The Double-Up

What do Surf Ranch, longboarding, the Olympics, Iran, judging, puppies and surf festivals have in common? They're all discussed in detail on this week's episode.

An unexpected month away has left Shan and Rach with a lot to catch up on this week. It's a wide variety of topics, but somehow it all flows as they talk ISA World Longboard Champs and World Surfing Games, delve into the Surf Ranch Pro and subsequent judging controversy and preview the upcoming Seas the Day Festival.

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Attend: Seas the Day Surf Festival

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
07:16 - Seas the Day Surf Festival Preview
16:03 - ISA World Longboard Championship
37:07 - ISA World Surfing Games
53:56 - Surf Ranch Pro

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

Two major events in the short and long board worlds finished up in the past few days and our very own co-host Rachael Tilly placed runner up in one of them (hint: it wasn't Margaret River).

This week Shan and Rach break down the Mexi Logfest and Margaret River Pro and surrounding conversations. They also catch up on the latest happenings in the rest of women's surfing including heroism and heartbreak in Tahiti and the upcoming Challenger Series kick-off on the Gold Coast.

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Support: Teahupoo Emergency Relief

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
03:09 - Teahupoo
06:45 - Mexi Logfest
20:10 - Margaret River Pro
52:48 - Challenger Series Kick-Off

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

The concept and execution of the White Horses magazine She Has Stories issues is always so great that upon receiving the latest issue we had to track down its guest editor and learn more. And we're extremely glad that we did. Our conversation with Ula Majewski left us feeling excited, joyous and pumped on life.

Dive in to hear from the infectious writer, photographer and storyteller, as well as a quick catch-up and debrief on the Margaret River Pro and mid-season cut.

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Follow: Ula Majewski

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

This week we're celebrating our 50th episode by welcoming very special guests who need no introduction. 1990 World Champion Pam Burridge and 1993 World Champion Pauline Menczer both held 20-year careers on the Championship Tour, collecting all kinds of accolades along the way.

After both women recently attended their first CT in years, the 2023 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Shan and Rach thought it would be great to hear their takeaways from the event, thoughts on the current women on tour, and of course glean stories from years past. They also follow-up on the effect the movie Girls Can't Surf has had on their lives.

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Watch: Pauline's 1990 Margaret River Wipeout

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

The world's longest running surf contest, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and the waiting period is officially underway.

This week Shan and Rach look back at some of the history, preview this year's event, including the Gromsearch International Finals and the Heritage Heat, and delve into the current rankings to discuss mid-season cut scenarios. They also ask if the real Rick Kane is actually an 11-year-old born in China and celebrate the Challenger Series qualifiers from Australia/Oceania and North America.

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Listen: 28ish Days Later
Follow: Patti Zhou

Chapters
00:00 - The Endo
13:10 - Bells Preview
1:05:32 - Next, Next Gen
1:10:19 - Challenger Qualifiers

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

The generational shift that has been long forecast appears to have definitively arrived on the 2023 WSL Championship Tour. For the second event in a row a first-time winner has topped the podium and we now have a 20-year-old and a 17-year-old sitting number one and two in the world.

This week Shan and Rach dig into the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal and all of the chaos, carnage and generational change that it delivered. Lucy Small joins to discuss her new film Yama which showcases the emerging skate and surf scene in Ghana. And of course they also catch up on the rest of this week's happenings in the wide world of women's surfing.

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Follow: Yama Surf Film
Attend: Yama Surf Film

Chapters
00:00 - Noosa Fest
10:17 - Portugal Wrap
1:01:10 - Lucy Small Interview
1:23:08 - Everything Else

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

While we've spent the start of this year almost entirely consumed by the WSL Championship Tour, a whole lot else has been happening in the world of women's surfing.

This week Shan and Rach start to catch up on those happenings, including the release of a handful of great new edits, a roundup of the Regional QS and just a little dash of the CT with their fantasy picks for Portugal. Keen on catching up with South Africa's Sarah Baum after her win at the Oakberry Tweed Coast Pro, the ideas snowballed and Baumy joined for a full episode, along with our great friend Jess Grimwood.

Dive in to learn more about Baumy's competitive journey along with all the latest in women's surfing.

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Follow: Sarah Baum, Yama Surf Film
Watch: Danielle Black Lyons, The Physics of Noseriding, Malia

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
02:23 - Latest Edits
22:36 - Portugal Picks
36:08 - Regional QS Roundup
1:01:21 - Sarah Baum Interview

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

For the second year in a row Sunset has delivered a first-time CT winner and this time it's Molly Picklum's turn. Backing up her Vans Pipe Masters win, Molly has proved that her current confident rise is no fluke, settling into equal first place on the rankings with Carissa Moore.

This week Shan and Rach delve into Molly's rise, along with all of the other standout moments from the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach, before looking ahead to Portugal and tapping into a quick preview of the Women's Surf Festival happening on International Women's Day as a part of the Noosa Festival of Surfing.

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

This week it's all about the CT. It seems surprising that Pipe has already finished, despite the fact that it felt like it went forever, and Sunset is somehow already underway. Shan and Rach discuss Carissa Moore's long-awaited Pipeline win and the performances of the women in these early events, along with everything from their failed Fantasy teams to the quarter finals day that wasn't.

Chapters
00:00 - Cyclone Season
07:10 - 2022 Heats of the Year Poll Results
11:40 - Billabong Pipeline Pro Wrap
30:40 - Fantasy Report / Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Preview

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

After a great career that included two CT finals, multiple QS and Pro Junior wins, and covered many changes in women's surfing, Keely Andrew recently announced her retirement. This week Shannon catches up with the Sunshine Coast CT stalwart to talk through the highs and lows of her career and what comes next.

Much else has happened in the world of women's surfing over the past month and Shan and Rach break it all down. From the seemingly endless happenings on the North Shore to Caity Simmers' latest epic edit, Toasted. In lieu of the WSL awarding Heat of the Year, they also look back to the best moments of the 22 CT.

Chapters
00:00 - Bungy-Jumping Bees
08:12 - North Shore
28:36 - Billabong Pipeline Pro Preview
41:22 - 2022 Heats of the Year
48:32 - Keely Andrew Interview
01:23:49 - Toasted

Info
Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net