Charity

Every year, groups of paddlers gather for a 24-hour fundraiser. This is the 4th year we've participated in Wrightsville Beach, NC. What is the 24? First, some background: Cancer is a taker. It wants everything from us - our health our confidence, our families. And it is relentless. Statistics...

Puakea Designs is stoked to announce their partnership with Ocean of Hope for the 2019 Wild Buffalo Relay. Portions of the events raffle will go towards the sea of people affected by cancer! There will also be more opportunities to support O2H throughout the...

Hurricane Flo is still with us Hurricane Florence maybe a memory for most now but not to the folks in Eastern North Carolina still cleaning up after the devastation.  It will be some time before our coastal communities are back to some semblance of "normal." ...

Reposted from Global News: A 12-year-old Chicago girl battling a form of bone cancer got the opportunity to fulfill her dream of paddling in the ocean. Ailani Banuelos was brought to Deerfield Beach, Fla. by her parents at the beginning of July to give her that...

Editor's Note: Adrian Angell is a UK citizen who lives in Ohio and who was inspired to do distance sup paddles after he saw Chris Aguilar's video, "Destination 3 Degrees." One of it's stars, Jenny Kalmbach, connected Adrian with ocean paddling/downwinding master Jeremy Riggs...

Laird and Gabby Help Kauai Flood Victims News of the recent flooding on the Hawaiian island of Kauai reached an apex in the paddling world when uber-waterman Laird Hamilton rescued a California family from the rising waters.  Well, now, his wife Gabby Reese is one...

60 Mile Stand Up Paddle Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser from Bimini to Florida Submitted by Austin P. Grippo It’s 3:00 am, standing on the shores of Bimini in the Bahamas, we gather for one last huddle before pushing off into the blackness of the sea. We are about...

News Release Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival June 10 Santa Monica -- The world famous Santa Monica Pier announced CLIF Bar & Company, leading maker of nutritious and organic food to feed and inspire adventure, the title partner of the annual Santa Monica...

Paddle for a Cause set for June 10 News Release Curexa Pharmacy Presents 10th annual Paddle For A Cause EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – More than 100 people are registered for the 10th annual Paddle For A Cause and many of them will be competing for prize money...

FLATWATER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 8TH ANNUAL TYLER’S DAM THAT CANCER FUNDRAISING EVENT AND PARTY, JUNE 12 21-mile Stand-up Paddle Event Unites Community to Fund Mental Health Support for Those Affected by Cancer News Release AUSTIN, TX (May 23, 2017) – Flatwater Foundation is excited to announce the return...

Atlanta, Georgia – After five successful years, Standup for the Cure, alongside its national sponsor, Ambry Genetics, announce Standup for the Cure, Atlanta to benefit Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta. The team, led by National Event Director Dan Van Dyck, will be hosting the...

News of plans by Redondo Beach's Aimee Spector and Florida's Cynthia Aguilar crossed our desk today and we are excited to share! Aimee writes: "In the spring of last year I contacted a paddler I had never met in person but knew from the world of...

This fund has been setup to help the sons of Hope Cassel who passed away on Sunday after a tragic accident at Chatfield reservoir. Donate Here My name is Randy Willis.  Hope and her family lived across the street from us and our boys often played...

More than 100 Participate In The 9th annual Paddle For A Cause Presented by J&L Amish Depot ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation had its most successful event to date, raising nearly $100,000, at the 9th annual Paddle For a Cause presented...

NEWS RELEASE ATLANTIC CITY – A local company has put up the prize money to help draw world-class athletes for the 9th annual Paddle For A Cause. The Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation will award $5,000 in prize money Saturday, June 11 thanks to its presenting sponsor...

This is such an amazing story of a boy named Kaimana, 15, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2014. He says the ocean takes the pain away and now he has a special gift to help with that. This video report is really...

Here is a page with all the teams and links: http://monsterandsea.com/pages/24 Most teams (except NC) are going from MARCH 26TH 8 A.M. - MARCH 27TH 8 A.M. Find a team. Get on your board, kayak, outrigger, or surfski and keep them company. #gobecauseyoucan From Troy Nebeker: Cancer is a taker. It...

Every day veterans of the United States military are forced to cope with the lingering effects of injuries and trauma from their experiences on the battlefield. Many encounter the harsh reality that the treatments they are recieving are not effective, unavailable or too expensive....

For those of you who hadn't heard about the tragedy over the holidays, Andy Frye went Paddle Surfing early morning on Christmas Eve. At about 10:30am a call was made to 911 about his board being washed to shore without him. The search started immediately...

About Andy Frye Andy went Paddle Surfing early morning on Christmas Eve. At about 10:30am a call was made to 911 about his board being washed to shore without him. The search started immediately to find him and friends started walking the beach and manning...

Seychelle Hattingh has just (unofficially, pending Guiness approval) breaks men's and women's paddle world records, going 110 Miles in 24-hours—all to raise money for Special Olympics South Florida. So far, they have raised close to $1600. Fundraising is still open. Please donate to Special Olympics South...

On Friday, December 4, 2015, join the local community for an amazing night of fun, food, and friends, all to support charity. The 11th Annual Hope from Helen Surf Silent Auction will take place from 6:30-9:30pm at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort in Wrightsville...

Every year a dedicated and determined team of paddlers train and compete across the sea while navigating waves, wind, and unknown treachery at races in California, Hawaii, Australia and beyond; this team is called Ocean of Hope.  What was started by one paddler in...

San Cemente, Calif. – October 9, 2015 – Standup for the Cure received the coveted SUP Magazine Award for Top Philanthropic Effort at last night’s Standup Paddling Industry Showcase hosted by SUP The Mag.  The SUP Awards represent the “People’s Choice” of the best...

We first reported on Monster and Sea back in the summer of 2014. You can read all about them here. Let Troy Nebeker, the Founder, tell you in his own words what they're about, in a nutshell: "Monster and Sea was inspired by a morning on...