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Miss Surf Mama at the Alternative Miss World

October 28, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

It had been a long time since I did any performance art…. I was organising my book tour, and had already decided that I wasn’t really a stand up and read aloud kind of author and planned events on beaches and riverbanks, in Irish bars and East London drinking clubs. How could I possibly resist an invitation to enter Andrew Logan’s Alternative Miss World at Shakespeare’s Globe???? It wasn’t really part of my book tour, it was more like joining […]

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Surf Mama in Psychologies Magazine

August 6, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

https://psychologies.co.uk/why-wilma-johnson-making-waves

Categories: press, surf mama • Tags: Biarritz, psychologies, surf, surf mama, surfbooks, wilma johnson, women surfing

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Surf Mama at Port Eliot

July 31, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

The Port Eliot weekend turned into a bit of an epic roadtrip – starting with a nine hour journey to Cornwall, where we arrived at Maia’s place just in time for the open mike session at the fisherman’s bar. One thing led to another and we stayed up all night catching up, admiring her fine quiver of surf boards, fine cellar of wine, and adorable cat. As a result we didn’t arrive at Port Eliot until saturday night, and just […]

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Surf Mama in Clapham

July 25, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

Lovely evening at Clapham Books, aperitif and reading in the garden. Ray Gange star of cult Clash film Rude boy and Chris Salewicz author of Joe Strummer’s biography Redemption Song turned up, so when we’d finished swapping big wave stories we got into a bit of punk nostalgia. From Surf Mama . 1978. ‘Hello are you Joe Strummer? Do you want to buy me a drink?’ I asked. It was a pretty lame chat up line and unusually forward […]

Categories: events, Photos, surf mama • Tags: Clapham Books, surf mama, The Clash, wilma johnson

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Art Car Boot Fair in Liverpool

July 9, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

On the road with the Art Car Boot Fair last weekend – would have loved to sling a surf board on top of the beautiful vintage Vauxhall Firenza and drive it away ….. but I was daytripping it on the train, and didn’t have time for much except the Boot Fair and a quick Full Brazilian in the bar afterwards. Next year I’ll take my dancing shoes and stay for the weekend. Art Car Boot Fair Hunt and Darton Café

Categories: events, Photos, surf mama • Tags: Art Car Boot Fair, Liverpool, Liverpool Biennale, surf mama, vauxhall firenza, wilma johnson

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Surf Mama in France

July 4, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

SURF MAMA Wilma Johnson, Summersdale £8.99 Artist mother and wife Wilma Johnson was living a seemingly contented life on the west coast of Ireland when, in her mid forties , she was overwhelmed by the desire to seize the moment and move to the French resort of Biarritz to take up surfing in the Atlantic Ocean. However, Wilma’s dreams soon turned sour, with her marriage starting to suffer and her children speaking no French. Her first attempt at surfing was […]

Categories: press, surf mama • Tags: beach reads, Biarritz, France, Living in France, surf, wilma johnson

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Surf Mama in French Entree magazine

July 4, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

SURF MAMA Wilma Johnson Summersdale £8.99 An autobiographical novel by a self-professed earth mother turned surf babe, who after ten years living on the remote west coast of Ireland had three children, a few chickens, a failing marriage and the beginnings of a mid-life crisis to show for it. The answer, relocate to Biarritz and defy the male-dominated surf scene by learning to surf. Though narcissistic at times,Wilma’s tongue-in-cheek humour makes it okay to re-invent yourself post-40, post children and […]

Categories: press, surf mama • Tags: Biarritz, French Entree, Living in France, surf mama, wilma johnson

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Back to my Roots

June 18, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

After a crazy week in London launching the book it was quite calming to get back home and back to my roots with the Mamas Surf Club on friday. A bit too calm in fact – we had the sort of waves I dreamt of when we first started in 2005, tiny to non-existent. For a while we had another motto alongside ‘Out of the kitchen and into the Surf’. ‘Never too small for the Mamas.’ But I’ll say the […]

Categories: Blog, letter form Olatua, surf mama • Tags: Biarritz, mamas surf club, surf, surf mama, wilma johnson, women surfing

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Surf Mama in Express Monday 9th June

June 11, 2014 by Wilma Johnson

I turned a mid-life crisis into my great adventure on the waves. Mother-of-three WILMA JOHNSON was in her 40s when she realised all she wanted to diii was go surfing. Sitting on a deserted windswept beach on the most westerly point of Irelandauthor and artist Wilma Johnson rememebers experiencing a life-changing epiphany. As she watched husband Nick gliding effortlessly across the Atlantic swell she suddenly decided that her mission in life was to learn to surf. […]

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Surf Mama

One Womans Search for Love Happiness and the Perfect Wave

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Miss Surf Mama at the Alternative Miss World

Surf Mama in Psychologies Magazine

Surf Mama at Port Eliot

Surf Mama in Clapham

Art Car Boot Fair in Liverpool

Surf Mama in France

Surf Mama in French Entree magazine

Back to my Roots

Surf Mama in Express Monday 9th June