Women's Issues

Me-Shell Mijangos

Me-Shell Mijangos (http://www.swellwomen.com/founder/html) a surfer who first began surfing at the age of 30. She is the founder of an all inclusive women's surf camp called SwellWomen. Two years ago, she started SwellCo-ed, a Surf and Yoga Experience for women, men and couples. She hopes to surf with you in paradise soon! Visit her SwellBlog!

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People surf for different reasons; to some it may only be a summer activity but to others, it is their way of life. Whatever the reasons are, it doesn't matter because the bottom line is that people surf because it is just fun. There is fun and excitement in surfing that it's no wonder that more and more women are being attracted to the surf bandwagon.

After the movie Blue Crush, surfing fashion has undergone a revolution. Most women surfers now want to look as good as Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez in the movie Blue Crush, active yet feminine. That is why, more and more women surfers now abandon the traditional unflattering wetsuit and wear a bathing suit instead, professionals included.

Rell Sunn is one of the first and the most celebrated female pro surfers in the world. Sunn is known to have defied the macho-image of surfing during her time. She surfed her way through the gender barriers of the surfing world, riding the waves with her fellow male surfing contemporaries and even beating them in their own game.