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...trend that's getting a Hollywood endorsement in the film Blue Crush. Kennelly plays herself in the film, and some of her surf-pro pals, including Megan Abubo and Rochelle Ballard, provide the action as stunt doubles. Blue Crush tells the story of tough but sexy surfer chicks who live in beach shacks on Oahu's North Shore. No Baywatch bimbos, they wake at dawn to surf big waves, work as hotel maids during the day and party whenever they want. Boys are on the side. "Every little girl who sees the movie is going to want to surf," says...
...wave of surfer girls can be found everywhere from New Jersey to France. In Biarritz, on the coast of southwest France, Helene Malvaux, 12, is learning to surf. "My brother's been doing this for a few summers now, so I thought it was time I had a go," she says. At Surfrider beach in Malibu, Calif., Megan Stone, 16, says she surfs because "it's something that isn't ordinary." And up the coast in Santa Cruz, Mel Hanson, 42, a mother of two, got hooked last year after a friend taught her how. Not even a couple...
While professional women's surfing has existed for decades, only recently has the sport gained much visibility. Since Surfer magazine was founded in 1960, it has had only five covers featuring women, including legends Linda Merrill from the 1960s and Margo Oberg from the early 1980s. "Surfing is the ultimate male club," says Surfer editor Sam George, who adds, "Men don't want to see women in the water...
...Surfing is a perfect girl's sport, says Isabelle (Izzy) Tihanyi, a competitive surfer and founder of the all-girls Surf Diva school in La Jolla, Calif. "Women have natural grace and agility. Surfing is not about power. It's about dancing well with the waves." So where can would-be Kelly Slaters go to master their boarding skills...
...MAUI SURFER GIRLS Maui, Hawaii mauisurfergirls.com A 12-day overnight camp for girls 12 to 17, for around $2,000, includes Hawaiian-bracelet-making classes and mountain hikes. The next is in 2003, but $250 weekend clinics run all year...