Last weekend, 48 females surfed the Jetty Coquina Jam in Beach Haven (more on that below). The previous weekend, there were almost 100 girls and women at the Island Surf & Sail Ladies Paddle Challenge at Bayview Park. These were probably the most visible gatherings of women on the water all year, but if you were to cruise the bay or the ocean any day of the summer, you’d see ladies out there riding waves, stand-up paddling, fishing, giving surf lessons and doing SUP yoga.
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