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Surfers Paddle Around New York City for Autism Awareness
Fifty surfers took to the waters around Manhattan on the morning of Monday, August 13, 2007, for Sea Paddle NYC, a fundraiser for autism awareness. Spearheaded by Andrew Mencinsky, executive director of the Surfers' Environmental Alliance, or SEA, weekend surf riders and pros alike embarked on a twenty eight mile journey from New York's South Street Seaport and arrived at the North Cove Marina in a little under six hours. This year's SEA Paddle was the first ever surf paddle around the island of Manhattan and featured participants on traditional lay down surf boards as well as on stand up paddle boards. All money raised by this event will go to fund autism awareness and organizations that support autism awareness, including Autism Speaks.

View highlights and remarks from Andrew Mencinsky, surf legend Gerry Lopez and paddle participants Justin Schwartz, and Mark Temme. Special thanks to "The Infamous Captain Reverb" Mike Graves and his surf rock band The Surfonics for use of their song "Boogie Board."

SEA also hosted a gala fundraiser for SEA Paddle NYC on Saturday, August 11th in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. For more on both events visit seapaddlenyc.org.
Highlights from SEA Paddle NYC (~4 minutes)
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