As my @churchillfship.bsky.social travel learning comes to a close and I await the arrival of my family - I’m so excited to start pulling together the interviews, the photos, the videos and the writings along the way!! #DiversityInSurfing #OceanForAll

Making sure I have all the gear (& a little idea) to capture every aspect of my upcoming @churchillfship.bsky.social “Surfing can change the face of ocean conservation, but first we need to challenge and remove the barriers to surfing for diverse ethnic communities.”

When simple light totally changes how nature looks!

Just some casual pink hats in the ocean 🤣🩷

Finally managed to take a moment and a breath to sit and think about the incredible experience I had at my first (& hopefully not last) @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yvettewa...

How many is too many????

I had the best time being a presenter (& panelist) @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social such an epic vibe all round!!!

The work buddies are not the most supportive but they are definitely cute 💙

The next two weeks is basically following g THIS!

Who’s in the room, but mostly - who ISN’T? We need to change and it’s time for actions over conversations…….. open.substack.com/pub/yvettewa...

A snapshot of the most recent findings on our diversity in UK surfing. The perceived accessibility has dropped to a whopping 80% think it’s NOT an acceptable sport or hobby!

Has accessibility to surfing improved since we last ran this survey? Have a read and let me know what you think. open.substack.com/pub/yvettewa...

New research into surfing and diversity in the UK is out now

With only 2.5 months left before I travel - I wanted to share a little headline (&more in the comments) about my @church illfship.bsky.social

Nothing quite says Saturday like a megaphone and a March 💙 @standuptoracismuk.bsky.social

The pure joy of a cold water October dip 💙🩵

When you enlist the family to stop all this from going back out to sea!!! So proud of them all #PlasticPollution #FishingWaste #ProtectOurPlayground #NorthDevonWorldSurfingReserve

The view that always comes with a price! The sad reality of plastic pollution is everywhere! But it doesn’t stop the beauty or Mother Ocean - we just need to remember to say thank you and pick it up when we see it and replace and reuse where we can 💙 #PlasticPollution #ProtectWhatYouLove

Sunset dog walks are the perfect remedy to a day of lows 💙

Nature is incredible. Yesterday we found this unhatched spotted dogfish. Having our youngest with us who is obsessed with nature was amazed to see this and continues to grow her curiosity. #Nature #Curious

When some of the peer support Raven group meet up at the @wildsummituk.bsky.social - community counts

My favourite place to be especially when I feel like I need to connect and reboot my faith in myself and the world around me 🩵🤍🩷

The pride of surfing with an amazing group of beautiful humans as I begin my journey to becoming a fully fledged surf coach! After 20 years of being a PT and 9 years of running a surf club - it’s time to make my role official lol 💜💜💜

Sometimes I am on dry land enjoying nature with my family and friends!!! This was one of those times!

I’m blessed to be with family in mother ocean as we find time amongst work and the busy summer crowds to remember why we love it here and why we strive to protect it

Spending time immersed in this has gone from fear to freedom in 12 short years!! Still amazes me how that transition has changed my entire life

Embracing my inner (very hidden but very enthusiastic) sailor!!!! #WaterWoman #Sea

My favourite place with the best crew!

Sometimes it’s tough fighting for what you believe - especially at the moment. open.substack.com/pub/yvettewa...

A rare moment of a shorty surf in the UK!! Whaaaaat!

Are we still living this dominant culture……… what do you think? open.substack.com/pub/yvettewa...

A weekend connecting with other leaders from diverse ethnic backgrounds working in outdoor spaces and what that means 💜

It’s been 5 years since we really looked at the systems of exclusion after George Floyd was murdered. Surfing was an area I was raising awareness on for the past 7 years so what - if anything - has happened in that time?????

Some musings from a recent trip to Iceland as part of a Patagonia Impact Camp open.substack.com/pub/yvettewa...

One of the best ways to create connections to people and planet is through FUN! Our women and girls are always in touch with the world around them and have their views shaped by the fun and joy play has brought them! Fun leads to advocacy 💜 🏄🏽‍♀️ 🌏

When you get to share the moment of co-hosting a Paddleout to raise awareness around #OceanPollution with your youngest baby 💜 so proud #OceanAdvocate #NoviceSurfer

The joys of surfing with the girls 🏄🏽‍♀️

We had tiny glassy waves, we had sunshine AND we had high tide! The perfect combination to get the girls back in the water for 2025!!

Finding a 40+ year old discarded crisp packet on beautiful Crantock beach today!! Wow - we need to change how we live and treat this blue planet 🏄🏽‍♀️

This is incredible news for the UK and hopefully can be the first of many to help aid in protection of our waterways and future. How sad we have to resort to this to protect our living world though.

Standing up for something so important in an area where only 9% of the population identify as non-white backgrounds was always going to be a challenge for me - but I was left flabbergasted by people but proud to be brave in the face of what I’m learning is allegedly “acceptable racism”.

We need your help as we kick off one hell of a fundraiser!!! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/surf-fun

Standing up for myself, my children and the future #StandUpToRacism

However many dog walks - there is always a plastic applicator lurking somewhere on the beach!! #PlasticFreePeriods #ProtectOurPlayground #2MinuteBeachClean

Very excited as we kick off our 2025 season of activities with some planning and some activities!! The perfect evening with the girls!!

Can you help us?? YES YOU CAN!!! these are just a few of the answers from our Diversity and Surfing Survey 2024/25. We would love to hear from you. The survey is open for another 3 weeks - please share share share (after you’ve completed it of course!) #wavewahines #wavewahinescic

Would love to share my recent Substack about the new survey for 2024 (a follow on from our groundbreaking 2022 research) on Diversity In Surfing 🏄🏽‍♀️

Amazing what you find on a little winter beach wander!! #SeaStar #Nature

Today is International Migrants Day and it’s got me thinking about so many things that means to me. My Dads’ migration to the UK from Mauritius. My Bangladeshi heritage that also came from migration to the UK, the incredible displaced families from Syria we have surfed with for the last 4 years 🫶🏽