Let's go to Bondi

Hi Everyone,
Surfsitas is closing shop for now. We now go to, and encourage other surfsitas to join

Bondi Girls Surfriders - Sydney's premier chicks surfing club.

Surfing Mum's-a network of women who surf and are mums.

Keep ripping and never stop surfing!

rach xx

Spring 2006 Freesurf-Maroubra Beach

Bobs seal bum


We are pleased, proud and ELATED to announce that a founding surfsista is preggers! Sista Maria is expecting a little grom mid 2007! We are darn happy, and wish Maria and Mark all the best. We would love it if the darling grom receives a name starting with M as well. Like Mermaid. Or alternatively -Sandy. Shelly. Neptune. Roger. Old Salty Sea Dog?

Maria has contributed enormously to the ongoing development of surfsistas, and her preggers-gap-year from surfing will leave a big hole in out hearts and the ocean. Because of the energy and passion Maria throws into surfsistas, without her we lose our little engine. So the organizing committee has decided to put Surfsistas on hold for the rest of 2007 or thereabouts. This site will still exist, so keep sending emails to join the mailing list to be informed of the new incarnation of SSS later in 2007. There just might be a crèche.

Following is the Spring 2006 Freesurf pictorial report.

A ‘Bra kind of morning…lovely light and 30cm waves.

Lasses converge on the shoreline willing better waves.

There’s a lot going on out here.

Good mornin!

Winter Freesurf 2006 -South Maroubra Beach

Put your feet in the air if you see something this big with a fin coming at you!

As we were gathering on the sand, a pod of about 8 bottle-nosed dolphins came in at roughly 20 metres from shore to say hello to some FREAKED out surfers. Thanks to our wildlife expert Julie for confirming just what type of sea friends they were.
They moseyed over to a few lone surfers, then motored up and down the beach to catch some waves. What huge creatures they were, and they glided so fast. We could see their silhouettes darting through breaking green waves-an amazing, amazing sight!

I now want a tail.

If you got out of bed on that doonafriendly, rainy- windy- cold morning, you too could have squealed in delight with us as we ran up and down the beach alongside them. It warmed us up heaps as well.


Winter. It means woollies, homemade soup, and icy winds. Surfing isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Nevertheless, we met at South Maroubra with it's Katoomba-like 11C on the ice, I mean, sand-plus some wind chill factor. People came in dribs and drabs…because, yeah, it was hard to get out of bed and down to the beach when it’s that cold first thing on a Sunday morning. The swell was lovely early on, smooth and glassy, then the wind whipped up arctic and we were lucky to leave without frostbite.


Sistas came from as far as Wollongong, and some new faces including little ‘Hunter’, our instantly proclaimed mascot. Breakfast was at the ever-excellent Zebra Café. We heard that Kate from Coogee was looking for us on the beach early on. Sorry we missed you! Please join us for the Spring Freesurf, Sunday 29th October –back at South Maroubra Beach.

Autumn Freesurf -Freshwater Beach- April 9 2006

Just happened to fall on 'big sunday, biggest waves in 30 years' day for Sydney beaches. Nevertheless, a small turnout of surf sistas arrived at Freshwater beach to assess the water madness. All agreed the surf was way too dangerous to unstrap boards from roofracks.

5 metre waves closing out in angry chunder mood. Scary.

That decision appeared to be a Good Idea because the surf lifesavers came on shift and closed the beach anyway.

Freshie in action. Plenty of admirers. We also did a rubbish collection on the shoreline. Weirdest item picked up: a yellow earplug.

No waves, but a busy morning regardless. We found a cat stuck in a drain, and here is Charlie luring it out with a donation of bacon, thanks to the fabulous Freshie Surf Bar Cafe. Puss couldn't/wouldn't slip through the drain opening, so we ended up calling the fire brigade. A few minutes before they arrived Puss disappeared. We hope to a wider exit. Note the red surf sistas flag came in handy to deter people parking over cat rescue ground zero.

Maria & the Red Flag. Comrad surfers. Waves itching for a bullfight!