Dina El Dessouky 22 years Surfing Tell us about an intense or fun surfing memory The most special surfing experience I’ve had in recent times was getting to shoot in the water up North with none other than the legendary Sachi Cunningham for a film collaboration that Textured Waves did with Roxy for International Women’s Day this year. My friend Chelsea Woody asked me to be a part of that, and even though the waves were small, from the minute I rolled up into the parking lot at dawn on that crisp, clear winter morning and met all the women involved, I knew it was going to be magic. We…

Susie Deutsch 25 years Surfing Tell us about an intense or fun surfing memory One fun and intense memory I have was arriving at Tamarindo, Costa Rica after a red eye flight. My trip overlapped with my good friend Joe’s trip by 12 hours. Joe insisted that we have a surf together before his family returned back to Santa Cruz. We paddle out in the windy afternoon conditions with me having zero energy. After a bit Joe exclaimed “Look, a turtle!” As we watched the “turtle” the tail came up a good 8 feet from the head. At that point we realized it was a crocodile. My energy went from…

Syda Cogliati 30 years Surfing Tell us about an intense or fun surfing memory When my daughter was 3 months old, I took her on an all ladies’ surf trip to Costa Rica. She would fall asleep in a baby sling, and when I went out to surf, I would slip the sling off and put it on one of my girlfriends.   Tell us something unique about you as a mother who surfs with/without your kiddos My son is now in college on the east coast. When he came home for spring break last month, I drove to the airport with all his surf gear packed in the car.…

Jessica Benet 25 years Surfing Tell us about an intense or fun surfing memory Some of my best memories are growing up surfing with my dad and my older brother and I look forward to sharing that stoke with my own kids. What is your occupation Landscape Designer Do you have any significant community involvement? I enjoy catching up with the regulars every time I paddle out at the lane. Tell us something unique about you as a mother who surfs with/without your kiddos I have a background in marine biology, so I have fun teaching my son about ocean life both above and below the water. What is your…

Shana Bartlett 26 years Surfing Tell us about an intense or fun surfing memory I was on a surf trip in Mexico with about 14 grom surfers and a few guy leaders including my husband when I was 21 years old. Funny enough,a handful of those groms became Santa Cruz’s top surfers just a few years later(Anthony Tashnick, Bud Freitas, Darshan Gooch, Peter Garaway and more). I was feeling really off, tired and nauseous. It hit me on the trip that maybe I am pregnant. There were no girls to talk too about these symptoms and no phones to look up anything on. I can still remember confiding in my…

Gretchen Bach 43 years Surfing Tell us about an intense or fun surfing memory Dropping my 11-year old daughter off to surf the Lane by herself. That was harder for me than watching her drive away in a car for her first time. What is your occupation Realtor Do you have any significant community involvement? Current: Santa Cruz Educational Foundation Board Member. Past: Santa Cruz City Green Schools Board Member, Co-Founder of the Santa Cruz County Scholastic Surfing League, and former Surf Coach for Santa Cruz High, and Mission Hill and Branciforte Middle Schools. Tell us something unique about you as a mother who surfs with/without your kiddos I like…