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Apr 8, 2024 · While the world was watching Waimea, Enever and a handful of other surfers descended upon the North Shore’s Outer Reefs. And during that session, she caught a wave that would etch her name into the history books – “largest wave surfed paddle-in (female)” Guinness World Records dubbed it.
Apr 10, 2018 · The first woman, Keala Kennelly, invited to compete (albeit as an alternate) in The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, casually referred to as The Eddie, the oldest big-wave surf contest at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu.
May 26, 2014 · On February 26, Sarah Gerhardt would become the first woman to ride the enormous wave, cementing the collapse of the gender barrier at Maverick’s (bodyboarder Sara Lucas caught a 15-foot...
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Jun 22, 2021 · Surf’s golden girl: From first lady of surfing in the ’50s to stunt double for Esther Williams, Marge Calhoun became an icon after riding big waves in Malibu, winning championships and ...
- Caroline Howe
Sarah Gerhardt was the first woman to challenge Mavericks' big wave surfing arena. The blond teacher opened the book on riding giants for females. Keala Kennelly and Maya Gabeira are talented big-wave pioneers who have been pushing women's surfing forward.
Aug 18, 2009 · The last two weeks have seen historic rides by two of the best big wave surfers in the world. Oh, and, by the way, they’re both women. First, Californian Jamilah Star (one of our 2007 ...
Jan 24, 2023 · In front of a packed crowd, these six women scored epic waves to remember, including Alms' cool and collected ride (see below) and Keala Kennelly's insane double-up that seemed to spark zero amount of fear in the big-wave trailblazer.
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