The wave
Rises
And a drowned tree
Which spread its roots in the ocean
Sprouts
The following words waited a whole Earth’s revolution… : “Grateful… Thanks to all the 63 nations who showed the power of kindness & humanity. Thanks to Duke Kahanamoku for the inspiration & to ISA for « Making A Better World Through Surfing », especially Fernando Aguerre, Robert Fasulo, Megan, Alex, Imoto san, Hannah, Tyler, Gil, Harrison, Federico, Felipe & Ben. Thanks to those who supported & took care of my shoulder even weeks before the event, especially Morena Valdez, Alejo, Gonçalo, Maryam, & FESAsurf. Thanks to my teammates whom no one could ask for better friendship & support: Daniel, Shawn, Russell, Caro, IrSurfing & everyone in the background. Thanks to my friends Sean & Ozlem, for the heads up about the heat cancellations, & thanks to all the legends who became Friends: Jess, Chris, Barton, Sally, Sofia, Aaron, Marcelo, Shannon, Jae, Manuu, Daniela, Natasha, Sam, Stanley, Paula, Bea, Peter, Taina, Ramzi, Anat, Jolari, Margarita, Karina, Jess Cidra, Barbey, Manuel, Afridun, Marjorie Waller, Erik, Clyde, & Jim 🧢 . Thanks to friends and family whose support was priceless even from far away: Ava, Sanam, Hedieh, Ladan, Sarah, Negin, Farbod, Tooraj, Salar, Arash, Gustavo, Victoria, Noémie, Gaston, Nina, Ana, Amin, Amir, Dariush, Ramin, Kaveh, Payam, Shaghayegh, Roya, Yeganeh, Hamoon, Shahrzad, Mehrdad, Delaram, Andy, Eugenie, Vanessa, Zigor, Amarita, Shima, Keyvan, Sepideh, Anoosha, Maryam, Gebi, Charlie, Ali Doon, Yaz Maz and Samira. Thanks to GoPro, which never stepped back. Thanks to Ramin Surfers Club which began the surf family with the light that Easkey Britton shined for many people, including myself. Thanks to all the girls & women in my country, especially the surfers who inspired me and those who will be the future of surfing in a better world: Mona, Shahla, Rana, Farima, Noora, Azadeh, Zahra, Venous, Mahkameh, Viyana, Mehrnesa, Yasaman, Golara, Donya, Elmira, Nazanin, Mersedeh, Niusha, Hoda, Kimya, Maryam, Romi, Mina, & everyone who dared to dream and paddled for it.
And… thanks to my Mother, to whom I dedicate this moment.”
🙏🏼📸 Sean (WaterWorkMedia)
1 year ago