With issues of sexual assault and gender-based violence currently front and center in surfing, one group is standing up and saying, “No more excuses.” Taking place at 10:00am on Sunday, November 15, the “No More Excuses” paddle-out will take place at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. The mission is to demand a safer future for women and girls and to show that surf culture will no longer tolerate abuse.

Part of a broader movement founded by Australian Ruby Southwell, she explains, “No More Excuses is about ending the culture of excusing and enabling harmful behavior towards women and girls in surfing. We’re uniting as a community to share our voices, show our support for those who speak up, and demand change for the safety and equality of women, men, and marginalized groups.”

The Encinitas event follows similar protests and organized action in Australia and Japan and calls on the global surfing community to step up and unite for change to make a safer future for the next generation.…