From the monthly archives: September 2011
Name: Ingrid Brunstad-Scott
Resides: Squamish, BC, Canada
Years surfing: 5
Home break: I wish
How I pay the rent/mortgage: Respiratory Therapist
Song currently getting me stoked to paddle out: “Satellite” by Rise Against
Sponsors: Not quite there….
It started as a 500-word beauty story and grew into the cover of the Autumn 2011 issue of MONTECRISTO magazine.
I approached this piece in a really practical way, aiming to unearth the obstacles that BC beauty companies wanting to utilize natural, provincial ingredients have to hurdle to get their product to the public. But [...]
If you think 2011 has been a big year for women’s surfing, it has. And it’s not over yet.
In an unprecedented move, the ASP has bestowed its Hawaii wildcard upon Carissa Moore for both the Vans World Cup and the Reef Hawaiian Pro. The 19-year-old Hawaiian World Champion will be the only woman lining [...]
Name: Steph Wightman
Resides: Tofino, BC, Canada
Years surfing: 9
Home break: Beaches around Tofino
How I pay the rent/mortgage: I’m a manager and surf instructor at Surf Sister Surf School and also run my own vacation rental.
Song currently getting me [...]
Name: Devon Holloway DeMint
Resides: Encinitas, California, USA
Years surfing: 12
Home break: Tikis
How I pay the rent/mortgage: Until this May I taught pre-school. Now I’m following my heart in a new direction, pursuing my passion for writing and surfing. I also do property management.
Name: Catherine Bruhwiler
Resides: Tofino, BC, Canada
Years surfing: 14
Home break: Chesterman’s Beach
How I pay the rent/mortgage: A SUP school & touring company, surf instruction and sponsorships
Song that’s currently getting me stoked to paddle out: “August 8th” byNOFX
For the surfer who searches out quality writing to keep informed and entertained—the kind of person who believes that The Surfer’s Journal was designed specifically with him/her in mind—there’s a good chance that Cyrus Saatsaz has passed across your radar. His name pops up in a lot of places, from ASP tour reporting for The Huffington Post [...]
The pleasure of covering the annual Rip Curl Stew in Tofino for SBC Surf was mine this year. Unfortunately, a story on the surf itself would either have been boring story or chock full of hyperbole—the waves didn’t exactly perform for the event. So instead, we asked everyone we ran into on the beach if [...]
