It was awesome to see Bird’s Surf Shed packed to the gills with supporters at the Boardshorts Surf Film Festival last weekend. The San Diego Surf Ladies started the annual event last year to provide a platform for films showcasing women in the surfing industry.

We were stoked to have Onde Nostre’s “Girls, Girls, Girls” featuring Amanda Chinchelli as part of the schedule, joining filmmakers like Hayley Gordon and Chris Grant, to name a few. Here's some snapshots from the fun night!

The inside of Birds Surf Shed at the Boardshorts Surf Film Festival.

A girls only party wave!

The proceeds from the raffle went to Outdoor Outreach, an organization that empowers at-risk youth through comprehensive outdoor programming.

Santa Cruz-based surfboard shaper, Ashley Lloyd played a few songs with her band The Shapes.

Q&A with the filmmakers & special guests following the screening.

Amanda and friends demonstrate the proper way to speak Italian.

Hello Brother and Sisters of our sea,

After just few days here we are with the second part dedicated to Amanda, Betta and Natalia. A fashion designer, a stylist, and an illustrator, each bound by the surfing sisterhood and a deep friendship.

Onde Nostre's girls shine under an Italian September sun: Three different styles, perfectly blended, traveling between waves with thoughts on friendship, freedom, and future.

RITRATTI DI SURF | GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS | part2 from BLOCK10 on Vimeo.

Thanks again to Luca Merli and the Onde Nostre crew for capturing all the love, and to Matteo Ferrari for the these behind the scenes shots. For our friendships, this trip, and our amazing experiences together, we are forever grateful.

When people talk about Italy, they might mention the art, fashion, and the wonderful food, but little do they know that the land of Pizza also has waves! They may take time and a bit of patience to find, but when you do, the waves can be sweet! Our friends of Onde Nostre have been chasing these waves for years, and recently started documenting their travels with the 2010 release of their self-titled film, Onde Nostre (Our Waves), starring upcoming Italian surf talent Alessandro Ponzenelli.

With the success of their first release, Luca Merli and Matteo Ferrarri have started work on their second full length surf flick, due out in 2013. Until then, the Onde Nostre crew is keeping busy - traveling, surfing, and filming short vignettes, loosely titled "Ritratti di Surf". These "Surf Portraits" follow the adventures of fellow Italian artists & surfers, so we were very excited to receive an invitation to film our own surf portrait in Sardinia with the Onde Nostre crew!

Can't describe the excitement of being reunited with my favorite italian Seeababes Natalia aka Gise and Betta aka Franco. We were so hyped to be together for this trip!!

It's an overnight ferry ride, but who needs a bed?? We crashed out in true surf-bum style.

Straight off the boat and right into waves, "Nelly" gets some tip time while Filipo Maffei scores some sweet water shots

Currently the head stylist at Vanity Fair Italy, the amazingly gipsy chic Elisabetta Dal Bello stops for a quick portrait in her San O suit. You can check out her beautiful line of hangbags here.

Lots of surf checks on this trip. We got waves, but not always...

Sardinian "Surf Portrait"

Photo Courtesy of Onde Nostre Tumblr

This week I had the pleasure of being back in my native country, Italy. Besides visiting family, eating lots of pasta, and shopping (of course!!), I finally got back to "business" this weekend, which meant hanging out with Margaret & Matt from Bing at the Single Fin Festival held at Nimbus of Marina di Pietrasanta, just a few hours away from Florence on the Tuscan coast.

Pretty cool to get the chance to hang with Margaret in my own country!!

The Bing crew graciously let me display my suits at their booth while I chased a few Mediterranean ankle slappers.

Le surfiste italiane! These girls were stoked and already knew about Seea - it made me so happy!!

Matt and Margaret check out the premier of another great episode of Onde Nostre

Luca and Giovanni from Onde Nostre screened their logo on the back of my Seea Tank. Thanks guys!

Showing off some Seea suits in the Mediterranean miniswell :)

"Work" continues this week, as it's off to Sardinia to surf and film with my lovely italian ladies and the crew from  Block10 . So excited!! Stay tuned for more trip photos and hijinx from the road. You gotta love Italy!!   XXOO SHAKAMUCHACHAS!