Xtreme Crossing Miami 2017 to benefit Oceanvida Foundation

 

https://youtu.be/I49o-_J0f3Q 

What a way to connect!

After an in-class presentation by Oceanvida, students and teachers from Coconut Palm Academy enjoyed a beautiful South Florida day learning to kayak and experiencing firsthand some of the marine conservation issues discussed in class. 

                                                     Our classroom, Eco-Island, Biscayne Bay 

Our recent outing on Shake-A-Leg's Eco-Island, Biscayne Bay

Congratulations to our new kite-boarders and ocean conservationists

Congratulations to the new kite-boarders who are also learning about ocean conservation.

 Beach cleanup at Crandon Park

 Getting ready

 That's the attitude!!

 Our "classroom"

A Message from Midway Island

From one of the most remote islands in world, more than 2000 miles from the nearest coast, photographer Chris Jordan sends a dramatic message to all of us.  Or is it a ultimatum?

Oceanvida supports and congratulates Rimas Kinka on his latest challenge to break a Guinness world record and his campaign for cleaner oceans.

 

Within the next few days (or weeks, depending on the weather) Rimas will attempt something no one else has done before.  He will kitesurf from Jacksonville, Florida to Key West nonstop—430 miles of treacherous and unpredictable ocean.  If he succeeds, he will be breaking the Guinness world record of the longest nonstop kite-surfing distance.  He is no stranger to long-distance challenges; during the last few years he has been in the forefront of long-distance kitesurfing.  In 2012 he broke the world record by kiting 401.2 miles off the coast of Florida in 24 hours.  This time, he also wants to convey an important message: our ocean is chocking with plastics and we all need to do our part to clean it.

See Rimas' video  

Club de Surfistas del Viento is Back from Australia

Our surfing club from San Bernardo del Viento, Colombia is back from Australia after an unforgettable trip. It was an immersion program into the surfing culture of Australia.

Among other things, they learned from the pros about

Surfing

Safety technics

Survival

Skating

Teamwork

The ocean 

Australian culture

Friendship

And specially fun...

Nuestros muchachos del Club de Surfistas del Viento regresaron de un viaje inolvidable a Australia donde aprendieron muchas cosas interesantes acerca del facinante mundo del surf.