Akela Surf Journal

Tell us about yourself: Where are you from? Where do you currently live? I was born and bred in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and still is my favorite city. Tell us about some of your hobbies and passions. I always lived next to the beach and my dad as a surfer and swimmer put me in the water since I...

French people can’t lie about their origins. Even if we pretend we are good at English or that we really are an English native speaker, which we are obviously not, it still doesn’t work. Valerie aka Mere-Made Surfboard is a beautiful woman from Paris that now lives in California, shaping boards and being a scientist. Some would say that she...

Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? Where do you currently live? I am from a small tropical city in Brazil called Maceio and I am now living in Los Angeles. Tell us about some of your hobbies and passions. Be around the ocean, surf, skate and create whatever I can. Tell us how did you get started and...

Kaitlin Maguire Who is Miss Maguire ;)  A surfer, a futur Doctor in Physical Therapy? Maybe both? Let's discover Kaitlin ! Where did I grow up? Del Mar, California How did you get involved with surfing? When I was a young child I was always body boarding and bodying surfing in Kauai in the summers. My dad built a house there when...

Creative process with Ciro Bicudo We are often thinking that the ocean is something that belongs to surfers, like, pro-surfers. But the ocean is more than that and can drive a passion to another just by thinking about it. It’s the case for Ciro Bicudo, Graphic artist in São Paulo, Brazil. We often say Graphic artist without really knowing what...

I found a little part of me in Veronica, and I even invited her to California – you should come or I will be bummed! A gifted gal hooked to the surf culture, Veronica is now part of the Akela Surf team by doing the design for a swimsuit. On the new collection, you will have the chance to walk...

It’s 5 am and I haven’t slept yet. I am not quite sure if it’s because I was busy, or simply because I was stressed for my interview with Ale on Skype. Still don’t know yet. 5:30 am: Incoming call from Ale. I never talked to her before, just small talk over the internet about the interview, but not much...