That sounds like awsome fun! I would be super keen if I didn't live over here in the west and wasn't heading overseas for a year in June. Good on you for getting the ball rolling .

It would be good to have some over here too.

Hey Starlet, here in NSW we have a few keen ladies and even had a ladies only heat in our last SPSC surfing event - we had 6 starters - my 16 yo daughter being one of them.

Casso had a god idea in that we ran it as a 1st round heat (ladies only) then the top 3 went through to the second round of the opens.

That way half of them got at least 2 surfs and the first heat could act as a ladies final as well.

I would love to see a similar thing in the juniors if we could get enough starters!

So many chicks SUPING now it will not be too long until you are catered for.

I have seen chicks surf better than some of the guys.

chuck

Starlet, I noticed there is a surfing mums thing run at Currumbin, might be worth getting in touch. They essentially take turns minding the kids while some of the mums go for a surf. Could be a good place to find some ladies that might be keen on SUP or already into it.

Done a fair bit of work with the surfing mums group and i can say, they RIP! Such a cool idea for mums so they can still get time on the water.
They love learning to sup and some of them now have boards of their own.

I think with how fast the sports growing it won't be long until you see stand alone female divisions in the surfing side of things, it's already happening in the racing.

You would think operating your own stand up paddle shop i would get plently of time to enter and hang out but unfortunatly it's completely opposite. No time AARRGGGHH. It's especially hard when some comps run for 4 to 7 days long.

I agree the more females we get to enter in the males surfing side of things the more it encourages the event organises to create a stand alone female surfing division.

Won't be long ladies!

At least i'm let out to race with you all on sunday at malfunction but then back to shop after race!

XX angie

mikeman said...

It would be great to have the girls competing in their own rounds as it is a bit tough on them competing against the guys. I personally think they should also be competing against the guys, too, as this will help lift their surfing.

Good point Mike. That's why we incorporated the 'girls only' first round heat with the top placegetters progressing through to round 2 with the guys. Best of both worlds!

REA07 said...

Awesome idea.. I just need a wave machine for St Kilda!!

hahaha im sure we can use the one at wet n wild!! hahahaha