Surfing

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To All My Little Sisters

Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira pens an inspiring letter to girls all over the world.

What It Means to Be From Two Places at Once

Mahina Maeda on competing in the Olympics: “I’m more than one flag, one country, one language. I’m me.”

Art of Mastery

Professional surfer Albee Layer shares the importance of timing in his craft, mastered in partnership with Hennessy VSOP.

Setting the Standard

Today is a very proud day for me. I’m proud to be a surfer. Proud to be a female surfer.

The Ocean Is Everything

I’d surf all day, every day if I could, and some of my best memories are the ones I’ve made with my friends down at the beach.

Dear Tobias

In response to P&G's Love, Mom series, Bethany Hamilton has a message for her son, Tobias, reminding him that love over bias always wins.

Out of the Favela

I didn’t grow up in some beautiful beach town. I didn’t even know we were close to water. I never saw it growing up. All I saw, all I knew, was life inside the

Fora da Favela

Não cresci em uma bela cidade praiana. Nem mesmo sabia que nós estávamos perto da água. Eu nunca vi o mar enquanto eu crescia. Tudo que eu via, tudo que eu conh