Nice bottom turn by Milia

The First Annual Capitola Women's Surfing Contest was held on Saturday, October 12th at Capitola Peak, near Capitola Beach. This was the first women's surfing contest to be held in Northern California for women only.

Fifty-five contestants of all ages entered the contest, which went off in 2-4 foot waves and perfect conditions.

All proceeds from the contest went to the Women's Crisis Support and Shelter Services and the Surfers Alliance.

The contest was put on by the West Wind Surf Club, the Capitola Chamber of Commerce, and the Capitola

Village Association - all of whom would like to thank the sponsors that came out to support this event.

The day of competition!

High Performance Surfing in Big Waves by Judy Holloway

I remember years ago thinking that shredding in small waves had reached it's peak, while high performance in big surf was still virtually untapped. Since then I've been astonished by the amount of dynamic maneuvers that continue to evolve in small surf. It seems each new crop of grommets are pushing the barriers that much more. From acrobatic aerials and 360 carves off the white water, to just more speed overall on transitions and down the line floaters. During the same period, the standards for hot surfing in big waves seem to have inched forward. But my feeling is that performance in big wave surfing is going to reach dramatic new levels in the up and coming years.

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I hope you have enjoyed the adventures of women surfers!!!!