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Maui Surfer Girls
Surfing and Self-Awareness Enhanced
Through Lessons, Clinic and Innovative Teen Getaway
 In recent
years, women have not only been stealing the scene in traditionally
male-dominated sports such as golf, tennis, soccer, and hockey, but are also
making a big splash in surfing, with swelling participation among female
athletes. With a Hollywood blockbuster on girl surfers expected to hit
theaters this summer, the sport should gain even greater popularity. Now,
women eager to make waves can seek quality instruction from the new Maui
Surfer Girls, choosing from surf camps, clinics or private lessons.
Billabong Boarding School at Maui Surfer Girls
The Billabong Boarding School at Maui Surfer Girls is
offered twice in the summer of 2002. The “surf camp” is open to teen girls
ages 12 17, and provides two weeks of sun and surf instruction, including
support from a Billabong pro, as well as a positive approach to
self-awareness. All levels of surfing experience are welcome.
This year, two sessions will be held, June 20 July 12
and July 21 August 2. Both will be held in Lahaina, Maui at a beachfront
facility facing one of the island’s premier longboard sites. The two-week
retreat, for $2,000, includes accommodations in A-frame cabins, all meals,
daily surf practice and instruction (3:1 student-instructor ratio). Special
day activities are also included, such as: Maui adventure trips, morning
yoga, Hawaiian arts and crafts, windsurfing, and more. Evening
entertainment includes movies, talent shows and campfires. Last year,
special evening appearances by well-known surfers included Buzzy Kerbox,
Jacqui Zambrano and Woody Brown.
Weekend Wahine Warrior Clinics
Each weekend, year-round, wahine (that’s Hawaiian for
‘female’) ages 8 and above can participate in two full days of surf
instruction and Maui adventures. The program includes gear, transportation
and a picnic lunch.
A 3:1 student to instructor ratio is also the average
at these clinics.
Workshops cost $250 per person. Group discounts are
available.
Day Surf Lessons
Personalized lessons for individuals or small groups,
male or female, can also be scheduled to fit one’s vacation schedule. Surf
sites on Maui are chosen according to participants’ experience. The $100
per person fee includes two hours of instruction as well as a picnic lunch.
Group discounts are available.
Maui Surfer Girls’ philosophy emanates throughout all
three programs. by director and founder Dustin Tester, formerly an Outward
Bound instructor.
“Maui Surfer Girls’ philosophy is more than simply
learning how to surfing, it’s also learning about one’s self gaining
insights, recognizing and overcoming limitations. And we have loads of fun
in the process,” notes Dustin Tester, director and founder of MSG.
Those interested in becoming Maui Surfer Girls can
receive more information by calling (808) 250-2019, e-mailing
mauisurfergirls@wildmail.com
or clicking on to
www.mauisurfergirls.com. Reservations are currently being accepted for
the Summer 2002 surf camps.
Maui Surfer Girls is for wahine worldwide, regardless
of age or experience, interested in knowing the ocean and discovering
themselves in the process.
MSG runs an annual summer retreat for teens, in
addition to weekend workshops open to women of all ages, and private
lessons. Director and founder Dustin Tester is a Maui-raised surfer girl
trained in Wilderness Therapy.
Edited by Dave Shultz
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