SURFING IRAN

Ramin is a small village in the extreme south of Iran , located few miles away from the city of Chabahar. The region of Baluchestan, is the most remote and impoverished area of Iran and also the only place with potential to surf. Shahla Yasini is the first Iranian woman who ever surfed in Iran. Diver and lifeguard, Shahla has always had a strong connection to water especially to the Indian Ocean. However, she would never anticipated that in 2013 the professional Irish Surfer Easkey Britton would extend her the invitation of being among the first women surfing in that same Indian Ocean. Partnered with another female Iranian athlete ( Mona Seraji ) Easkey and Shahla found the perfect surfing spot in the beach of Ramin, a stretch of sea near a harbour with good waves throughout the summer. Back then, they didn’t know they were about to pioneer something that would change history for Iranian future generation. In 2013, after catching the interest of the local community , the trio extended the invitation to surf to the boys of Ramin too. Since then a whole community of young Iranians has been populating the place, organizing events, calling foreign guests surfers and asking for sponsor to donate equipment and support the ‘Makran Moj surfing site’.