She Rips / Kelta O’Rourke
By Shannon Reporting
Kauai native Kelta O’Rourke is a senior in high school and quite the overachiever at just 17, in the best sense of the word. In between charging big waves, she’s busy applying to univers...
She Rips / Vahine Fierro
Hometown: Huahine, French Polynesia
DOB: December 2, 1999
Sponsors: Roxy, Air Tahiti Nui, Channel Islands Surfboards, Dakine, Raimana World, Jeewin Sunscreen
Photo Ben Thouard
Vahine Fierro is more tha...
She Rips / Brittany Penaroza
By Kyveli Diener
Whether 17-year-old Brittany Penaroza is bashing the lip, threading a double-overhead barrel, or posing for a photoshoot showing off O’Neill’s latest surf wear, her laid-back and confident manner embody one word: effortless. Surely that’s h...
She Rips / Princesses of Queens
By Cash Lambert
Paddle out into the blue, mana-filled waters of Queen’s on any given day and there’s a chance you’ll share the lineup with a pack of 5 girls, known as the Queen's Crew: 11-year-old Sophia Cul...
She Rips / Sara Wakita
By Kyveli Diener
Takayuki Wakita has been called the most respected Japanese surfer in all of Hawaii, a title he earned by charging every wave that came his way for nearly 30 years. His reward wasn’t only re...
She Rips / Leila Riccobuano
By Kyveli Diener
Leila Riccobuano has only been an official teenager for less than six months, but she’s been ripping waves apart and turning heads in contests since before her age even hit double digits.
The 13-year-old power surfer from Ewa Beach has ben...
She Rips / Brisa Hennessy
By Kyveli Diener
Brisa Hennessy’s 16th year was more than sweet. She dominated in junior events worldwide, winning the Sunset Junior Pro in January and a gold medal at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championsh...
She Rips / Summer Ivy
By John Ellis
We all have to start somewhere, right? Well, let us introduce Summer Ivy to the world. She's an energetic, wave-shredding grom that made her debut to surfing at the ripe age of 11. Summer tapped ...
Pau Hana / Benoa Swimwear
By Greta Evans
Covered in sand with “wild hair”, floaties attached to their arms, and “wearing bikinis”: listening to Luna Courtois and Indie Pyzel talk about growing up on the North Shore of Oahu sounds like a children’s story book with a fairy tale ending.
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Talk Story / Alessa Quizon
By Cash Lambert
Trial by fire: by most accounts, this is what the first few years on the WSL’s Championship Tour is like. The surfer hoisting the trophy at a contest’s conclusion may not necessarily be the mos...
PAIGE ALMS’ BIOPIC THE WAVE I RIDE RELEASED
For years, there have been bits and pieces of Paige Alms’ extraordinary story told in the media. Like her early roots, which including a life changing move to Hawaii. Or her decision to do any job - hou...
She Rips- Bailey Nagy
by Cash Lambert
Standing in front of thousands of fans crowding the sand at Huntington Beach, Bailey Nagy thrust the 2014 Vans US Open Pro Junior trophy high and beamed a smile. It was her biggest career win, her brightest moment, her exclamation ...