68 Yr Old Woman Surfs Giant Wave

I was talking to a group of Amigas recently who were asking about various aged participants and was reminded of this story. It’s such a good one that I wanted to share. Read below about the incredibly inspirational Genie!

Learning to surf after age 50

Genie learned to surf at age 50 in order to share the sport with her son who was a surfer. She then joined us on her first retreat in Nicaragua as a 67 year old, to take her surfing to the next level with a group of other supportive women, and practice yoga. We do often have ladies join us in their late 50s and even 60s, but Genie is a special case. Vivacious, hilarious, energetic, not to mention looking amazing in her bikini, we were all immediately so inspired.

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El Salvador October Highlights

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Here’s the highlight video for our second retreat in October 2015 in El Salvador. The waves were a bit smaller but still had plenty of size and we had some serious shredders. Watch the girls handle well overhead waves with style. Plus pool antics, ping pong, and plenty of dancing.

Super Cute Surfwear by Nikki Poulos

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Nikki Poulos is a fashion designer better known for her resort wear. But inspired by learning to surf a couple of years ago, she has designed a new line of super cute, super functional swim and surf wear. Her designs stay on in the surf while looking great! On a recent trip to El Salvador, the Surf With Amigas instructor team had a chance to test them out on some really fun waves.
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SWA Instructor Profile – Shezza

Surf With Amigas focuses on hiring the very best instructors so that you get the very best instruction. We would happily challenge any other surf camp staff to a surf off! Here’s our skilled longboarder Sherrie “Shezza” Houghton showing off her moves. Surf with Shezza in El Salvador and Nicaragua October – December 2015.

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Long Rides and Lots of Dancing in El Salvador

Enjoy the highlights video from our second October surf yoga adventure retreat in El Salvador. There were some super long rides where Amigas were learning to do cutbacks on longboards and a lot of dancing. Come surf with us in El Salvador in October/November 2015. Send an email to [email protected] to be added to the interested list and alerted when dates are posted!

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Amigas Ride Shortboards at La Bocana

On this retreat in El Salvador we had a solid crew of shortboarders who wanted to explore some nearby waves. Our instructors Michelle and Kim Mayer were more than happy to show them a wave just down the beach called La Bocana. In case you think Surf With Amigas is just for longboarders, here’s some evidence that shortboarders are more than welcome![youtube=http://youtu.be/wB5SpHw_zY4]

Michelle (the grom) loves this wave
Michelle (the grom) loves this wave

El Salvador Week 1 Highlights

We’re finally getting through all the incredible footage captured a few weeks ago on the first of our two El Salvador advanced beginner/intermediate retreats. Watch for more videos of the surf action and silliness to be dropping soon, but here’s the highlight reel.

We will be heading back to El Salvador in October/November 2015 and these retreats filled up super fast this year. If you’re interested in getting in on the action next year send us a message at [email protected] to be added to the list!
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