Goodwill Rock Throwing?
From Sean Collin’s official response:
” There were mixed accusations of rock throwing to clear the water before I arrived, and we certainly do not support rock throwing and/or physical violence of any kind. Additionally, we certainly did not direct in any way the removal of people from the water or the security for the event as it was handled entirely by the local Barra police. We also did not insist on everyone being removed from the water before we arrived. ”
I’ve only got one thing to say after watching this video…. Holy shit! That chick rips!
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June 29th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
[...] The story goes something like this: Rip Curl hosts an ASP tour contest in a formally off-the-map killer mexican surf break and fails to have any charitable component to the event that helps the town. People associated with the event manage to consume massive amounts of local tacos and beer, but little more is given back to the community. Surfline steps in, a year later, to host another contest at the same spot with the idea of raising 20k to build a local hospital facility. All seems to be honkydorey. Unfortunately things go awry when visiting surfers try to enter the water for dawn surf sessions (not within contest hours) and local security guards get a little over zealous and start chucking rocks. Conflicting reports say that confrontations lead to violence. Surfline contest organizers respond a tad late with a white-washed description of events that fails to address the overly hostile security and surfermag.com and surfline pulls threads where first-handers have posted their stories. tisk tisk. Rob turned me on to the discussion and I added my two cents here. I’m reposting it here, because I think it speaks to good intentions of the organizers while bringing up the illegality of barring people from walking on a beach and entering the water in Mexico: Hey guys, Rob emailed me to ask my opinion so i thought I’d jump on and reply here instead, for discourse. I’ve been living/surfing, full time, in the Puerto Vallarta/Punta Mita area for 3 years now. [...]
June 30th, 2007 at 5:35 am
Truth is that we American’s think we own places wherever we go. And the news of the day is that we don’t. We assume that if we have the money to gp somewhere, and pay for accommodations and food and beer and whatever; then we deserve and have the God given right to enjoy ourselves to the fullest. Perhaps that makes rational sense but we do not live alone in this world. Mexico and Central America are plagued with poverty and little opportunities for people to make a decent living. People are frustrated and tense. Then suddenly a circus appears with hundreds of people in garish clothes, swilling beer and demanding cordoned off access to the local resources. We should only be so lucky to get away with as much as we get away with.
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Americans are funny about charity. We like to get things in return, like a banquet dinner or a concert of a cleared lineup with empty waves. It’s embarrassing that America can’t give with strings attached.