Tag: surf

  • Stoke Is A Verb

    Stoke Is A Verb

    Surfers use the word stoke a lot. “I was so stoked yesterday, the waves were firing.” They use stoke in place of happy, joy or fun. They use it to describe the way surfing makes them feel. However, a traditional English dictionary version of the word stoke is: To stir up and feed a fire; To tend a…

  • The Birth of Wahine Wednesdays

    The Birth of Wahine Wednesdays

    The first Wahine Wednesday was 3-13-13.  We had no idea that on that particular day, we would set a goal to surf every Wednesday for a year. 52 Wednesdays to be exact. It started out like any other potential surf day. Roll outta bed, pack my stuff, get the kids off to school and meet…