The Double-Up

What better way to close out the year than with two epic comps featuring amazing women doing incredible things in the ocean? This week on the show Shan & Rach go deep on all things Pipe Masters and Para Surfing World Championships, as well as rounding out the year as a whole.

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Chapters
00:00 - The Grinch
08:45 - Pipe Masters
1:08:06 - Para Surfing World Champs
1:30:13 - Mixed Bag

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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This year's Haleiwa Challenger was one of the most exciting contests in recent memory, with Sophie McCulloch's dream run the cherry on top of an epic event.

Shan and Rach break down the highs and lows of a dramatic and emotional week on the North Shore, along with an overall look at the first full run of the Challenger Series as a whole, before previewing what comes next - a redefined 'Pipe Masters' that includes women for the very first time.

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Listen: Critical Conversation: Women at Pipeline

Chapters
00:00 - Barrels for Breakfast
07:43 - Haleiwa Wrap
35:57 - Challenger Series Review
1:03:30 - Pipe Masters Preview

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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Adaptive surfing has been growing from strength-to-strength in recent times, with this year's ISA World Para Surfing Championship promising to be the biggest and best ever.

This week Shan and Rach catch up with three-time ISA World Champion Victoria Feige to preview the event and learn more about Victoria and the wider adaptive surfing community. They also go into a deeper preview of the Haleiwa Challenger and the current qualification scenarios with some surprise withdrawals from the race.

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Chapters
00:00 - Gobble, gobble
03:56 - Haleiwa Preview
27:16 - Victoria Feige Interview

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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Instagram: @the.double.up
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Last week the Stab High series wrapped up, delivering what most are calling the best air ever completed by a woman. That woman happens to be 15-year-old Sierra Kerr, who is part of a pack of young women that appear destined to become the future of the sport.

This week on the show, Shan and Rach go full Stab and review both the Stab High series finale and the new episode of the Stab-produced, Caity Simmers series, Ramble On, which leads them into a discussion of the names often brought up whenever anyone talks about future world champions and who we may see dominate the sport in years to come.

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Watch: Stab High, Ramble On

Chapters
00:00 - Bogged on Marketplace
09:37 - Stab High
21:02 - Ramble On
26:03 - The Future

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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While we might not have the Cahill Bell-Warren spreadsheet (see Lipped Podcast), we've used our high school math skills and have worked out who we'll likely see join the 2023 Championship Tour when the Challenger Series wraps in the coming weeks at Haleiwa.

This week on the show Shan and Rach discuss those incredible women in contention, along with the lucky ones who stitched up qualification in Saquarema, as well as break down the highlights of that event, the future of competition in wave pools and also catch up with 41-year-old Swedish surfer Maria Allebring, who, after only surfing for two years, made the finals in her national championships, which happened to be held in a wave pool.

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Chapters
00:00 - SUP's and foils
14:14 - Wave pools on the table
22:50 - Post-Heat w/ Maria Allebring
38:28 - Saquarema breakdown
58:24 - Caity says yes
01:02:48 - Who will qualify for the 2023 CT?

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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It's a mixed bag this week as Shan and Rach catch up on a variety of news. From the placement of a number on a magazine cover to the freshly announced invitee list of the new look Vans Pipe Masters, with stops at storm-ravaged QS's and Australian film tours along the way, the conversation is never dull...even when discussing flight weight limitations.

A catch-up with the always engaging Sophie McCulloch caps off the episode. Sitting right on the cusp of qualification with two Challenger Series events left, the Sunshine Coast surfer is in the middle of her best competitive year so far and clearly has more to come.

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Watch: Vans Pipe Masters Invite Show
Follow: She Surfs Film Tour

Chapters
00:00 - 80 Pounds of Surfboard Sushi
15:55 - Eight-Gate
30:39 - She Surfs Film Tour
33:02 - Force Majure
36:45 - Pipe Masters Invitee List
39:20 - Sophie McCulloch Interview

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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It was a massive week in the longboard world with World Champions crowned and 2023 qualifiers potentially determined for two of the biggest regions in women's longboarding.

As any longtime listener knows, no subject gets Shan and Rach more talkative than this, so settle in as they break down all of the happenings, as well as checking in on the Challenger Series, learning about a new Latina surf film in the works and catching up in a Post Heat with Sophia Culhane.

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Chapters
00:00 - Fluffy the Shark
15:23 - Surfing for Hope Longboard Classic
28:35 - Cuervo Classic Malibu
53:48 - Post Heat: Sophia Culhane
01:17:47 - Challenger Series Update
01:28:00 - Latinas de Mar

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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It seems crazy to think that we're there already, but the second Olympic cycle in the history of surfing is upon us with the ISA World Surfing Games held last week in Huntington Beach.

This week Shan and Rach break down all the excitement and drama that led to Kirra Pinkerton's big ISA win and the implications it holds. They also catch up on feedback from the WSL Finals debrief, look into the brand new adaptive surfing world tour, check out the 2023 CT schedule, preview next week's Cuervo Classic Malibu and somewhere in there Shan finds time to host an impromptu Post-Heat with Rach after her win at the Super Girl Pro.

Chapters
00:00 - Are all Australian men good dancers?
06:25 - WSL Finals Feedback 
09:23 - Kirra Pinkerton takes USA women to the Olympics
32:59 - Adaptive surfing has a new world tour
47:15 - 2023 CT Schedule
54:59 - Cuervo Classic Malibu Preview

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

Women's surfing officially has a new GOAT. Tied with Layne Beachley for seven world titles since 2018, Stephanie Gilmore solidified her position in the history books at this year's WSL Finals, breaking that record and finally winning her long-desired eighth.

This week Shan and Rach celebrate Steph's iconic win, talking through the performances, as well as the pros and cons of the new Finals format, and what it was like to be on the sand to watch it all go down. They also head to Rising Tides to talk to some future world champions in the making.

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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Instagram: @the.double.up
Web: www.womensurf.net

This week Shan and Rach are joined by the one and only Sally Fitzgibbons, the GOAT of consistency, for a full insider breakdown of the contenders for this year's World Title.

The trio delve into the psyche of each of the five finalists and make predictions of what might happen later this week when they take to the water at Lower Trestles.

We daresay Sal's insight into the current women's tour is the sharpest of anyone in the world, so dig in and enjoy!

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