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(1 of ) Donna Jones walks into the surf with other members of the Sonoma County Surfer Girls at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(2 of ) Cea Higgins talks with Sal Martin as he borrows some wax for his surfboard at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay, on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(3 of ) Nellie Graham of Petaluma heads out into the water during her first attempt at surfing at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(4 of ) Cea Higgins heads for the ocean with her board at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay, on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(5 of ) Cea Higgins prepares to surf at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(6 of ) Sonoma County Surfer Girls member Sherri Costa boogie boards at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay, on Saturday, May 23, 2015. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(7 of ) Sonoma County Surfer Girls member Linda Matteson boogie boards at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(8 of ) Sonoma County Surfer Girls members Donna Jones, left, and Linda Matteson, center, head out to boogie board at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay, on Saturday, May 23, 2015. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(9 of ) Cea Higgins carries her surfboard toward the water at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay, on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(10 of ) Donna Jones zips up Linda Matteson's wetsuit at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay, on Saturday, May 23, 2015. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(11 of ) Donna Jones pulls on her wetsuit while her dog, Nacho, rests in the car. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(12 of ) Nellie Graham and her friend Eric Newcombe stretch together before heading out into the water at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(13 of ) Cea Higgins surfs at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(14 of ) Cea Higgins prepares to head out to surf at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(15 of ) Cea Higgins prepares to surf at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay, on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(16 of ) Members of the Sonoma County Surfer Girls check out the surf before boogie boarding at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)

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