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Surf Sister has been covered in publications from National Geographic Adventure to the Globe and Mail. See what the media has to say about Surf Sister...
Better Than Sex
National Post
"There are two things you realize if you stay on the far West Coast of Canada for any length of time. The first is that, while summer and sun are fantastically beautiful, it's better in the rain and the fog and the wind in winter. The second is that surfing on Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park is something you should have given your life to..."

Hanging 10 in Tofino
Globe and Mail
"It was a dark and stormy morning. There was no transition from drop to drizzle - the rain moved straight into a downpour of the torrential sort. It seemed as if there was as much water coming down from the sky as there was beating the shore. So it was particularly unfortunate! that this was the day that I, a rookie, had chosen to learn to surf..."

Surfing in Tofino's Top Ten
Surf Sister Report
"Here's to a fabulous year of surfing in Tofino! At the end of every year it's always a good idea to look back and review all the wonderful things that have happened..."

Riding the Waves of Fun
Martlet Publishing
"Read about this search for fashion and fun amidst Tofino's surfing culture. A glimpse at women's surfing stars and an in-depth look at the author's surfing lessons in Tofino..."

A Divine Sisterhood
British Columbia Magazine (cover article!)
"From surfing to sailing, paddling to fly-fishing, women-only adventures build female camaraderie and confidence in the outdoors..."

Wet Coast Adventure
CalgarySun.com
"Our instructor Louise Rodgers did just that more than a decade ago. With visions of blue thunder dancing in her head and a little prodding from a friend, Louise left Quebec, surfboard in hand. Now she works for Surf Sister, a school for hang-ten enthusiasts located mere minutes from Long Beach, one of the best surfing spots in all of the Great White North. She's been here for years..."

From Clueless Kook to Confident, Safe Surfer
AmyWaeschle.com
"It all started when my husband and I planned a dream vacation to Fiji. I wasn't a surfer then, but I had aspirations of becoming one. Originally we planned to mix our trip with a combination of surf destinations and relax-and-read-on-the-beach destinations. That all changed once I learned to surf and began surfing on a regular basis. Now our trip is planned around our desire to surf every day in as many locations as we can afford. I signed up with Surf Sister in Tofino..."

I Wake Up Surfing
coastalbc.com
"Everything is in order when I embark on my 7 a.m. journey toward the beaches of Tofino. I groove down the highway with time, weather, a new CD, and good coffee on my side. I miss the turn-off to Tofino and get trapped on the "inner route" abyss. Shit! Naturally, my stress dissipates after finding my way back, into the lush air of the rainforest and those familiar winding bodies of water..."

Who's Afraid of a Little Fiji?
AmyWaeschle.com
"In an effort to prepare myself for an upcoming trip to surf Fiji's challenging array of reef breaks, I signed up last spring for a private lesson with Surf Sister in Tofino. Six months prior, I had made my surfing debut with the all-women surf school during one of their weekend beginner clinics. For my pre-Fiji lesson Jenny Stewart, Surf Sister's owner, decided to take on my case..."

Riding the Waves of Success
Pique News Magazine
"It was a dark and stormy morning. There was no transition from drop to drizzle - the rain moved straight into a downpour of the torrential sort. It seemed as if there was as much water coming down from the sky as there was beating the shore. So it was particularly unfortunate that this was the day that I, a rookie, had chosen to learn to surf..."

Catching the Perfect (Canuck) Waves
Edmonton Journal
"So you think a pop-up is a toaster pastry, or perhaps an early spring blossom breaking the ground? Wrong!..."

Spirit of Adventure
Edmonton Journal
"Why go into a tame aerobics class when mountains and oceans await?..."

Catching the Waves in Tofino
Calgary Herald
"You must be crazy," said some friends when they learned I would be taking surfing lessons in the middle of winter. I allowed that I might be a little wacky myself..."

Ice Cold Green Crush
British Columbia Magazine
"Forget the bikini-clad cinema surf babes of Blue Crush. Here on Chesterman Beach in the chilly 11C water, we look more like blubbery seals in our full body wetsuits. No matter: we girlfriends, all in our 40s, are here to discover our inner surf babes... though the cold, churning water gives us pause..."

Blissology: Yoga and surfing adventures
Coastalbc.com
"Sometimes, even in this Northern surf paradise we call Vancouver Island, the dreams of sunshine and tropical barrels are what keep our minds firing through the long cold flat spells. The discovery that Vancouveryoga.com, Milagro Retreats, and Pescadero Surf Camp were hosting a week long retreat near Todos Santos in Baja California sounded like a dream..."
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