Walden Team rider Vanina at the Roxy store

Vanina ( center) is the new Roxy girl

Congrats to Walden Surfboards youngest team rider and Roxy girl Vanina Walsh! Vanina was just spotted by proud parents Jim & Carolyn in the Roxy store window, Vanina's Roxy Girl photos just hit the store windows and are absolutely adorable. We know Roxy ( and walden Surfboards for that matter) only work with the best so we will be seeing a lot more of Vanina. Vanina is a pro in the water and out, looks like she has been modeling for years!

Hiring: Graphic/ Web Designer

Walden Surfboards & Walden Wahine is looking for a great graphic designer with an extensive background in web design. This is a part time position with the possibility of full time work. We prefer a local designer but will consider an artist outside the Southern California area if your really good. Projects include: Ads, catalogs, web design & updates, & t-shirt design.

Interested artists please send your resume/website and or portfolio to Brandy@waldensurfboards.com

South Florida's C. Oricco welcomes Steve Walden

In 1985 three sisters Casey, Kathie and Colleen opened C.Orrico on Palm Beach's South County Road.C.Orrico became one of the flagship stores when Lilly Pulitzer relaunched its brand in the mid 90s - the three sisters embodied the spirit of South Florida chic which of course centered around Lilly Pulitzer. Today C.Orrico is in 6 locations, the flagship store in Palm Beach, West palm beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Naples, Delray beach & Hobe sound. The C.Orrico stores combine classic,preppy, resort chic with fun, hip beach style some of the lines they carry include tibi, Trina Trurk, Vineyard Vines, and Nanette Lapore. Their Lilly Pulitzer collection is one of the best with women's, kid's, men's,accessories, swim and gift ware. No trip to south Florida is complete without a trip to C. Orrico.

The C.Orrico sisters are lighthearted, fun, earthy and in no way unapproachable like some of their manicured city surroundings. Visit the palm beach store and take 5 on the big pink sofa by the dressing rooms and one of the sisters might just sit down with you to talk Lilly. This is Lilly country and they are passionate about what the brand represents, beautiful, beach living. C.Orrico has always offered the hard to find and unique including the Lilly Pulitzer Barbie doll, this year they will offer Lilly fans the limited edition Lilly Pulitzer surfboards by Walden Surfboards in Southern California in all three available patterns. These boards are perfect for any surfer girl or cute in a surfer girl inspired beach house. For more information on C.Orrico call 561-659-1284 or visit http://www.corrico.com/

Vanina Walsh in Girl's Life magazine

Check Out Walden team rider Vanina Walsh interview in Girl's Life Magazine

Hang Ten with Vanina Walsh!

Eleven-year-old surfer Vanina Walsh is making a serious splash in the surfing world. She tandem surfs with the majorly accomplished Bobby Friedman, and is a Roxy team rider (did we mention she’s still in elementary school?!). She spills her fave healthy snacks and what she likes to do when she’s not conquering major waves!

GL: What off-the-beach workouts do you enjoy?

Vanina: I enjoy skateboarding on my Kahuna board, it helps me a lot with my stand-up paddle surfing. I recently started gymnastics to help me with my tandem surfing. I also enjoy using my wave-board and RipStick, it helps me with my balance for surfing.

GL: How do you refuel after a hard day of surfing?

VW: After a long and hard day of surfing, I love to go home and make a nice cold smoothie made of Tambor Acai, Yum! Acai is really healthy and I think its great! I like to eat a steak with rice and salad. The steak gives me protein and the rice for carbs and the salad for vitamins. At night I try to rest and watch a surfer flick so I’m ready to go surf again in the morning.

GL: What are your fave healthy snacks?

VW: I love to eat granola bars, and I also love to eat a bowl of fruit, but my favorite healthy snack is a fruit smoothie with strawberries, banana and Acai. I drink a lot of water to keep hydrated after a long day of surfing and being in the sun. I think that it is important to be healthy and athletic, I motivate myself every day to eat good.

GL: Do you play any other sports?

VW: I enjoy skateboarding, gymnastics, and I play other sports just for fun at the beach. A hobby I have is painting. I am inspired by the artist Heather Brown. I think she is a great artist. I have fun doing all of these hobbies and sports. The next time I do a surf trip to the big Island my tandem partner, Bobby Friedman, is going to teach me to go spear fishing. I am soo excited!

GL: What do you love most about surfing?

VW: My favorite thing about surfing would have to be that I can stay out for hours in the ocean trying something new. Knowing I got one inch closer to my goal in surfing is a great feeling. I also love surfing with the people I look up to.

Walden Surfboards at the Marlton, NJ Lilly Pulitzer store

Steve, Shawn with the Lilly Surfboard & Jeep, Marlton, NJ

Walden Surfboards hit the road late May for the 2009 USA tour of Walden dealers on the East coast, pan handle and Texas. We have a full quiver of sample surfboards to show our core dealers. Included in the mix are a single wahine and a single Lilly Pulitzer to show our surfer girl friendly dealers.

On the way back from one dealer, we stopped for dinner and accidentally ended up in front of a Lilly Signature store. In front of the Lilly Signature store was the most outrageous and fun Lilly Signature jeep, decked out in pink and green flowers. A photo op in the making, the Lilly Surfboard had to be photographed with the Lilly Jeep. The Jeep was at the Marlton, NJ Lilly Store.

Turns out the Marlton, NJ Lilly Pulitzer signature store has Walden fans, manager Shawn Baker already owns a Lilly Walden. Shawn's store could not have been more friendly and beautiful, her store felt like a little tropical oasis, they even had beer on hand for Steve so he could sit and chill while the girls chatted it up all things Lilly.

For a great Lilly Experience visit Shawn and her team at The Promenade at Sagemore, 500 Rt. 73 South, Marlton, NJ 08053 phone: 856-489-6751. Contact Shawn as well if you want to order a Lilly Surfboard

"Lucy Love" Tye dye maxi dress

New Havaianas slim strap metallic sandal

"Surf Girl" book by Roxy I fyour not a surfer girl already this book will inspire you to become one

Island Cowgirl peace pendant, one of our favorites from Islnd cowgirl

Walden Wahine "cruising" thermal

Calling all Walden wahine's stop by our Ventura store or check us out online at http://www.waldensurfboards.com/ for our latest arrivals just in time for summer. We have new arrivals every week, right now we just can't get enough of the Lucy Love dresses and new Havaianas slim sandals.

Walden Baby!

Analei wearing "Bathing beauty"

Kalia on her 5'6 teeny weeny wahine

Leiana in a Walden Lap T-shirt and sun hat

What does a surf legend and master shaper like Steve Walden do when number 10 on the Walden grand baby surf team arrives you start making "Walden baby" clothes and kid's surfboards of course. "Walden baby" is now a few years old, our products have been featured in several magazines and have been drooled, dripped, and spit on by almost every Walden grand baby...we don't know a better quality test .Visit our website to order the perfect gift for any surfer baby

http://www.waldensurfboards.com/Walden-Baby-C116.aspx or visit our store in Ventura for more surfer baby items like bibs, blankets, dresses, books, and more.