The Double-Up

Mar 03 2025 77 ep. 71 mins 5

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Hosted by Rachael Tilly and Shannon Hughes, The Double-Up features current women's surfing news along with deeper conversations delving into particular topics within the women's surf world.

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Episode 77: Natural Selection and Abu Dhabi: Recapping two very different events that share surprising similarities

Mar 03 2025 102 mins

In theory the two major surfing events that ran back-to-back in mid-February could not have been more different - one held at a man-made wave in a place no surf contest deserves to be, seemingly at odds with the nature of surfing; the other at the furthest ends of the surf exploratory world, seemingly embodying the nature of surfing. It was surprising then that the two events actua

Episode 76: Annie Reickert Interview

Feb 24 2025 53 mins

Growing up on the Hawaiian island of Maui, Annie Reickert has spent her life embedded in the harsh elements of the windy isle, embracing them to grow into a waterwoman of the highest order. After receiving her first full invite to the 2024/2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, the 23-year-old placed highest out of the ten women who took part, despite surfing Waimea for the very f

Episode 75: Tyler, Caity and Molly fire up the Pipe Pro, Plus: Abu Dhabi discussion and preview, the North Shore season, and plenty more!

Feb 12 2025 112 mins

It took some time to get there but the 2025 CT season is off and running with Pipe run and won by two-time World Champion Tyler Wright, who is now wearing the yellow jersey for the first time in nearly two years...headed into Abu Dhabi. It wasn't peak Pipe (for the women!), but wow did they have some moments. This episode we debrief that event, talk about Abu Dhabi as a CT venue, a

Episode 74: Vahine Fierro Interview

Dec 20 2024 54 mins

Vahine Fierro needs no introduction. As one of the most beloved figures in modern-day surfing, Vahine has carried herself throughout her career with an air of joy and beauty, buoyed by her frank honesty. She won the 2017 WSL World Junior Championship in a small beachbreak and the 2024 SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro as a wildcard at large, barreling Teahupo’o. In this episode we chat with Va

Episode 73: The Future and History of Women on the CT

Dec 12 2024 61 mins

From Margo to Molly, Sofia to Steph, Chelsea and Carissa to Caity and Caroline, Sandy to Sally, Pam to Paige, Lynne to Layne, the Championship Tour has provided us an incredible array of women across three different organizations over nearly 50 years. As deep as the list of amazing women to grace the Tour is, their numbers have been capped at 18, at best, for the entirety of its ex

Episode 72: Challenger Series Year-End Wrap, ISA World Masters Recap, incl. Interview w/ Kim Wooldridge and Serena Brooke, Plus: Lazer Breathing Dragons Review and World Para Surfing Champs Preview

Nov 03 2024 95 mins

It's a bumper episode this week, delving into all the news we've missed in recent times. We start by catching up on the end of the Challenger Series, talking through each of the qualifiers for the 2025 CT, before delving into a Lazer Breathing Dragons tangent, which leads straight into the ISA World Masters, for which we talk to two of the three Australian women on their team, the

Episode 71: Rachael Tilly is Your New World Longboard Champion!

Oct 28 2024 96 mins

In a surprise to no-one, we have dedicated this entire episode to the incredible feat that our co-host has accomplished in winning her second World Title. Having recently interviewed Rach after her US Open win, Shan approached this one differently, taking a holistic look at Rach's career. The two talk through her first World Title and the many changes the Longboard Tour has gone th

Episode 70: Abu Dhabi Longboard Classic Recap and Longboard World Champs Preview, Plus: Challenger Series Update and Milla Brown's Odyssey

Oct 07 2024 44 mins

The Longboard Tour has reached its pinnacle for 2024, with the inaugural Abu Dhabi Longboard Classic being wrapped and the Top 8 decided for El Salvador. Our very own Rachael Tilly sits in prime position to challenge for her second World Title later this week when the Longboard Finals kick off. This episode Shan and Rach catch up on Abu Dhabi and preview El Salvador, while also che

Episode 69: WSL Finals Breakdown - Caity Simmers is Your New World Champion!

Sep 16 2024 57 mins

Another season is now officially in the books and, at 18-years-old, Caity Simmers is your new World Champion. As predicted by Rach and Shan last episode, an initial loss to defending World Champion Caroline Marks fired Caity up. Fueled by support from her crew of sand children, she delivered some of the best surfing of the year and put a solid stamp on an incredible season. This ep

Episode 68: WSL Finals Preview and Fiji Pro Breakdown, incl. Interview with Erin Brooks

Sep 04 2024 67 mins

We're nothing if not wildly inconsistent. No episodes for two months and then two in a week? Welcome to the show. With an extremely quick turnaround from Fiji into the Finals, and with the only real swell of the Finals waiting period expected on day one, we've hustled to make sure Fiji gets its due and that our Finals picks are in just in time for them to probably be wrong. We are