Rachel Murphy's Journal
08 November 2022
5 Exercises to Improve Your Mobility for Surfing
A lot of people focus on strength or flexibility alone in their surf training, but the best exercises for surfing fitness should give you a balance between strength, flexibility and mobility. Mobility is flexibility combined with strength to move through a range of motion.
24 August 2022
Job opportunity: Surf Trip Leader
Women + Waves is an all-female surf collective, teaching women to surf through their leading Rip Curl Surf Academy in Newquay alongside other locations such as Croyde, Devon and international surf holidays to destinations worldwide including Morocco, El Salvador, and Portugal.
22 August 2022
Women + Waves X Rip Curl · Launch of the Surf Collective Capsule
We are so excited to announce a brand new ‘Surf Collective Capsule’ in partnership with Rip Curl! Following on from the successful launch of our new and dynamic Rip Curl X Women + Waves surf academy in Cornwall in January 2022, Rip Curl continues to enhance its support for women surfers and its partnership with […]
22 July 2022
A guide to packing for your surf trip
If you’re reading this it probably means you’re planning a surf trip, wahoo! If it’s your first trip, first hot surf holiday or you always forget things, keep reading for some of our recommendations to make packing easier. Before you even start arranging your clothes and toiletries, the first thing you need to do is check how much luggage you can take on the plane!
21 July 2022
How to Become a Surf Instructor: Your Complete Guide to Teaching Surfing and Living the Dream Life
Do you dream of spending your day at the beach, chasing the endless summer while teaching people a new skill they will carry with them for life? The Level 1 ISA (International Surf Association) qualification is your entry into the wonderful world of outdoor instructing.
01 July 2022
The Best Boards for Progressing Your Surfing From SurfDome
Teaching people to surf for a living has got to be one of the best jobs in the world. You’re paid to share your love for surfing and get your students as stoked as you are! Sounds like the dream, right?
04 June 2022
6 Tips to Improve Your Pop Up
Teaching people to surf for a living has got to be one of the best jobs in the world. You’re paid to share your love for surfing and get your students as stoked as you are! Sounds like the dream, right?
05 April 2022
10 Ways to Get Yourself Out of a Surf Slump
It doesn’t matter what level you are, at some point in your surfing journey you will hit the dreaded surf slump. Maybe you’re just coming out of a long surf-less winter, or you might have just lost your spark. It’s inevitable that you’ll plateau for a while, but that’s not always a bad thing. It […]
22 March 2022
6 Reasons Why Your Surfing Is Not Improving
Teaching people to surf for a living has got to be one of the best jobs in the world. You’re paid to share your love for surfing and get your students as stoked as you are! Sounds like the dream, right?
22 February 2022
10 Reasons to Become a Surf Instructor with Women + Waves!
Teaching people to surf for a living has got to be one of the best jobs in the world. You’re paid to share your love for surfing and get your students as stoked as you are! Sounds like the dream, right?
14 February 2022
Dear Lily: Your Surfing Dilemmas Answered!
Whatever your surfing dilemmas are, surf agony aunt Lily Plume is here to help you solve them. Level-headed and never judging, she's always been the go-to advice giver among her friends.
09 February 2022
Things You Should Know Before You Try Wild Swimming
Discover the amazing health benefits of wild swimming, plus some important tips to help you take the plunge!
02 February 2022
Our Favourite Surf Books to Get Stuck Into!
We always get asked for recommendations for books about surfing, so we thought we'd create this little list of our favourites to get you started!
14 November 2021
New Women + Waves Surf Academy · In Partnership With Rip Curl
Check out what we've got in sotre for you for 2022...
18 September 2021
How To Read A Surf Forecast
Understanding the future wave conditions by reading a surf forecast is one of the most important skills you should have as a surfer. Being on the right beach on the right day with the right conditions is the best way to maximise the number of good sessions you have – and those good sessions are […]
07 September 2021
Vegan Cinnamon Apple Crumble (for breakfast or dessert!)
As the evenings start to close in and the apples start to fall off the tree, we thought this would be a great time to share our delicious oatmeal cinnamon apple crumble recipe (which is also totally vegan) – whether it’s enjoying after a surf and getting cosy or having it cold for a fuelling […]
07 September 2021
Yoga for Surfers: Post-Surf Stretch
We’ve all been there – you rock up to your local spot and find the waves are pumping. You pull on your wetsuit and strap on your leash at record speed, hurl yourself into the water and start paddling like crazy to the line up. It’s an epic session and you score some amazing waves. […]
30 August 2021
Pro Tips On How To Noseride On A Longboard
So, you’ve mastered your cross-step and your toes are edging ever so closer to the nose of your board. That hang five you’ve been dreaming about is just an inch away, but it still feels so out of reach… Hang in there, because it sounds like you’re ready to learn the art of noseriding! What […]
