Wave Rave
Hundreds gather at San Francisco’s 111 Minna gallery to show their support for women’s surfing
Summertime!
It was an eventful Halloween weekend for Summer Romero, as she was crowned the 2004 Women's World Longboard champion Sunday afternoon.
Stepping It Up
The Toes on the Nose Women's World Longboard Championship (WWLC) presented by Coors Light kicks off at Huntington Beach, California.
Hello Kitty Boardfest, Day 2
Summer Romero landed first place in the Longboard Finals at Day 2 of the Hello Kitty Boardfest.
Hello Kitty Boardfest, Day One
Opening day of the four-star Hello Kitty Boardfest got underway on Friday, October 15, bringing lots of fun (and the color pink) to Huntington Beach, California.
Sweet Rainmaker
Despite the downpour, the fourth-annual Strawberry Bowl contest rolls on
Roxy Wahine Classic, Day 2
A glimpse of the future generation of women's surfing could be seen Sunday as girls ages 14 and younger competed in the final day of the Roxy Wahine Classic.
Roxy Wahine Classic 2004, Day 1
More than 300 girls flocked to San-O on Saturday to compete and watch Kassia Meador take the Senior Women win.
The 2004 Op Newport Classic
Erica Hosseini and Darlene Conolly take the wins at this year's SoCal surfing championship.
Rip Curl Malibu Pro 2004
The first ever women's stand alone World Championship Tour event on the USA mainland soil.
2004 ESA Easterns, Day Three
These ladies stole the show: out-surfing their younger sisters and proving that just because the industry isn’t looking, these women are still going strong...
Surfing America Introduces 2004 USA Surf Team
Surfing America, the newly appointed National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of surfing in the United States, has completed the 2004 USA Surf Team Selection process and has officially announced the Official 2004 USA Surf Team.
Live from the 2004 U.S. Open of Surfing
More than 200,000 people swarmed the streets and beaches of Huntington on Friday as the U.S. Open of Surfing 2004 heads into its final rounds this weekend.
Chelsea Georgeson Takes Home Second U.S. Open Championship Title
With a white contest jersey tightly fitted over her short-john Roxy wetsuit -- and bearing a large check for $6,000 under her arm -- Chelsea Georgeson wore a smile from head to toe on Saturday afternoon.
Know It, Don’t Blow It
There’s nothing 18-year-old Rachel Bardin likes more than a day in the water—but the St. Mark’s, Florida, native lives a solid drive inland from both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts...
Vive Biarritz!
Longboarders rule at the Voodoo Dolls Women's Longboarding Contest in Biarritz, France
Of Epic Proportions
In Stacy Peralta's latest documentary, Riding Giants, the one-time Dogtown and Z Boy traces the history of big-wave surfing...
GirlStyle: Eva Lewington
Last summer, Eva, a college freshman and Vans team rider, set out with high-school friend Lindsay Pai on an entrepreneurial journey...
NSSA Day 4
The sun was shining, the water was warm, and once again Lowers was doing its thing...
NSSA Day 2
The Explorer Women Semifinals were held on Wednesday afternoon.
A Little Patience
A new swell rolled into San Clemente, California's Lower Trestles just in time for the start of the 2004 National Scholastic Surfing Championships (NSSA).
Wahines Take Waikiki
They were all girls, young and old, and they came to Waikiki Beach on the weekend of June 12-13, 2004, for Hawaii's most celebrated surf contest for women and the largest female surf competition held in the U.S., China Uemura's Eighth-Annual Wahine Surfing Classic.
Body Glove Surfbout/SG Lowers Pro
First-ever women's 1-star event at Trestles, presented by Adio Footwear, kicks off with killer action in the face of not-so-killer conditions.
Express Yourself, Don’t Repress Yourself
The waning waiting period for the 2004 Roxy Pro wears on, but an Expression Session curbs the crowd's appetite for action in the interim.
