Molly and Fox 2014 February | Page 22

... for the love of it Mikala and Hayley have been friends and living the surfing lifestyle for the last few years. Shesurfs was created one Friday morning after a surf and coffee. Whilst chatting they realised that why not share our lifestyle with girls all around the world. Mikala being a surf photographer and Hayley a published author along with her background in digital arts and media, they had the skills and the life to create something wonderful for surfer girls everywhere! Shesurfs was launched in March 2012 but born well before that! Hayley believes the reason for their success is that “There is nothing quite like it out there. We are not out there for ourselves we want to help girls get into surfing and encourage those who already do, to get better and to surf more. In particularly we want to encourage girls to be healthy and active and surfing is such a sturdy platform and culture that does this.” They are now a fast growing online girls surf space. “Our aim is to create a space that connects girls together and share the love of surfing.” Shesurfs is about surfing lifestyle imagery, interesting stories, recipes, videos, interviews and now Surf trips. They teamed up with The Perfect Wave surf travel in 2012 and run all-girls surf trips to destinations including the Maldives and Mentawai islands. To find out more about Shesurfs visit: www.shesurfs.com.au Live the beautiful Life What is surfing to me? Surfing is one of those things that is hard to explain to someone that doesn’t surf… It gets into your bones, your brain and your heart. It’s like falling in love… It’s the first thing you think about when you wake up and then gradually your life revolves around it… tiny grains of sand and lovely little shells begin turning up in your pockets, at the bottom or your handbag and in the most random places. Living in Australia and being a girl that surfs is almost cliché as there are so many girls that surf here, especially on the East Coast of Australia. ~Hayley Shaw-McGuinness Surf Trips 2014 Come to paradise with us in search of perfect waves and adventure! We love to surf and live for adventure, so we teamed up with The Perfect Wave surf travel to create the opportunity to bring like minded girls from all over the world together in the search of waves and adventure. We spent the last 2 years travelling to the Maldives and fell in love with surfing paradise. To find out more about upcoming trips click here. Photos ~ Mikala Wilbow