I was in NYC with the family doing an East Coast vacation, when I saw a fellow walking through the hotel with a C4 paddle. One of the great thing about this sport at this time is that it has not become the norm and there is a special affinity when one stand up paddler meets another in a strange place. It turns out the fellow is Paul Davis who is organizing
www.seapaddlenyc.com on August 13th. This was an event that I had no knowledge of previous to this meeting.
I love these types of events and consider this type the future of the sport from the non-surfing perspective. I am not going to be able to do it this year but I am going to sponsor Paul and put some links on a few of my websites to help this out.
I have also told Paul about this forum and hope that he will contribute information on the event and how the paddle went. I have been by boat around NYC and rowing in the Harlem - there are some serious currents and challenges on this course.
Best of Luck.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
An extraordinary event will take place on Monday, August 13th in New
York City that I am helping organize. It’s the first ever surfers paddle
around Manhattan Island, organized by the Surfers’ Environmental
Alliance (SEA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit and benefiting several autism
advocacy and support groups, as well as SEA.
Participants in this endurance event will paddle 28 miles, beginning in
the South Street Seaport vicinity, and continue up the East River, into
the Harlem River then down the Hudson River, ending at Battery Park
City. About 30 invited participants, including legendary surfer’s
Darrick Doerner, ‘Mr. Pipeline’ Gerry Lopez, Joel Tudor and others will
navigate the waters, battling currents, tides and even the occasional
container ship. The entire event will kick off with a fundraising dinner
on Saturday, August 11th, at the Oceanfront Estate 35 Ocean Avenue,
Monmouth Beach in which members of the local autism community will
mingle with sponsors, donors, volunteers and, of course, the paddlers.
Please go online or ask me for an invitation.
www.seapaddlenyc.org And although SEA Paddle NYC will surely be quite an achievement, its
success largely depends upon you. So I’m asking you to lend your support
by making a contribution—no amount is too small. Enclosed is a list of
the organizations that will benefit from your generosity. Half of all
proceeds will go toward funding the three autism groups. The other half
will support Surfers’ Environmental Alliance.
Please complete the attached form and mail it back to me along with your
contribution. Your donation check should be made out to Surfers’
Environmental Alliance.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and support.
Very Sincerely,
Paul A. Davis
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Surfers Environmental Alliance (SEA) is a grassroots, project-based 501
(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to protect our fragile
coastlines and their natural habitats, to fight for non-restrictive
beach access, and to preserve the cultural and environmental integrity
of the sport of surfing. For more information, visit
www.seasurfer.org.
New Jersey’s Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community
(COSAC) is a nonprofit agency providing information and advocacy,
services, family and professional education, and consultation. COSAC
encourages responsible basic and applied research that may lessen the
effects of, and potentially prevent, autism. For more information, visit
www.njcosac.org.
Surfers’ Healing seeks to enrich the lives of children with autism and
the lives of their families by exposing them to the unique experience of
surfing. Surfer’s Healing holds free surf clinics across the costal
United States and Hawaii, giving autistic children an opportunity to
experience the healing effects of the water. For more information, visit
www.surfershealing.org.
Autism Speaks is dedicated to funding global biomedical research into
the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising
public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families,
and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of
this disorder. For more information, visit
www.autismspeaks.org.
Yes, at this special time, I will help with this effort to help SEA and
fund the above Autism Charities.
$25_____$50______$75______$100______Other_________________
In honor of________________________ In memory of_______________________
Your Name__________________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________
City/ State______________________________ZIP__________________________
Email__________________________________Phone________________________
Your contribution is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
754 Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright, New
Jersey 07760 • seapaddlenyc.org • 732.804.4096
