Going to Work: Mother's Day Swell May 2020 Puerto Escondido. Swell Madre. Madre Swell!
Updated: Aug 4, 2020
Mother Nature's gift.
Most surfers here
have been outta the water
for over a month.
The swell hit on Saturday.
She came in haggard and heavy
and wasn't happy with the sand bar set up.
Minor adjustments were made,
like an orchestra tuning up
seconds before
the conductor taps a thin baton.
Some were out of tune.


Kurt Rist, Pro.
Apart from choosing wisely.
He's sure footed
(without being heavy footed).
Here's Kurt going to work
and staying dry at the same time.
Playa Zicatela.
The Farbar Right




See how he's still riding that wave out?
He's going to gently land with his hands on the rails,
push into a shallow duck dive just to get wet
and place himself in balance on the board.
He pops up, swings his hair and starts paddling.
Board control.
Economy of motion.
East Coast Surf:
Kurt's School in thee Hamptons:
Kurt's Board:
Jeff Claus of Prescription Surf, Artist.
And Patron of the Arts.
Bespoke Surfboards.
Since 1982
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Working Mother's Day.
Puerto Escondido Beaches are officially closed.
I'd say a respectable and peaceful act of civil disobedience
encouraged understanding between
Federal Authorities
and the Surf Community.
Everybody went to work.
Or did what they do.
No confrontations. No arrests.
Nothing to see here but community.
And stoke.





And then there were three.

And they paddled off.
And I wondered,
"Where are they going?"

Mother's Day Swell
May 2020.
Twas a show.
But riders were a detail to the story.
It's the wave
And the stoke
That will Live On
(long after we're gone).

Gracias a la vida.
For a detailed look at Mother's Day Swell May 2020
check out Miguel Diaz Westside
And Jaciel Santiago
More to follow on Mother's Day Swell 2020.
Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
Madre Swell.
Swell Madre.