Stories and profiles

Jamie

The Pump House Surf Shop

And now, a few words about one of our sponsors, The Pump House Surf Shop.  The owners, Matt Rivers and Jamie Demetri, have lived on the Cape their entire lives and have been CCW sponsors since 2006. Marietta stopped by in mid-December to interview Jamie for a Wahine profile and ended up writing about the two of them, instead. Theirs is a long, fun story – complete with a romantic subplot – and this short profile barely scratches the surface.

 

Kay Slater

Kay Slater

The founder of the Cape Cod Wahines reveals all! Well, maybe not all. But she does share her thoughts about having fun with wind and waves and offers some advice for newbies.

 

 

Pinky

Barb (Pinky) Knowlton

Jewelry designer by day, surfer by, well, whenever the tide and waves are right, Pinky shares her love for surfing, the joy of gear, and the importance of keeping it all fun.

 

wind wahines

Cape Cod Magazine March 2006

When Kay Slater decided to learn how to windsurf, she went looking for a female instructor to teach her how. While she didn't set out to topple any gender barriers, women from across the Cape now enjoy the largely male-dominated world of watersports as a result.

 

 

Petra

Cape Cod Online September 2005

Petra Kanz calls New Jersey home, but she spends most of her time living out of her van. A professional windsurfing instructor, she travels each year from seashore to seashore throughout the United States, teaching people how to stay upright as they soar across the water with just a small sail and a fiberglass board keeping them afloat.