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Paddle With Purpose’s good friend former pro surfer Megan Abubo is doing the Molokai to Ohau crossing today in memory of her sister Jen who passed away from her battle with breast cancer two years ago. Paddle With Purpose and Keep A Breast Foundationare proud to make this dream come true for Megan as she makes her stand against cancer and dedicates this crossing to the memory of her sister.
. This years #M2O is getting some great press as pro surfers Rob Machado and Joel Parkinson are both doing the crossing for the first time before they head to Huntington beach for the #USOPENOFSURF
Follow @m2ofourchicks Megan Abubo team of 3 paddle @molokai2oahu for @PaddleW_Purpose & @KeepABreast #M2O http://t.co/wVchWYwb
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- #M2O opening ceremony
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- Megan Abubo Rocking her Paddle With Purpose Hat and Keep A Breast Tee
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- Getting ready for the start
Thank you to the awesome team at Below the Surface, Jodie Nelson and Paddle with Purpose, Kris Allison at Pear Sports, James “the best tan in the World/Ecowarrior” Pribram, Dave “Cornhusker” Cornthwaite, West Marine, the Camp Pendleton MP’s Oceanside Police and Harbor Patrol for not arresting Hess, the entire shark population residing offshore of San Diego for sticking to seals and other marine life, Eddie Kisfaludi and Scifly, Belly Up, D Street Bar and Grille, Lazy Hummingbird and Regents Pizza for an INCREDIBLE week paddling from Trestles to TJ! Stay tuned for next year!
Overhead View of the Paddle With Purpose, Below The Surface, Trestles To TJ Crew
- Misson Accomplished!!! 70 miles!
Point Loma
The Crew had a great paddle today. Only one more leg to go, just 8 more miles, and they will arrive at the Tijuana river mouth.
They made a cute seal friend near Torrey Pines in San Diego, the little fella playing in front of their big stand up paddleboards cruising down the pristine coastline.
A short while after passing the seal Tuesday, Laguna Beach stand up paddler James Pribram and friend Christian Gustavson heard a splashing behind them.
“I kind of looked back about 50 yards, and we saw the seal go under and this fin just chase it down,” Pribram said. “We never saw them pop back up.”
Read the whole article:
O.C. paddler encounters big shark during 70-mile adventure
Come join the #trestlestotj crew tonight at the belly up after the team finishes day 5 paddle from La Jolla to Ocean Beach!
Still Going!
Lauren Peterson
, founder of Namaste SUP and all-round good-living positive-thinking role model. She’s also one of the stretchiest people in the world, we think http://www.namastesup.com
- Team Van
Next up we have National Geographic Young Adventurer Shannon Switzer, photographer and journalist, this is one cool girl with a passion for the outdoors. Check out her blog @ http://girlchasesglobe.com/
- Shannon Switzer
Well the paddles have gotten significantly shorter since Day 1. The crew finished by 1pm today. Next leg is Del Mar to La Jolla. It should be a little over 8.24 miles.
Hope to see everyone at the Belly Up on Wednesday evening for the fundraiser.
Here are some photos from the San Clemente To Oceanside leg. More photos to come!
Trestles 2 TJ Group Day 1 San Clemente to Oceanside 20 miles
Day one was the longest leg. It ended up being just a little over 20 miles. It was a beautiful day. We could not have asked for better conditions. The wind picked up just as we were getting into camp Pendleton and it was almost the perfect direction. We were catching little runners that were taking us towards Oceanside. There were a ton of Jellyfish, algae blooms, but thankfully we didn’t see “fluffy” the resident Great White San O shark. It was a very diverse group of paddlers and it was great getting to know everyone. It was especially a pleasure getting to know Dave Cornthwaite if you don’t know who he is please click the link. You will not be disappointed. He truly is an inspiration. Dave is getting ready to swim 1000 miles down the lower Missouri river to raise money for his close friends Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation CoppaFeel! Dave has been kind enough to commit to getting PWP some exposure during his Swim down the Missouri and It looks like Jodie Nelson will join Dave on his swim towards the end of his 1000mile journey.
Making sure the boards are looking good!
The Shark Zone
Laylan Connelly did a great article for the OC REGISTER for the upcoming TRESTLES 2 TJ paddle. Click Here to read the article in all it’s glory!
The shirts have arrived (thank you Hurley), the preparations have been made, the training has been done. Now its time for the journey to begin. Tomorrow 8am our group will depart on the beginning of a 70 mile journey that will start in San Clemente and finish at the Tijuana river mouth. We are excited to see what awaits ahead for us on this journey. Human spirit, heart, and physical strength will be tested. But, I find that when you are doing something big for a reason other than for yourself it makes the fight and sacrifice that much more worthy. Below is the official press release.
PRESS RELEASE
River Team Paddles the Coastline from Trestles to Tijuana River
San Diego, CA, July 2012:
PRESS RELEASE
RIVER TEAM PADDLES THE COASTLINE FROM TRESTLES TO TIJUANA RIVER
San Diego, CA, July 2012: Below the Surface and Paddle with Purpose, two non-profit organizations based in San Diego, CA and Orange County, CA will be embarking on their First Annual Trestles to TJ Paddle from the mouth of the San Mateo Creek which feeds the world renowned surf breaks at Trestles on the San Diego-San Clemente Border over 70 miles down the coastline to the Tijuana River at the US/Mexico border. 15 paddlers from a variety of organizations including Below the Surface, the SUP Spot, the Mission Continues, National Geographic Young Explorers, the Eco Warrior Project, SUP Core, Expedition 1000, Red I Nation, Namaste SUP and endurance athlete Ryan Levinson are coming together for this inaugural event. Trestles to TJ is meant to draw attention to the impact of riverine water pollution on the coastline, and is the official launch of the Riverview Mobile App which is part of Below the Surface’s Riverview Project, or “Google’s Streetview for Rivers”.
The Trestles to TJ paddle starts on July 21st 2012 and will end on July 28th 2012. Paddlers will launch and finish at the mouth of 7 rivers where they meet the ocean, including the San Mateo Creek, Batiquitos Lagoon, San Dieguito River Mouth, La Jolla Cove Marine Protected Area, San Diego River, the Silver Strand side of the Sweetwater River and the Tijuana River. Paddlers will be accompanied by chase boats provided by Hess Gen Inc and Oceanforce Foundation.
Below the Surface takes a collaborative approach on its projects that help strengthen the riverine and marine ecosystems. On the Trestles to TJ paddle, longtime partner & supporter Paddle with Purpose, run by Stand Up Paddle board 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 team. “Paddle with Purpose is all about empowering other non-profits and everyday people to raise awareness for worthy causes through the sport of Stand Up Paddling. This is exactly what we are doing through our collaboration with Below the Surface,” said Ms Nelson. “The Below the Surface team is an educated group of people working hard to not only raise awareness of the problems in our watersheds and oceans, but they are getting out there and offering up solutions! I am excited to see Trestles to TJ become a yearly pilgrimage as a celebration of our waterways.”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has worked closely with Below the Surface to develop the Riverview Mobile App, particularly to include information about the health of waterways. “EPA is excited to work with Below the Surface on this expedition and the technology for the Riverview Mobile App,” said Nancy Stoner, Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Water. “Empowering and engaging citizens is absolutely essential to clean water in this country, and the Riverview App is a fantastic tool for spurring grassroots stewardship of our rivers, lakes and coastal waters.”
For more information about the Trestles to TJ paddle, Riverview Mobile App or Below the Surface, please contact Jared Criscuolo at Jared@belowthesurface.org.
Below the Surface is a non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration of and education about the issues surrounding water. It is focused on identifying the issue – water pollution, and field testing economically feasible ways to recycle wastewater.
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Below the Surface
http://www.belowthesurface.org
203.887.3272
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