The lady longboard revolution first began with the resurgence of the traditional longboard surfing aesthetic during the early 1990s. Included in this era was Carla Rowland Zamora who grew up surfing First Point Malibu, a world class righthand point break and considered the Mecca for modern day longboard surfing. Carla and her female peers were part of the first generation of longboard competitors that were able to surf in their own division, as up until that point, there were no women's divisions; they surfed with the men. Over time, more women and girls joined the various longboard competitions that began popping up, which created more divisions, but still a limited number of slots. With only a few spots for the women within only a few divisions, the men continued to dominate the stage.

Although Carla did not choose a direct competitive surf path, she did take interest in the inner workings of competition, spending a number of years judging, tabulating, and eventually organizing events while on the board of directors for the Malibu Surfing Association and later, the Malibu Boardriders Club. She also organized her first all women's surf contest called the Philippine Wahine Classic, which ran from 2013-2016 in Baler, Aurora, Philippines. Fast forward a few years and a pandemic later, the opportunity arose to give longboard ladies the chance to have the famous point break all to themselves. The rest is herstory!

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