The original idea of starting the club (where no one can surf) came about in June 2020.​

A bunch of chicks were chatting over coffee, saying they wanted to learn to surf but didn't know where to start, who to go with, and how to get over the intimidation factor of all the boys in the water. So they started an Instagram chat called 'surfing chicks' and whoever wanted to join could.

They surfed whenever they could - at sunrise, before uni, during uni, after work, before work, lunch breaks, sunset. They just wanted to be out in the surf as much as possible. From that point it just kept growing, the smiles kept getting bigger, they started to get a little bolder, and the willingness to keep getting out there was off the charts. 

At this point, the intimidation factor was dropping, surfing was now in their blood and they could confidently say "Yeah, I surf."

In November 2020 they got excited about what the club was doing to bring women together to connect, have fun, and participate in the amazing sport of surfing. So they entered themselves into a local entrepreneurship competition which made them re-name themselves to Club Shakas, create an official Instagram account, put a committee together (Amiee, Bridget, Kendall and Jahney), get a killer logo made, have a launch party, and started surfing every Tuesday and Thursday.

The first official Club Shakas Surf was a slow start, with two people rocking up, but they didn’t care, they knew the magic of Club Shakas was only just getting started. From two to 30+ women coming along to a surf, they were dominating the boys in the water and really feeling the good vibes of bringing people together to have fun catching waves. 

The magic continues to soar as we host surf trips both domestically and abroad, offer workshops, and have new members join every week and old ones return. We have done collaborations with FIFA Women’s World Cup Unity Pitch, Rip Curl, Urban List, and many local brands.​

Today we have Club Shakas Communities in Perth and the Gold Coast. Both are run by chicks who have no idea how to surf. Some might say the perfect group to run a surfing club where no one can surf, others may say it's a disaster waiting to happen. Either way, the club is creating a fantastic beat in the Australian surfing scene and we could not be more stoked.