The 5th annual Surfers' Environment Alliance (SEA) Paddle was held this past weekend in New York City. The 26.5-mile race was met with favorable conditions and stiff competition.
New York CIty, New York - O'Neill is proud to congratulate its own Rob Rojas for his impressive performance at today's O'Neill SEA Paddle NYC, claiming first place overall with a lightning-quick time of 3 hours and 56 minutes.
Dan Jones wasn’t planning to wear a tie to work today. Instead, the managing director of mortgage sales and trading at Gleacher & Co. Securities was going to wear shorts and paddle around Manhattan standing up on an oversized surfboard.
Jones, who works with Descap, Gleacher’s mortgage and structured products division, will join about 200 other competitors, professional and amateur, in the O’Neill SEA Paddle NYC, a 26.5-mile stand-up paddle charity race.
“Paddling through skyscrapers has a surreal feel to it,” Jones, who also competed in the race in 2009, said in a telephone interview. “We’re also going through parts of Manhattan that most New Yorkers never see.”
International Paddle Racers Prepare For 26.5-Mile O’Neill SEA Paddle Around Manhattan To Raise Autism Awareness
By Jon Coen of EASTERNSURF.com
Imagine Jay-Z driving up the West Side Highway or smarmy Sean Hannity looking out his office window and seeing a bunch of loonies standing erect on surfboards while stroking their way through the Hudson River. They might see just that on Friday, August 12th.
Now in its fifth year, the participants in the Surfers’ Environmental Alliance NYC Paddle, a 26.5-mile endurance journey around the island of Manhattan, have heard all the cracks already. “There are no dead bodies in the river,” says O’Neill Northeast rep and paddle enthusiast Gary “Grand Poobah” Clayton of Seaside Park, NJ. “It’s actually pleasantly clean, and it’s amazing. You feel so small out there on the water. There are seaplanes landing, currents, bridges, and incredible skyscrapers. It occupies your six hours on the water.”
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:01 am | Updated: 5:58 pm, Tue Aug 9, 2011.
By ELISA LALA, Staff Writer
Nothing's sweeter than being able to mix your hobby with helping others, said Somers Point resident Paul Giunta, a paddle boarder and surfer by passion, an entrepreneur by trade.
Giunta and fellow paddle boarder and surfer Carter Hanin, of Margate, will participate Friday in a 26-mile, approximately seven-hour stand-up paddle boarding event in New York waters to benefit Autism Awareness and the Surfers' Environmental Alliance.
Some of the world’s most famous surfers, including Gerry Lopez, Tom Curren, Darrick Doerner, and Keith Malloy have paddled 26.5 miles around Manhattan raising more than $1 Million dollars to support autism and the environment at the SEAPaddle NYC.
Garrett McNamara and Joel Tudor will lead 200 surfers on the Hudson, Harlem, and East rivers past iconic landmarks such the Empire State Building and Yankee Stadium at the fifth annual SEAPaddle NYC on August 12th sponsored by O’Neill.
Manhattan Wine Company has donated a 12 bottle case of 2007 Beaune 1er Cru, Cuvee Rousseau Deslandes - Hospices de Beaune, raised and bottled by Maison Louis Jadot. This wine was purchased from the annual Hospices de Beaune charity auction conducted by Christies auction house.
Want to see what 26.5 miles around Manhattan looks like. Take this 6 minute tour and get a feel for the sites that will greet the surfers as they paddle to raise awareness for Autism.
Join the Virginia Autism Project aboard the beautiful Majestic Princess for a light brunch, music and cocktails as we cheer for the 200 participants from around the world in their paddle for Autism.
Here are some added race rules for the 2011 Elite SEAPaddle NYC race on August 12, 2011.
- No drafting is allowed.
- No wake riding from support boats.
- No touching support boats unless boat is at a complete stop with motor off.
- Individual support or team boats are welcome but must be registered with the race director.
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