Why is extreme paddler Shane Perrin so interested in helping people who need organ and tissue transplants? He shared details in a September 2012 interview conducted by SupConnect founder Andre Niemeyer about his incredible journey on the board and in life.
Argentinean waterman, Facundo Martin Diaz, set a new global record when for the first time in recorded history he crossed the Rio de la Plata River from Argentina to Uruguay on a stand up paddleboard. It is the widest river in the world and links the two beautiful South American countries.
Almost two years ago at the end of September 2010, Alfredo Villas Boas, a stand up paddler who resides on Maui and works as a lifeguard, made a tremendous journey to the jungles of Brazil to retrace the path of his ancestors, bring awareness to the indigenous people who live there and help save the ecosystem. Now there is a film that shows it all!
International River Team Stand Up Paddles the 75 mile Coastline from Trestles to Tijuana River to raise awareness of Riverview Mapping System.
SUP Ambassador and former pro surfer Jodie Nelson, has generously supplied six 14' Surftech Bark Dominator Stand Up Paddle Boards and six Quickblade Paddles for the first Annual 70 mile paddle from Trestles to TJ. Below the Surface and Paddle with Purpose, two non-profit organizations based in San Diego, CA and Orange County, CA are currently on the journey.
On Thu May 24th, Kevin Horgan a long distance Stand Up Paddler from Kauai, managed to complete the first circumnavigation of Hong Kong Island on a Starboard 14' Coast Runner, a distance of around 44km or 27.3miles in 8 hours and 7mins. Kevin left Shek O Main Beach at 7.53am and arrived back at 4.00pm.
Just yesterday around mid day pacific standard time, Ben Friberg journeyed out on a 24 hour SUP adventure to paddle as far as possible in 24 hours. Find out how he is doing and how far he has paddled.
Last weekend watermen Bill Whiddon and Thaddeus Foote attempted the first-ever crossing of the Gulf Stream from the Bahamian Island of Bimini to the shores of Miami Beach, Florida on stand-uppaddlboards (SUPs) to raise awareness of the impacts of plastics in the ocean. Did they make it?