November 13, 2026 · By brianna o'connell

Claire Vanders X Atmosea Collab

Last Friday, we celebrated the launch of our collaboration collection with our dear friend Claire Vanders.

Our relationship with Claire has always been a bit of a long-distance one. Claire hails from WA and spends much of her year hosting women's surf retreats in far-off tropical destinations, while we're over here on the East Coast.

So when it came time to celebrate our collection, we decided to do what we all love doing most. Go surfing!

A big part of Claire's work is encouraging women to invest in their surfing, regardless of whether they ever plan to compete or make a career out of it. Creating a space where women feel comfortable having a go, pushing themselves, making friends and, most importantly, having fun.

Something we feel pretty strongly about too.

So we sent out an open invitation for a good old-fashioned beach hang, with one small surprise...

ATMOSEA'S FIRST EVER UNOFFICIAL, UNPROFESSIONAL SURF COMP!

Featuring guest judge Claire Vanders and a rotating panel of highly unqualified officials.

Our very serious judging criteria?

Fun
Friendship
Creativity
Flamboyance
Enthusiasm
Inventiveness
Unprofessionalism

No points for perfect technique. Just plenty of enthusiasm, questionable manoeuvres and a willingness to have a go.

And what a morning it was! A whole bunch of wonderful women sharing waves, cheering each other on and generally having a very good time.

Because you don't have to be a professional to take your surfing seriously. And you certainly don't have to take yourself too seriously while doing it.

A big thank you to everyone who came down and made our very first unofficial, unprofessional surf comp such a good one. We might just have to do it again!

MEET THE COLLECTION

Now, onto the reason we were all there!

Claire has been road-testing our swim and wetsuits for years, so when we decided to design a collection together, we wanted to give her the opportunity to create the pieces she'd always wished she had in her surf wardrobe.

The result? Claire's ultimate little surf capsule. Made for tropical adventures, long days in the water and some seriously good waves.

A longline tank that doubles as a cute everyday top. Little bikini bottoms that actually stay put in the surf. A rashy for those long, sun-soaked sessions in the tropics. And her dream wetsuit, designed to handle some serious waves.

Every piece has been thoughtfully designed with Claire's years of experience in the water, bringing together the things we both love most: function, comfort and a little bit of fun.

Made by women who surf, for women who surf.

Meet Atmosea x Claire Vanders.

All beautiful campaign photographs captured by Clementine Burke