Learning a new skill as an adult can feel like a bit of an uphill climb, especially something like surfing. We’re less agile than kids, teens and those in their…
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Ever wondered what goes down on a White to Green Improver Course with Surf Sistas? Here’s a snapshot from our first Cornwall course of the year!
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Get the right thickness wetsuit for your time on a Surf Sistas course and beyond!
Back in the day it used to be a case of getting in the sea in your swimmers and cracking on with it until your body turned blue. Luckily for us surfers, wetsuit technology has progressed a lot in the last few decades, giving us a great deal of choice when it comes to wetsuits.
However with choice of wetsuits, comes more jargon and more confusion.
We’ve simplified it. In this blog we’ve given you the lowdown on what thickness wetsuit you need based on the water temperature and time of year.
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We scoped out some incredible swim spots. Think crystal clear waters, mixed with shades of blue and turquoise giving way to gleaming white cliffs and pine tree forests that smell fresher than daisies (and there were a lot of those too).
We fell in love with this little Island. Exploring cove after cove filled with clear water and white sand never stopped enchanting us. To give you a taste of what we found and what might be to come from Swim Sistas, here are some Postcards from Menorca.
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As an intermediate surfer, you’ve mastered the basics and are out back playing on the green waves. However, an Intensive Intermediate Surf Weekend with Surf Sistas, could be the ticket to taking your surfing to new heights!
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Ever wondered what is like to be a competitive Surfer? We got the insight from Longboarder and Surf Sistas coach Beth Leighfield about her surfing journey, the changing nature of women’s competitive surfing and how she’s preparing for the 2023 ISA World Longboard Champs.
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Our longboard clinics and retreats are super popular. So we’ve decided to share some insights into what you may learn on a course with us! First up, Cross Stepping. We’ve broken down the cross step, step-by-step, and thrown in 3 key tips from our Surf Sistas coaches to help you get to grips with it.
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We’ve been running our women’s Surf & Yoga weekends for over 20 years now. In fact, a little brand history moment, Surf Sistas evolved from these very weekends. Back in…
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We’re delighted to be one of the sponsors of the UK premiere of Yama Surf Film. A film by Newquay based filmmaker, photographer and surfer Maddie Meddings and surfer and activist Lucy Small.
Yama follows Australian surfer and activist Lucy Small as she travels to Ghana to meet with a group of pioneering female surfers and skaters. Once a stronghold of the transatlantic slave trade and with a history of Atlantic aquatic surf culture that precedes colonial invasion, this is a story of a reclamation and joy.
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Being a little leg of the UK sticking out into the Atlantic, Cornwall receives swell year round which means you can surf every month of the year! People often ask me the best time of year to come surfing in Cornwall. My default answer is “it depends.”
My preference is usually Spring or Autumn. But having been asked this question again recently, I thought back to the 2022 season and the sessions I experienced then. On reflection my favourite month in Cornwall, for the epic surf and good times in between, was June