Our Top Ten Things to Surf In (Summer Edition)
Going on an overseas surf trip anytime soon? We’ve got your back. While us cold water women love getting suited and booted for the winter swells, we also relish those rare occasions we get to peel off the layers and feel the sun on our skin. But finding a swimsuit you can surf in (and not expose yourself!) isn’t the easiest thing to do, especially if you have a bigger bust like our Founder, Laura. From shorty wetsuits to bikinis, after trying out a number of different suits over the years, she’s compiled a list of her fave wears outside of the winter climate…
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Glastonbury for Surfers: 7 Things to See at This Year’s Festival
If you’re a surfer heading to Glastonbury this year, there are plenty of things to see, do and listen to at this year’s festival. From skate demos to laid back music and from yoga sessions to sea shanty bands, our guest writer and Editor, Molly Blair, rounds up some of the things she’s looking forward to…
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Review: The Best Travel Backpacks for Women
As surfer girls with an adventurous spirit, we often find ourselves travelling further afield in the search of the perfect wave. With surfboard in tow, packing light is often essential to keep down costs. But when it comes to travel bags, it’s often a bit of a minefield. Our guest writer and Editor, Molly Blair, has you covered. She’s been reviewing some of the best, female specific, travel backpacks…
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The Blue Earth Summit 2023: A Recap
Here’s a roundup of all the talks and workshops that inspired us from the Blue Earth Summit 2023. Our Editor and Guest Writer, Molly, attended the summit and brings you - the subscribers and readers of DOTS - the key takeaways. As surfers and ocean lovers, she explains why you should give a damn…
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Meet Surf Photographer Bella Rose Bunce
Bella is someone we’ve followed for some time now. You might’ve clocked her surfing in the pages of Issue #001 or seen her incredible image on the first page of Issue #002 (below). Her water photography captures some of the best surfers in the South West and beyond. We’ve invited her to feature as a guest blogger, to show us behind the scenes of a cold water shoot in December…
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Say Hello to the Lady Logger…
On South Wales’ Gower Peninsula you’ll find Josh Hocking, Founder of Shocking Surfboards, who crafts some of the best longboards in the UK. One of his recent models - the Lady Logger - has caught our eye.
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Review: Ryde Change Robe
Getting out of the water after a mid-winter session is possibly the hardest thing about surfing or swimming in a cold climate. And, if where you surf is anywhere like where we are in Wales, you’ll no doubt be changing in a car park or lay-by, in the wind and rain.
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Review: needessentials' 6/4/3 liquid thermal hooded chest zip wetsuit
To get you ready for winter, we’re starting a series of reviews. We hope this will get you up to speed with the latest (and best) kit out there to help you surf to your best ability. We’re starting with one of the best - and most affordable - women’s winter wetsuits on the market; needessentials’ 6/4/3 liquid thermal hooded chest zip suit (£279).
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The Wave with Wave Wahines
A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of visiting The Wave in Bristol for Wave Wahine’s Women and Girls Surf Day…
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Bringing women to the Srface of cold water surfing
When you’re in that space between land and sea - floating between sets - time becomes almost non-existent. You’re on the ocean’s clock. Even in a full line-up, nothing or nobody else matters. It is just you, your board and your wetsuit, sitting and waiting for another wave.
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The Ocean Photographers of Wales
As Wales enters a national “firebreak” lockdown - this time just for two weeks - we are once again being asked to stay home. Many of us sea lovers from all around the country will be landlocked and missing being in and around the water. We hope this feature with some of our favourite ocean photographers provides you with a bit of a fix until we can be reunited with the ocean!
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The Ocean Poets
This #LockdownSeries feature requires no introduction - just a disclaimer: What you’re about to read will make you miss the water. And so, without any explanation or faff, we present to you: The Ocean Poets…
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The Shift: A First Wave
Second up in our #LockdownSeries is a sneak peek into Leah Michael’s diary during the summer she spent in a Portuguese surf camp learning how to surf. She shares the struggles of catching her first wave - a feeling we know too well - and the internal doubts that come along with it…
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Cold Water Swimming and Me...
In the first of many pieces in our lockdown series, Christina Watts takes you with her on a journey into cold water panacea, or what she likes to call “an extreme form of mindfulness… Enjoy!
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Taking the Plunge with... Anna Deacon & Vicky Allan
We speak to Anna Deacon and Vicky Allan on the day of the official launch of their book, Taking the Plunge: The Healing Power of Wild Swimming for Mind, Body and Soul.
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5 questions with... Mona Lisa Fiedler
We talk to cold water swimmer Mona, who dived into the world of ice diving in an attempt to cure her ailments…
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5 questions with... Olga Redinova
Daughters of the Sea talks to Olga Redinova, a London-based Croupier committed to the surf…
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5 questions with... Ella Daish
Daughters of the Sea talks to Ella Daish, a campaigner leading the #EndPeriodPlastic movement. Find out why you should switch to planet-friendly period products…
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5 questions with... Ocean Mimic
Daughters of the Sea talks to Emma, co-founder of Ocean Mimic, a Bali-based clean-up community and sustainable swimwear brand…
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5 questions with... Margaret Seelie
Founder of Other Side of Surfing and Seawitches Margaret Seelie, talks to Daughters of the Sea…
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