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Pre-Surf Booty Dance by Anastasia Ashley – Hot or Trashy?

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I’ve known ‘Stasia since she was a tiny shy 11 year old living in Hawaii flying over to California to compete. At the time she was touted as the “next big thing”. When she was 15 and I was 21, we had some serious battles in the amateur leagues. She’d win when the waves were small, I’d win if there was swell. We had a fierce rivalry exacerbated by her overly-involved and overly-competitive mom who would come and rub it in my face if her 15 year old daughter beat me.

In high school, Stasia separated from her mom and took a break from serious surfing. The “next big thing” claims faded away. I wondered what happened to her. A few years later we ran into each other at a casting call for a Microsoft commercial and reconnected briefly. Fast forward another few years and we were both working as stunt doubles for 90210 and spent the whole day in “hurry up and wait mode” in the trailer, which gave us plenty of time to talk of the past and our silly rivalry.

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Anastasia is now focused on traveling, surfing and modeling. It seems to be working well for her. She’s been called the “World’s Sexiest Athlete” and has been on the podium at the Women’s Pipeline Pro more than once. You may know her from the awesome wipeout we featured on the  How to Avoid Wipeouts post.

I was kind of surprised when I came across this video of her “warming up” for her heat at the SuperGirl Pro in Oceanside this summer, although considering the combo of modeling and shredding, maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised. The video caused a stir and got a ton of hits. It was clearly great PR.

I’m wondering what you think? Does she look hot? Or does she look trashy? Please comment and let’s get a conversation going!

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Surfing in High Heels

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I came across this interesting video of a trio of Russian chicks surfing in high heels in Bali. Seems like it’s a lot easier frontside than backside! The next time you feel like getting super girly while surfing, here’s an idea!

Rock Pool Island Surfing

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Ok, ok, I know what you’re saying to yourself: “enough of the Philippines footage already! It was awesome and gorgeous, we get it!” So no worries, this is the LAST Philippines post you’ll see for a while as we transition back into Central American retreats. This is a pretty good one though, so be sure to check it out and if you’re interested in being added to the list of potential Amigas for a Philippines 2014 retreat, email me at [email protected]

Pacific Northwestern Adventure – Holes in the Map

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We aim to keep you entertained, inspired, and fired up to go on adventures. When I came across this rad video of a couple of friends of mine who journeyed up the coast, finding surf and adventure in cold water, I knew I had to share it. Even though I prefer the tropics, this video makes me almost want to put on a wetsuit, load up a van, and drive North! Enjoy!

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Lady Slide

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Thomas Campbell is an artsy surf filmmaker who has made a few really groovy surf films including one called Sprout that features a section titled “Lady Slide”. Check out a few of the most stylish lady longboarders surfing super cute waves.

To order your own copy of Sprout, click the image below.

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