Turkey has no sea.
But there are three oceans. To the south is the Mediterranean Sea, to the west is the Sea of Marmara, and to the north is the Black Sea. Officially (albeit unceremoniously) it is recognized as simply the “marginal sea of the Mediterranean”. ”
Despite its marginality (five times smaller than the Mediterranean Sea), the Black Sea has a secret cause. It tends to have strong enough winds to create fun waves. In this regard, the Black Sea was originally made famous by stories from Greek mythology. jason and the argonauts. In the story, the group takes shelter from a divine storm in a stone fortress near Persembe (once known by its Greek name, Vona). In this short film, Stab Highway Europe host Kepa Acero and Vona local Deniz Toprak seek refuge within it. same Explore the stone fortress and, once the storm has passed, find the remains of the Loise Wind nearby.
Turkey’s potential surf town, Percembe, is closer to neighboring Georgia and Syria than Istanbul. It is a unique culture and ethnicity, hair transplant tourists and European hipsters in the capital. One look at Google Maps will raise your doubts about surfing. This area is one long, steep headland, and looks like one mega-left point break.
A special survivor is the slab known as Jason’s Point (after Jason and the Argonauts). This reef is half natural and half man-made, as it once served as an ancient harbor. Holes are drilled all over the flat stone bottom where the dock once stood. Now, the attritional lefties (several times a year) call it home.
It was a bit of a shame that Kepa and Deniz didn’t score in this movie, but if you find yourself wandering around a deserted village in Turkey with a surfboard in the near future, I’d love to know what it’s like. Just in case, take another look at the photo on the cover of this article.
However, Kepa and his crew did Eventually, you’ll find suitable waves in another nearby enclave. According to the film, a crew of fishermen showed them a piece of paper with weather data that suggested a big storm was on the way.
The fishermen’s judgment was correct. Immediately Kepa monopolized a soft but easy-to-slice left point break.
Despite having no one else in the lineup, the town of Persembe is starting to realize its own surfing potential. Surf camps have opened in the area, and the film’s director says more children are learning to surf.
Deniz, a local from Persembe, even said that children are finally beginning to see the Black Sea as a place they can enjoy and not just a place to fear from storms.
In fact, they are learning that fun is coming rear storm.
What about surfing that teaches life lessons?