Sean Davey’s Tribute and Heart Felt Words…
HERE..Sean Davey fine art adventure Photography.
“…I’ve never seen anyone fight so hard to live…Lane actually passed away with a smile on her face” Sean
Surf Channel
Been to the North Shore in the last few decades? You’ve likely seen Lane Davey charging tubes at Pipeline.
The former pro surfer, professor, and wife of legendary surf photographer Sean Davey was diagnosed with stage 4 colon-ovarian cancer in 2023.
MORE ABOUT LANE HERE AT LANEDAVEY.US
Pipeline stalwart, B-Girl, and college professor Lane Davey joins us today to discuss braving Pipeline in the early 90s, creating the first female boardshort, the importance of a meritocratic hierarchy, the repercussions of willful ignorance, and how HipHop has informed her entire approach to surfing, education, and life. Enjoy!
How many kids from Tennessee end up devoting their life to the world’s heaviest waves? At least one. That’s Lane Davey: Pipe Disciple, PhD, journalist and college lecturer at UH Mānoa. Lane has dedicated much of her adult life to being present in the line-up at Pipeline – she was long the lone woman amongst the sword fight. We trace her unlikely trajectory from growing up in Tennessee, to breakdancing, and surfing some of the most notorious waves on the planet. Lane talks us through the importance of acknowledging fuller histories of surfing, the role she’s played in creating momentum for women’s surf culture and performance, and the silver lining of living with her stage four cancer diagnosis. …. Read Lane’s PhD dissertation here (https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu…) – it traces the parallels between of break dancing and riding waves.
