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71. Lakey Peterson on Competing, Progressing & Finding Joy in the Lineup

• Lakey Peterson, hosted by Laura Day at The Surf Société • Season 6 • Episode 71

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What does it take to perform at the highest level—and still enjoy surfing for yourself? Lakey Peterson has competed on the world stage for over a decade, but the journey hasn’t always been smooth—especially when expectations are high and results don’t go your way.

In this episode of Confessions of a Surf Lady: The First Women’s Surfing Podcast™, Lakey opens up about what it’s really like to chase progression, navigate fear, and still stay connected to joy in the water. We talk about the pressure of competition, the mental tools that keep her grounded, and why her relationship to surfing is evolving.

Whether you're pushing your own progression or simply trying to find more fun in your sessions, this conversation will remind you that surfing gets to be yours—no matter where you are in your journey.

Main Themes

  • Staying Grounded Through Competitive Pressure
    “Sometimes I just need to surf without a goal. That’s what keeps it fun.” – Lakey Peterson
  • Not Growing Up in Surf Culture—And Still Making It
    “I didn’t have a surfy upbringing. I had to ask a lot of questions and figure it out.” – Lakey Peterson
  • Representation & Progression in Women’s Surfing
    “When I started, it was about who looked good in a bikini. Now it’s about how hard you charge.” – Lakey Peterson

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Lakey Peterson:

Every time I go surfing, whether I'm competing or free surfing or no matter what, you stand up on that wave, and just everything goes away and blacks out. And I just think that feeling is so beautiful and important to have in life, like that true present moment. And so for me, I would say that's my favorite thing about surfing, and probably what's brought me a lot of peace and saved me a lot of times when things have been tricky or hard in my life, like just being able to go somewhere and yeah, just find that like joy and peace and presence is incredible.

Laura Day:

Hey, lady, welcome to Confessions of a surf lady, a podcast by the surf society. For so long, women have been misrepresented by the surf industry, only highlighting a narrow and exclusive version of a who a surf lady can be. But you and I both know that there is so much more to women surfing than that. This, this podcast right here is a place to tell our story how we want to tell it, at Confessions of a surf lady, you'll meet everyday surf ladies doing amazing things in their local communities, as well as pros, World Champs, big wave riders and bad ass, living legends From women's surf history, all sharing their stoke on this blossoming Global Women's surf culture. What's even more special, though, is that you Yes, you will get a chance to participate in the conversation by leaving me your confessions. I'm your host, Laura Day. Think of me as your new favorite surf sister, connecting you to your beautiful Global Women's surf community, helping you boost your confidence before you head out for your next surf, and even dropping a few surf tips from the surf society along the way. If you want to stay connected with me, find me on Instagram that's at Confessions of a surf lady. Kind of use that like my personal account, and then go ahead and follow at surf society. That's s, u, r, F, S, O, C, i, e, t, e, there you'll find a handful of free resources to help you through your surfing journey. All right. Lady, thanks again for joining me here at Confessions of a surf lady, where we're cultivating a global women's surf culture through thoughtful conversation. Let's get to our episode. Yeah,

Lakey Peterson:

hello, morning. Good morning. How are you good? How are you doing? Lakey, I'm good. Thanks for making this work. I know. Thanks you too. Things are a little last minute, but Yeah, glad we can make it happen. I'm good. It came

Laura Day:

together. Yeah, I just learned that your name is also Laura? Yes, it is. Yeah, I rarely, I don't know about you, but I rarely ever meet someone else who's named Laura called Laura.

Lakey Peterson:

Yeah, yeah. I guess I have one good friend named Laura, like she's a surfer, actually, as well. Yeah, it's not as common these days. Yeah, you think it would be right? Yeah, because it my mom. It was my grandma's name and my mom's name and then my name. So it's a little bit of a family name for us, but yeah, that's actually true. It's a good point. That's

Laura Day:

beautiful. That's cool. Well, welcome to Confessions of a surf lady. We're super stoked to have you here. If you couldn't guess by the title, it's called Confessions of a surf lady, because we like to ask our listeners confessions like more about their experiences being a woman in the water. So I'll have some of those for you. Those for you. But just to start off, really stoked to have you and like, Thank you for the contributions you're really making to women surfing. Simply just you're like, pushing yourself and showing what women can do in the water. I think it's really beautiful. Thank you. I appreciate that. So we'll start with some easy confessions, like, we'll start simple, and then we'll go from there. What is your favorite post surf snack?

Lakey Peterson:

My favorite poster of snack is probably a smoothie. I will get back and a lot of time right after surfing. I'm not super hungry. It hits me like an hour later. So snack right after, yeah, I'll come back and I'll make a huge smoothie, blueberries, bananas, protein powders, cacao, all the good stuff. So, yeah, that's what I go to

Laura Day:

perfect. Do you have a particular like habit or ritual that nobody knows about, that you do either anytime you're free surfing or going into competition?

Lakey Peterson:

Less free surfing? I mean, I have, like, a little warm up in that, but I think competition, I'm a little bit I have a bit more of a ritual, for sure. It's like, a little bit more scheduled my hour before I'm gonna compete or start the heat. Yeah, I definitely have a ritual as, like, exactly when I kind of warm up what I'm listening to. But I would say more specifically, like, right before I hit the water to surf the heat. Usually you'll see me on the beach like legs cross, and I do a little breathing so that I try and do every time before, before I surf a heat at least. So it's a little visualization thing I do.

Laura Day:

Yeah, that's great. Okay, tell us some of your favorite like, pump you up surf songs, because people love adding stuff to their people

Lakey Peterson:

love this one. Yeah, I wish people could just plug it. All the competitors and see what everyone's listening to. Like so different for everyone, I listen to a lot of rock and roll, so like, AC DC, that sort of thing, and then also rap. So Eminem, like, lose yourself is always a really good one. Cinderella man's always a really good one. Yeah, it's either like rock or rap, depending on my mood, but it's one of those. Usually, have you added do chi

Laura Day:

to your playlist yet? No, I haven't. Okay, yeah, I'll send Yeah, you have to add do she because so good. Okay, yeah. And then Flo Millie, it's another girl, another female rapper that I'm like, in love with her right now. So you can add those and, okay,

Lakey Peterson:

I actually will. We have El Salvador this week? So it's perfect timing. I'll be pre heat listening to the girls. Yeah, nice.

Laura Day:

Yeah. Tell us about a moment recently in the water that just like brought you joy. That's

Lakey Peterson:

a great question. The first thing that comes to mind, we were just in Portugal competing recently, and I always go for really early morning free surf before the contest day, and it was just the most stunning sunrise. It was like full moon setting. The sun was rising, the clouds were all pink. The whole tour was out there. And the was really fun. It was just a moment everyone was there. Was like a rainbow. So, yeah, that was a moment recently that was really stunning. It never gets old, but that gets old. Yeah, the light, moon set to sunrise. It was really beautiful. So that was one,

Laura Day:

oh, that's special, yeah, I'm curious, because you're so competitive, and you're, like, in this competitive scene and, like, really on a world stage, I feel like surfing is such a personal relationship, and how do you preserve that still being a personal relationship for you, while having to, like, perform and compete and be on stage in, you know, in front of the world surfing,

Lakey Peterson:

it's a great question, because surfing is so unique in the way that I feel as a professional surfer. It's my job to go compete professionally and and surf these events. But also the thing I want to do when I'm not competing is go surfing for fun at home, which is really unique. I think most people don't want to do their day job when they get time off, by the way, but I think for all of us surfers, we just love surfing and and fell in love with surfing originally, for the fun of it. So I just think it's important sometimes at events, you can get really caught up, obviously, in results, and frustrated if you're not surfing great or not clicking with the wave or whatever, yeah, things just aren't happening the way you want them to. It can be really frustrating. So I think it's just important to always go for free surfs where you are just enjoying surfing with no expectation, with no nothing that you're specifically working on in that surf or practicing, like, just go and have fun with my husband or friends or whatever, and taking away that expectation from time to time. Because often, especially when we're in season, I feel like every surf, you're just like trying something new or filming or with your coach. So it can be a little bit it's as fun as that is, it can get a bit tiring, and you lose the joy of it sometimes in those moments. So yeah, I think just reminding myself to go for fun free surfs with no expectation, probably I love it, because

Laura Day:

it's no different than just being an everyday surf lady. I think a lot of women are like, you know, we want to get better. We want to do this. We always have, like, some kind of goal, and it's important to, like, come back and balance it and just be like, Well, why am I actually, really here? And find the joy in that? One

Lakey Peterson:

thing I found that helps with that is, like, riding a fun board sometimes, like, even if I just sometimes, like, I'll go longboard, and it's so much fun, and I never longboard, but I'll just ride longboard for a day at, you know, one of the easy spots around here. And it's like, it's so refreshing and joyful and fun. And so sometimes I think what can help with that is just switching up your equipment and and doing something different in that

Laura Day:

regard, too. What is in your equipment right now? Oh, geez,

Lakey Peterson:

a lot of boards all right for Channel Islands. So everything's Channel Islands, automatic surf boards, best boards in the world. Shout out, and I ride a lot of CI pros, which is one of their kind of high performance short board models. A lot of my step ups, like for bigger waves, are a CI pro model. And then my regular short boards, which are about 5859, I ride CI pros as well as this too happy model that they have. They've kind of like redefined it recently, so I've been using that a lot. So that's kind of what I've been rolling with on tour this year.

Laura Day:

As you've grown as a surfer, have you seen any board design change and be more fit towards women and more suited to how you surf?

Lakey Peterson:

Yeah, great questions. It's crazy with surfboard design, I feel like the actual design of boards has not changed for so long in terms of the foam that's used in the glassing and the fins, like it's been just a thruster and similar foam similar for a really long time. Obviously, shapes change slightly with shapers and, you know, things are always getting refined, but the actual surf. Board itself, I feel has very much stayed the same for so long. There hasn't been some big breakthrough with equipment or materials or things like that. I guess recently, you know, Coco ho did like a line of all boards, more specifically for women that you can buy, which I thought was really cool. I haven't tried any of those boards, but I thought that was a really neat idea. I think she's got a few different shapes depending on what you're looking for in your level. And it's more just for girls, for women, but, yeah, it's, I feel surfing is so individual for males and females, like, depending on what level you're at, what you're wanting to achieve, you know. So it's, I do feel like there's a surfboard for everyone out there, across the board. It's just kind of finding it and finding, you know, the dimensions that work best for you and the shape that works best for you. But I don't feel like I've seen huge breaks with the actual equipment, you know, in forever, in a really long time. Yeah, do

Laura Day:

you feel like there could be a breakthrough, or there's anything kind of on the verge of happening in terms of equipment?

Lakey Peterson:

I feel like, for sure, there could I do? I think it'll be more like the material. I don't know what that is, obviously. You know, in recent years, there's been a lot more, at least in the performance space, like playing with like carbon in the foam dust, or wrapping the board in carbon so it's stronger, which kind of changes the flex of the board as well. So maybe something in that realm. I don't know exactly, but I feel like whatever is, it will be like equipment based. Maybe it'll help the board last longer, maybe the thin placement. But again, I don't know it's weird. It has been the same for so long. But yeah, I feel like it'll be some form of the actual physical foam or something that they they discover. Yeah, discovers.

Laura Day:

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Lakey Peterson:

started surfing probably a little bit later than most. Like, I didn't grow up in a family that surfed a ton, so it wasn't like from the womb. I was like, getting pushed into waves and gonna do contests. But I started doing some local events in California, in Santa Barbara, where I grew up, when I was like 1112, like I was, obviously, that's very young, but, you know, compared to other kids, it was a little bit late bloomer. And then fast forward a little bit, I started really loving that, doing more little events up and down the coast. And I won the Nationals when I was 14, the NSSA Nationals at trestles. And I feel like that moment for me as a Super Junior was like a really big breakthrough, and I got some spot really big sponsors from that, and it really felt like, oh, I can maybe do this, you know. And it kind of projected me onto this path of going to junior pro events, and we filmed for this all women's movie at that time with Nike, which was this incredible opportunity that I got to be a part of. So yeah, I think, I think winning the Nationals was really a big moment for me, like realizing, wow, okay, maybe this is, you know, what I can do. So, yeah,

Laura Day:

had you been already, already been a really competitive person up until then,

Lakey Peterson:

yeah, very definitely competitive by nature. Grew up playing a ton of different types of sports, and love sports always have my whole life and competing. So yes, that was already ingrained in me from day one, for sure. I think

Laura Day:

something you said that's really relatable is that you didn't grow up in surfing, but you've been able to take it to such a such a like, elite level. And that's it's so interesting, because I think for a lot of women who pick up surfing a little bit later in life, we feel like a disconnect of why didn't grow up I don't know how to like learn the things I need to learn. So for you not having grown up in it, where did you kind of find those resources and those touch points to really dive yourself into the sport and the culture?

Lakey Peterson:

So I grew up in California. I grew up by the. And like a beach kid, you know, that was normal for the family to go to the beach or whatever. But what really helped, and I think my parents did a really good job of this, is surrounding myself with, you know, I started working with Mike Parsons, who's a legendary BIG WAVE SURFER when I was really young, like when I was about 15. I started working with him, and he's been in the industry for his whole life. Now he manages and coaches and all the rest. But, you know, they signed me up to work with Mike. And I think being with someone who just, like, knew the ins and outs of, hey, let's do these contests next, and then you kind of and then you go to this, and you go to that, because we really had no idea. So I think just surrounding myself with people who could help, like, guide me, was really helpful, but also that wasn't putting any pressure on me. It was more just a helping hand, of like, this is kind of how it works, and this is what we do. So I feel like, for anyone who maybe doesn't have the knowledge or the background of how that works and how to get involved and how to start just asking questions, whether you're hiring someone as a coach full time, or just asking questions to people who do have a little bit more knowledge of you or something you maybe met in the surf, of like, where to start and where to go, and then from there it'll it'll naturally just snowball, and you learn. But yeah, I think that was really helpful for me. Yeah, I

Laura Day:

love that. It's really about like, showing up, asking questions, being curious, and then like, letting the process take you where you're meant to go. Yeah, that's beautiful. Okay, so we have some questions of that we ask confessions for on the show. So one of them, the very first one we started with back in 2020 was, how do you feel about the way women are represented in the surf industry? And since there's been some time since this question was asked, I want to kind of ask it in terms of, like, what how you've seen it change over the years and where it's going. Geez,

Lakey Peterson:

it's been really cool. I've been on tour a long time now, and it's been cool to see so much change in, I think, a really positive way, obviously, with still growth and change that needs to be done. But certainly since my first year on the championship tour, which is 2012 to now it's immensely changed. Obviously, for us who compete, the prize money has now caught up to what the guys make it used to be. I remember, I won my first event in 2012 my rookie year, and I was on the podium with like, the big they gave me, like the big check, which was cool, and it was $15,000 and the guy who won was holding a check for $100,000 the same event, same everything. And so now that that has come, you know, all the way to where we're getting paid the same as the men, it's a legitimate, you know, career path for women, I think that's been an incredible step forward. And thanks to WsL for stepping up and helping do that. And then also, too, I just think the stigma around women and surfing and what we can do. And it's not just about us in bikinis looking cute, you know? It is about us competing and surfing really, really well. And I think the whole world has way woken up to that woman, surfing is rad and amazing, and these girls are ripping. And it's not just we're gonna sponsor a girl surfer because she looks good in the bikini. It's, it's more like we're gonna sponsor her because she's doing really well and an amazing athlete. So obviously that's come really, really far also, which is fantastic. And, yeah, I think something all of us girls are really proud of so it's been really cool. You know, more more to go still, but those are probably the two biggest things I've seen change in my time so far. Yeah,

Laura Day:

where would you say that it needs to go? I

Lakey Peterson:

think, trending in the right direction, but continually, still getting better and bigger waves and errors and progression like it's happening, and it's gonna continue to kind of take time. We're still getting used to surfing pipeline and Chopin, you know, these waves, so it's going to take time. But I think now that we have the platform to surf at those waves, and being pushed to do it in a good way, I think naturally that progression is going to continue, but I feel like I can't wait to see the day when girls are doing like, full rotations at every event and getting already so many of the girls are getting crazy barrels at all these waves. But I think just continually pushing that progression in that side of things still has a little ways to go, but I believe it totally will and can and is getting there, and so, yeah, probably that's the first thing that comes to mind. I could probably go deeper with still having, you know, a little bit, making it a little bit more of, like a legitimate career path. It's, it's really expensive to do what we do and to travel the amount that we do with a coach and a team like, if you want to do it right, it's really hard. So, you know, continually, I think still getting more support within the industry would be really helpful just to be able to do it to the best of our ability. And that kind of goes for men and women, but obviously sponsors for us, yeah, just continually getting a little bit more support would go a long way. I. Let's be real. Growing a surf business can feel overwhelming, especially

Laura Day:

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Lakey Peterson:

it's such a great question. Obviously, there's a few girls that I grew up surfing with that are having babies, joins pregnant, which is amazing, Chris, I just had her first so it's, it's sort of starting to happen. And I feel like, in the past, a few girls had kids and came back, which was so rad, but the the support and the eyes on women surfing wasn't as big back then, and I wasn't on to so I don't know how they felt. You know, I didn't know how they did it or how it was received, but I do think right now, currently, you know, with like Chris having a kid, and I don't know if she'll come back to surfing or not, that's obviously her decision, but if she did, or if Joanne wants to come back, I do feel like there's been a lot of support, mostly just from the the league, From the WsL, to do that, if we want to sponsors and things like that, you know, I don't know. We'll kind of, we'll kind of see. But I think it is a huge thing for women that want to have kids and want to have a family. It's, it's a big decision, because obviously it is going to change your career immensely. Whether you come back or don't come back, things will be different. And so I think just having the support from the W cell to have the option to do that when or if, you know we want to number one is just huge. Knowing, like, hey, there is maybe a wild card spot allotted to specifically that, or you know, so you know you're just not going to completely lose your job, like you can come back. So I think just having those opportunities is really important, and they've done a really good job with that, so I'm thankful. Yeah,

Laura Day:

yeah. Okay, so another question that we asked on our podcast is tell us about a time that you've been really scared in the surf, or maybe thought you were almost gonna drown. Oh,

Lakey Peterson:

geez, I'm scared often, a lot, especially with pipeline and to put being on our schedule. But one time, I really was like, Oh my gosh, you know, usually you're scared, but you're like, I got it, but you're scared, but you know you're gonna be cakes. But there was one time this was, I think, 2022 I want to say we I was in Hawaii, and I went for a surf at Sunset Beach. And it was really good, actually. It was like pumping sunset, but big, solid. And it for anyone who serves sunset to get good waves out there, especially on like, smaller board, you kind of have to go deeper and in, which is how you get waves, but also how you can get severely pounded, because if a set comes, you're just gonna be right on the apex of it. So anyways, I was having a super fun surf, but it was definitely big. And I was like, slowly inching over further, kind of getting ones on the side. And then finally, I was like, Okay, I'm doing it. I'm going over. So I went over and in and paddled for a wave, but I missed it, and I turned around and there was this, the biggest set ever on my head. And so I bailed my leash snaps on the first wave, so my board was gone, which was okay, but annoying, because I was like, wanting something to float on. And then, if it's hard to explain, for someone who hasn't sore sunset, but if you get pounded really deep on the point, it'll continue to push you kind of deeper into this shallower section of the wave, which is actually really scary, especially when it's big and it it just kept pushing me over there. And I was getting waves on the head, getting waves on the head, getting waves on the head. And I didn't have my board, so I was trying to swim, but I wasn't going very fast, and I was like, three waves in getting pushed into this shallow bit of the reef where it was just apexing. And I was like, that was the last time I can remember being really, really, genuinely terrified. Like, geez, I don't, I don't even know where to swim right now. Like, I don't even know where to go, and it was just holding me there. And eventually I made it push me in, and then I swim all the way in, but I was legitimately scared, like out of breath in between waves getting smoked. So, yeah, that was me for the day. I went in and went home and rested and regrouped, but I was really genuinely freaked out by that one.

Laura Day:

Yeah, it's like, so. Sure reminder of how in charge the ocean is. Yes, very much vulnerable we are. Yeah, yeah, it's crazy. I have had, like, an experience where I was surfing in the Philippines, so Filipino and I went back. I was surfing in the Philippines, and we were in, you know, it's Island surfing, so it's completely different than here in California. And we went off surfing at a wreath, and just set after set was coming. And one of the times I got pushed down, and when I came up, like, I just was like, I saw another set, and in my brain was just like, I don't know what happens. I don't know what happened for me. Totally, yeah, it was so weird. I was like, I guess I just hold my breath and go under and like, cross my fingers. Yeah,

Lakey Peterson:

you're at the mercy at that point. You got to just relax. But it's really hard. It's really scary, crazy,

Laura Day:

yeah? And like, in that experience for me, I was like, I guess, like, I made it. So does that mean I was like, lucky, or I can handle it? I know.

Lakey Peterson:

Yeah, it's a fine line. It can be you're, you're definitely at the mercy of the power of the ocean.

Laura Day:

How do you push that? You know when you're approaching bigger waves, more critical waves,

Lakey Peterson:

it's a good question. It's like this fine line of, like, this razor's edge, of being super scared, but you can do it and then maybe to a point where it's like, that's a little too much right now for you and everyone's got, like, a different razor edge, but you kind of have to live along the top of that edge and like, teeter with it to push yourself, but in a calculated and smart way that's gonna scare you. But I think I've always thought about it like that, like Kate, go find wherever your edge is that's different for you than everybody else out here. So don't worry about what she's doing or he's doing, like, you're on a different page from them. So find what your edge is and, like, just push that and teeter on that. And I've always, I don't know why that visuals always helped me, but yeah, and also, too, with bigger or scarier waves, I think a really good way to go about it is not having any expectation, like, the amount of times I've paddled out and not even caught a wave a pipe, I mean, mostly because the crowd. But still, there's always kind of something to learn from just being out there and floating around and seeing where the best people are taking off and how they're doing it and watching so there's also, like ways to really build some comfortability without even riding a wave. I've done that a lot, honestly, and it's helped immensely. I feel like

Laura Day:

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Lakey Peterson:

a good question. I think I'm still working on figuring out how to relax myself, especially when I'm out there and scared and nervous, and then when you come in and you know, you can be super shaky and nervous, just full of adrenaline. I think just breathing exercises can really help with that, like really slowing down your breathing pattern. I do that a lot when I'm in heat. It's actually just super slow breaths. It's like box breathing, they call it. So I think that can help some meditation, like just Yeah, anything that feels slow, in my opinion, is what helps kind of down regulate. So that's what I'll do when, when I need it. Perfect.

Laura Day:

Okay, so one of our other questions is, how has surfing saved you? Oh,

Lakey Peterson:

geez, surfing is brought me so much, so much. Oh my gosh. In my life, it saved me multiple times over. But I think this isn't crazy specific, but I think what I maybe has saved me over and over again with surfing is just how present it makes you feel, and in the moment it makes you feel. There's not that many things that, at least in my opinion, I've come across that bring me into the present moment like that, especially in today's world, it's so busy, there's phones and computers and car like it just feels like it's Go, go, go all the time. And I feel like every time I go surfing, whether I'm competing or free surfing or no matter. What you stand up on that wave, and just everything goes away and blacks out. And I just think that feeling is so beautiful and important to have in life, like that true present moment. And so for me, I would say that's my favorite thing about surfing, and probably what's brought me a lot of peace and save me a lot of times when things have been tricky or hard in my life, like just being able to go somewhere and yeah, just find that like joy and peace and presence is incredible. So probably that I would say, which is a little bit of a long winded, weird answer, but that's what makes sense to me anyway.

Laura Day:

Yeah, that's beautiful. What are you excited about right now?

Lakey Peterson:

Well, right now I'm excited. I'm going to El Salvador tonight for a contest we had down there this week. And then we go to Australia right after that for three events in Australia, bells, beach at rocks in Margaret River. And I love all these events coming up so much so that's probably what I'm excited about, is these next, kind of four events on the horizon. It's been a really big year already with a lot of travel. So I'm looking forward kind of to getting to Australia and being in one country for a little while and just being there and surfing and enjoying it. But yeah, looking forward to all these upcoming events at the moment,

Laura Day:

perfect. Okay, before we wrap up, is there anything you want to ask

Lakey Peterson:

me? Oh, that's a good question. What do you love most about surfing? So

Laura Day:

I think everything that you said is like those slow moments in between. And you know, like, I'm not a pro surfer like you are, so my waves are probably not as long as yours, but I think it's impressive when you have you go for a wave and you're on it for 1015, 20 seconds. And how does that make your entire day, or your entire next two or three days? And for me, having had the podcast and being able to connect with so many different people in just moments like this, I think that's been really special. It's brought something I could never have asked for. Yeah,

Lakey Peterson:

that's awesome. I love that it is, it's and it's so cool with surfing. Like, doesn't matter your level, it's just as fun. And that same feeling for everyone, whether it's a big wave surfer surfing like a 50 foot wave, or someone longboarding down at Doheny, like, it's that same feeling. It's just different levels for everyone, but I think everyone enjoys that exact same type of feeling that surfing brings. So that's really cool. Yeah.

Laura Day:

Well, thank you so much. I just want to say, you know, watched your film making waves by 805, beer, and it's really beautiful to see women on film. Surfing just amazing. And I think there's still such a lack of that kind of video and representation out there, and kind of what you said, it's like, women are like, upping the ante, but it's because of now, finally being able to get the support and the visibility. It's not that women could never have done it. It's that now there's this platform, and I think it's beautiful that you're part of that platform and a part of that movement.

Lakey Peterson:

Thank you so much. Thanks for checking out the film. And yeah, hopefully it can stretch far and wide, and people will enjoy it and inspire somebody out there to see it out in the water and keep going. So yeah, I appreciate it. All right.

Laura Day:

Well, we wish you luck in your events coming up and safe travels. And thanks so much for making time to come and join us, of course.

Lakey Peterson:

Thank you so much. Have a great day. We'll we'll see you soon, hopefully. All right. Bye, you guys.

Laura Day:

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