All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
Women hang out on the beach, watching the surfer dudes.
The truth is, first, that not all surfers are made in Spicoli's image, and second, that women have been involved in the sport as participants as long as surfing has been around. From ancient Hawaii to more recent times, women have been making names for themselves in the water. The first Australian to ride a surfboard was Isabel Letham, a woman. She rode tandem with the famous surfer Duke Kahanamoku when the Duke introduced Australians to board riding in 1915. In California, women surfers have been around since Mary Ann Hawkins came on the scene in the early 1920s.