Irish surfing champion in a hijab wetsuit in Iran to get women surfing (Video/pictures)
Interesting views of an Irish woman who has surfed in Persian gulf in a hijab wetsuit is shared in a report in The Guardian. The Iranian trip of surfing champion, Easkey Britton - four times Irish surf champion and British pro-tour champion - has been made into a short documentary by French film-maker Marion Poizeau, which will be shown on French TV later this month before beginning a tour of international film festivals (Trailer video shown below).
Both women arrived in Iran unannounced and unsure of their reception. "It was just a wild plan to surf where a woman had never surfed before, to try and get other women interested," Britton said. They didn't even know if they would be able to find waves. She went into the sea in a monsoon swell close to Chabahar, southern Iran. "There was a lot of looking at Google Earth before I went!" she laughed. "But we've been overwhelmed by the reaction to the film."
Britton hopes to use it to get more women into the waves. "I'd love to see more women surfing and I'd love to see it become a sport for everyone, not just the wealthy. There's surfing in the Gaza Strip now, and in Bangladesh, believe it or not." About her trip to Iran, she says: "They were all incredibly nice, just really intrigued and interested. The police were just worried that I'd hit the rocks and hurt myself. The worst thing really was wearing the Lycra hijab suit in 30-degree heat, that was pretty tricky. But although I'm sure it would have been fine if I'd gone out in shorts, I was keen to show total respect."
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