Have your say in Wave Wahines ‘Diversity in Surfing’ Survey
Wave Wahines have released their latest ‘Diversity in surfing survey’ and they want to hear from you! The survey is open until the 30th January 2025
Yvette Curtis, Founder of Waves Wahines has shared more information about the research and survey below.
After the success of our groundbreaking 'Diversity in Surfing' survey from 2022 we are back.
This year we have expanded the survey to include a more intersectional approach and a wider global perspective. With this in mind, I just want to clarify, that I am not an academic researcher. I have been motivated to create this to answer my own curiosity and the lack of research and data in this field from the surfing sector. I have had the support of a fantastic researcher, Rebecca Olive, at looking at this and helping me dissect the findings. I am grateful to her for the support again.
Wave Wahines are aware of the global nature of our community and the surfing and non-surfing community as a whole and just those who follow what we do and beyond, so we have looked at ensuring this is reflected in the survey attached.
We are also looking at the potential connection between ocean activities - in this instance - surfing , and ocean conservation.
The reason behind this research is to fill a gap and to help us understand how people view surfing. This includes non-surfers, as we have a specific question around potential barriers targeted at non-surfers. If surfers also wish to answer that question - please feel free to do so, but please prefix your answer with 'Surfer' as there may have been barriers that you experienced at the beginning of your surfing journey or that delayed your introduction to surfing potentially too.
The survey is anonymous, however, there is the option to leave your email at the end, if you wish to remain in direct contact regarding the survey outcomes.
This research follows on from Wave Wahines previous work. You can read a copy of the 2022 ‘Surfing & Diversity’ report here. If you have any questions about the survey or want to follow their work you can find them via www.wavewahines.co.uk
