![]() ![]() In contrast to most of the island’s stark geology, north of the island’s capital, Santa Cruz, is a long crescent-shaped beach of soft yellow sand, with groves of palm trees and a calm bay created by a long breakwater. Tenerife’s interior highlands are a moonscape, while its coastline of lava rock and sheer cliffs is pounded by surf. The biggest and most populated island, Tenerife, rises from the deep-ocean floor to a series of peaks, one of which is the third-largest volcano in the world. Out in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 100 kilometers off the northwest coast of Africa, lies an archipelago known as the Canary Islands, created millions of years ago by intense volcanic activity. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app. This article is also available in audio format. Stream or download audio For this article | 1,800 words, about 6 minutes Share this article ![]() Photo by Sergio Hanquet/Minden Pictures Huh, Our Fake Beach Is Good for Sharks In the Canary Islands, endangered angelsharks and European tourists are attracted to the same habitat which, for once, isn’t bad for the wildlife. ![]() Shop some of her looks from Billabong on Surf Stitch.The Canary Islands are a hotspot for critically endangered angelsharks ( Squatina squatina), perhaps lured by the artificial beaches that provide safe havens for juveniles. Here are the first two episodes – Nice work Ellie, proud of you chick<3įollow Ellie-Jean Coffey on her Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. “Am I able to surf and compete and do all this media stuff and keep my head screwed on?” ![]() Most of us just don’t go through it in the spot light or public eye. Life’s choices are just as hard and I think all girls go through the same doubt and challenges. Being a pro surfer like Ellie-Jean Coffey is no different. I’m at one now at 31… I just quit my high-profile TV production job, sold my stuff and am about to leave my home in Australia to retrain as a heli-snowboard guide in Alaska (Cooler mag wrote an awesome article on my planned adventure). I think we all find ourselves at these cross roads of self discovery and decisions. Do they follow their dreams of being on the WSL World Tour (of which both girls a VERY capable), or so they pursue a media career in television or turn their hand to fashion and/or modelling (of which they both would very likely excel). I could tell then that they (Ellie and to some extent younger sister Holly) were at a cross roads. We went for breakfast, surfed Snapper Rocks, debated the pressures of women’s surfing, did a short video interview, laughed and then discussed ideas on where the girl’s careers could go, both with their surfing talents and their huge combined social media presence. I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with the whole Coffey family on the Gold Coast where they now live, through a production project I headed up. “I think it’s important to be yourself and not who everyone thinks your are” Here’s a great video on their life ‘Raised by the sea’). I greatly admire the brave choices that parents Jason and Kim Coffey made to bring up their family of 5 kids on the road, traveling Australia’s East coast and surfing every day (mum Kim hurt her neck in a skating accident, so they sold their Curl Curl home, brought a bus and raised the whole family on the road and at Crescent Head’s world class point break. I’m a big fan of the whole Coffey family. This video series is a BEAUTIFULLY shot little glimpse into Ellie-Jean Coffey’s life and some of the struggles she is going through as a young 20 year old girl. She’s brave to discuss these challenges in a content series like this in such a move away (a well needed move away), from the other women’s surf content out right now. ![]()
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