SBIFF – Post 3 “Friends”
Last night, Chris Nolan talked about watching his own movies and always thinking of what could have been done better. And he said something else very meaningful. When asked how he tackles movies differently now versus his first film (which was made for $6,000 shot on black and white 16mm) he said he doesn’t. In the end, as the director it all comes down to what is in the frame. Regardless of the size of the crew. And that is really the truth. In the end, none of us knew what we were doing, but we knew that we wanted to make “something”. He also said he works with the same core crew on every picture. His first AD, cinematographer, producer and his own brother as a screen writer and c0-producer. These are friends who he trusts and knows hold the same values as he does when making a picture.
There are few relationships in business that are purely unconditional. But, for some reason, we have been beyond lucky to be blessed by a tribe of unconditional friends. Both paddlers and industry partners. When I called Jim at Blueline (who was jet lagged from his recent Sri Lanka trip) about putting on a board demo to support the D3 movie – he only asked one question – “what time?” . Never “what is in it for me”. He just wanted to help out. Same with Joe Bark – never was there any question about if he could help – it was “how”. Others like Ecousable and Sovereign Earth- same thing.
Truly, for Destination 3 to exist, to be an accomplishment that I am proud to have witnessed and be a part of – it took friends. An army of them. Who, just like Jim Brewer and Joe Bark this past weekend, said only one word – “yes”.
I don’t mean to say that companies should not charge for their services, I get what is means to run a business. We have just been so lucky to find this group who only ask “how can I be helpful?”. That second group, fortunately for me, have been surrounding this production from Day 1.
In the production, I cannot thank enough Abe Vandenburg, Dan Savell, Moby ,the Mason Brothers, Lindsay Peck, Steve Lemaire and Dana Bisignano enough for their talent in the score of the movie. They gave me their trust to use their music to tell Morgan and Jenny’s story. It was unconditional, no questions asked. They only asked “does it fit? I can change it”
My brother Steve spent over 12 hours mixing the audio of the movie. He took time away from rehersals, got about 2 hours of sleep and sat till it was done. We finished it just before 10 the night of Oct 1, one day before the premiere. My brothers unwavering, unconditional support of the pursuit of my dreams is only a reflection of his own character and desire to help other people in his life succeed. He is a dreamer, but he leaves room to dream on the behalf of the people he knows. Sometimes he knows your potential and what you are capable of better then yourself.
Friends are the only thing that this movie has to stand on. It was not really it’s intention at the outset, but it became a movie about relationships and friendships. One between Morgan and Gregg, one between Jenny and Morgan and another between our team and the ocean.
At the screening yesterday, a woman wanted me to send a message to Jenny and Morgan – that we should be thanking “mother ocean” for her gifts of safe passage. Isn’t that the truth? the most important, unconditional friendship and support we got was from the ocean itself. Despite some forecasts we had, it always gave us good weather, safe passage and a sea teaming with life and beauty for us to enjoy.
Photos from the last two days – Blueline, Christopher Nolan and our late showing tonight..
SBIFF Update 2
Well, after coming off the red carpet experience, it was back to reality at the tribute to Annette Benning. We were not escorted down the red carpet, only studio execs and celebrities invited. Never thought I would be sad about not being able to walk the carpet – never thought in my lifetime that walking a red carpet would be an option – unless I just spilled fruit punch on the carpet or some sort of red dye. It was also kind of strange to see people going down the “real” red carpet, and some of the ticket holders were in Jeans, tee shirts- normal clothes. Meanwhile at our room there was a 20 minute “what should I wear” marathon going on with numerous changes and debates and “Does this make me look fat?” kinds of stuff going on. It was all for not. We walked the passholders red carpet behind the press and walked right to the concession stand, secured popcorn and sat down.
The tribute was pretty neat, a full retrospective of her work with an interview with her on stage. Kind of like watching the actors studio in person. We did not go to the after party- I think that we have figured out that we are not after party types of people.
Today saw us meet up with Jim and the crew from Blueline for our board demo and plastic trade in. It was a great day. Even the SBIFF photographer assigned to us showed up with a plastic gatorade bottle and a plastic bag. He had seen something on Charles Moore and we visited talking about Algalita and their research. It was great to be able to really talk to people about the plastics issue and to be able to address it in some small way by handing out bottles to people when they came by to try boards. I love Jim Brewer and the Blueline people. They totally took care of us today and it was really appreciated. I was SUPER stoked to FINALLY be able to get out and paddle a bit. I have had little to no water time over the past month so getting out was awesome. I tried my first Paddle Surf Hawaii board and LOVED IT. I could not believe how fast I could turn the board around and paddle it into the mini waves at the pier. It was a lot of fun. My feet started to get numb from the water so I cruised in. But, I am thinking that a PSH is my near future. (anyone want to buy a stand up board- I may have one for sale next week)
Tonight we saw 127 hours. Amazing. Just amazing. I was cringing in my seat and crying. Great film, unbelievable performance, a great night. Yesterday we saw When I Rise – another excellent film that I hope that, if you can, you will see. PBS is showing it as part of their independent lens series.
Dinner with Linda Brown was impromtu and really exciting. She is working on getting us critics to our show tomorrow. I am nervous, scared and anxious. I really cannot wait to see what a “non-sup” audience thinks. I realized today that we are trailblazers here and this festival has taken a leap of faith not just in me – but in Jenny and Morgan’s story. That stand up paddling is relevant enough and our story is strong enough to be included in this prestigious event. Of 2500 submitted films, only 170 make the cut. Many of those are Oscar submissions from other countries or films like, 127 Hours, that are major studio films. We are an anomaly in our budget, in our subject and our “action sport”.
The whole system of making a movie is about trust. Jenny and Morgan entrusted me to their story – something that I will be forever grateful for. I have , in turn, trusted their story to our PR people from Indie PR – I trust that they are out there trying to get our film noticed in this line up of amazing films. But mostly, it has been about trusting myself. Trying to ignore the constant chatter in my mind that we do not belong here – that our film has no chance at competing with these others – but really, here we are. And I trust that it all has happened for a reason. I think of Jenny and Morgan crossing the channels; of what that took. I respect it. I could not have done it, and I hope that tomorrow – the audience will trust our film – and that they relate to what happens in it. And I trust them that they will tell other people about it.
Some pics from this morning…
SBIFF – Day 1
Well, we finally made it to Santa Barbara for the first day of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The action of getting here seemed to actually start at 9 in the morning with a visit to Joe Bark to pick up some shirts he was donating to our event on Saturday. Joe is always great to talk to and be with, he has an infectious energy about him.
After Joe, I headed to Ecousable to pick up more stuff for Saturday’s event, those guys are great. They really hooked us up and I look forward to more D3 events with them !
We finally hit the road after a flurry of printing posters, making more press kits, emails with Linda at INDIE-PR and a couple friendly husband and wife – shall we say “discussions” – which resulted in me being wrong 
I have to admit, I had no clue how major the night was that we were going into. If I was not before, I certainly am now awe struck at the fact that Destination 3 Degrees was selected to be shown at this festival. It is incredible. The filmmakers are all amazing, the people have been SUPER cool and friendly.
We had NO idea where to go once we got to the opening night gala; all of State Street was blocked off for the red carpet . We walked up sheepishly with our film maker badges and asked a volunteer where to go. So we want to the “passes” line and waited. Once there someone motioned us to get over to another staging area for the RED CARPET!
We were assigned a festival person who introduced us to the press and led us down the walkway. Unlike how it looks on TV, you don’t actually walk. You start and then stop. You kind of wait in line for your next media stop. Our first stop was the local news and, of course, I started to cry.
Next up we got to talk to one of the many teen networks covering the event. For me, that was probably the neatest part. We got interviewed by these kids who wanted to be journalists or film makers. It was really inspiring and I offered to come back to any of their classes and talk about making Destination 3. The parents and teachers with them were stoked, and honestly, I would loved to be interviewed by them all day.
There is a photographer station where literally, you stand, pose and people yell out your name to look at their camera. (they are fed your name by the person walking you down the carpet).
When I told people about what Jenny and Morgan did, their eyes would get huge. They realized the feat these two incredibly courageous women did and I always told them of the long crossing from Oahu to Kauai. I admit to tearing up in several interviews talking about that and how grateful I am for the faith and trust they put into me in trying to tell their story.
Once inside we watched the opening night film, Sarah’s Key – a very grim look at how the french rounded up jews in the WWII and treated them like dirt. It was gut wrenching to watch, but brilliantly scored and acted by Kristin Scott Thomas and all though a small part, I loved see Adain Quinn on screen. A brilliant actor.
We went to the very crowded after party. There, I almost ran smack dab into Kelly Slater, that was interesting.
A good first day at the festival. It is REALLY rewarding that there is a lot of buzz here about Destination 3 Degrees. The people in the press office see me and tell me that they love the film and most that I have talked to in the media have heard of it and are excited to see it.
Here are some pics from the red carpet
Full Weekend of Destination 3 Events at SBIFF!
Tomorrow is opening night at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and I could not be more excigted, humbled, and of all things, terrified. It is a big deal to be invited to this event and I feel like from check in to the end of the weekend it will be a really amazing experience. But it is just not all about us.
Thanks to Blueline, Bark and other sponsors we are going to be able to do a plastics trade in day where you can come by and try out some new boards and trade in your bags and bottles for new reusable replacements. There is so much going on, I thought that I would give you this quick blurb for you to plan out your weekend with Destination 3 Degrees in Santa Barbara…
Saturday January 29 – 9am
Plastic Trade In and Paddle – South Side of the Pier at the End of State Street – bring us 5 bottles or 5 bags and we will replace those with new sustainable bags or bottles. Also, check out info from Algalita on the state on the plastics pollution, hang out with Jim Brewer and the Blueline team and hear their amazing stories about paddling in Sri Lanka. Try out new Barks, Paddle Surf Hawaii and other great boards from Blueline. Open to everyone, first time paddlers to hardened racers. We will have food and much needed coffee…
Sunday Jan 30, 11 am
Metro 4, Theatre Number 4 – See the movie everyone is talking about – ok, well at least we are talking out. Destination 3 Degrees. Completely re-edited since being shown at the Battle of the Paddle, this is our first major festival and would be honored with your support. I (Chris) will be there to talk about the movie and answer any questions about what happened on the trip.
Tuesday Feb 1, 10am
last chance! Our second screening at SBIFF – Metro 4, Theatre 1 – I will be on hand once more for this screening and to talk to anyone who wants to know more about the film, the plastics issue and what we are up to next.
INFO, directions, etc.. on all of these events is at our facebook page http://facebook.com/destination3
Board Demo and Plastic Trade in Day with Blueline Paddle Surf
Happy to announce a special stand up paddle board demo day and PLASTIC TRADE IN event with Blueline Paddle Surf and Bark.
Come on down to the end of State Street and just south of the pier and we will be there giving you a chance to try out some Bark boards, Paddle Surf Hawaii and others. But also, we will be offering people a chance to trade in their water bottles and plastic bags for nice, new reusable stuff from Ecousable and other bottle makers. Like all things with Destination 3, just when we were not sure if things would work out – Jim Brewer came in and helped put together this great event. We’ll have some coffee for you info from Algalita and will be shooting video and photo of the event. Look forward to seeing and meeting you on Saturday at 9am in sunny Santa Barbara!
Here is the link to the FACEBOOK SITE where there is some information..
Santa Barbara International Film Festival!
Honestly, the SBIFF was one of the “reach” festivals for us. Thus, it is a pretty humbling experience to be able to show the movie at this very prestigious festival. I hope that you will be able to join us at our two screenings in Santa Barbara:
Sunday Jan 30 – 11 am at the Metro Four, Theatre IV
Tuesday Feb 1 – 10am at the Metro Four, Theatre I
In addition to the above, we are super stoked to be working with our friends at Blueline Paddle Surf on a very special board demo day! more details to come…
Oahu Showings for the Destination 3 Degrees Movie
Come join us on Oahu December 11 and 12 for our Destination 2 Degrees Movie screenings. We will be showing the movie on South Shore from 6:30 to 9 on Saturday, December 11, and from 7-9:30 at the Waialua Community Center in Haleiwa on Sunday, December 12. The North Shore screening is a part of the North Shore Surf Film Festival. Come check us out!
Come Adventure With Us in Costa Rica
In the aftermath of our channel crossing trip, we all became really busy settling back into “real life,” and as a result, our blog was neglected. If you have been waiting to see what is next, we apologize for the delay. In an effort to make it up to you, we would like to invite you along on our next adventure.
Between February 22 and February 26, 2011, we will be joining Jenny’s sister at her Costa Rican Yoga Retreat. We will be doing standup adventures in the morning, followed by yoga in the afternoons. Both Jenny and her sister grew up in Costa Rica and are really excited to share what they know about the country with anyone who would like to come along with us on the trip.
Here is some information if you are interested in joining us:
Location: Pavones, Costa Rica
Dates: February 22-26, 2011
Prices: Single Room/Bath $1450, Double Room/Bath $1150
Package Includes: Airfare between San Jose and Golfito with Nature Air, taxi/shuttle service between Golfito and Pavones, 4 night accomodation, Breakfasts and Lunches, SUP Rentals and Guided Tours, and 3 Therapeutic Yoga practices
For more information, please contact Jenny Kalmbach
808-896-3755
jennykalmbach@yahoo.com
www.pavonesyoga.com
We hope you come and join us!
Destination 3 Degrees: The Movie
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our showing of the Destination 3 Degrees Movie at the Hobie store this past Saturday in Dana Point. We can’t tell everyone how much we appreciated your support, and now we are really looking forward to this upcoming weekend.
Destination 3 Degrees will be showing this Saturday at 8pm in Oceanside, California as a part of the California Surf Film Festival. Join the D3 Team for our film festival World Premiere event at the California Surf Film Festival in Oceanside, California on Saturday October 9 as part of the 4 day film fest! We are so honored to be invited to screen our film as part of this prestigious festival benefiting the California Surf Museum. The festival is dedicating this night to all things SUP with many companies from the community coming in to participate
Saturday Night October 9th
Grace Theater 102 N. Freeman st, Oceanside, Ca
VIP Dinner Reception at 6 pm With Preferred Seating
$25 for Calif Surf Museum Members * $35 for Non members
General Admission 7 pm $10 for Calif Surf Museum Members * $15 for Non Members
To purchase Tickets call 760-721-6876
World Festival Premiere of First SUP Feature Film
Destination 3 Degrees by Chris Aguilar
Starring Morgan Hoesterey and Jenny Kalmbach
Destination 3 Degrees featured on ExplorerGirls.com
The Destination 3 Degrees team is featured on ExplorerGirls.com, a popular lifestyle website devoted to the adventures of women the world over. The piece in the “Awesome Explorer Girls” section describes Jenny and Morgan’s recent paddleboard journey across the Hawaiian Channels and also includes an in-depth interview with the team.
http://www.explorergirls.com/Awesome_ExplorerGirls/JennyandMorgan_Paddle_Hawaiis_9channels
DYLAMagazine.com showed us some love!
Our Destination 3 Degrees team was featured on DYLAMagazine.com, a popular online magazine dedicated to women in action sports. The piece details Jenny and Morgan’s recent paddleboard journey across the Hawaiian Channels and also includes an in-depth interview with the team, as well as an image gallery of the journey.
T-Shirts
Hi Everyone. The next round of t-shirts have been ordered, and if you have been waiting for one, we will get yours to you very soon. Thank you so much for being patient with us while we get these taken care of, we appreciate your support more than you could ever know.
Looking Back and Moving Forward ….
It’s been almost a month since our last channel crossing from Kauai to Niihau, which by the way, I do not recommend to anyone unless you feel like experiencing hell…but I will tell you all about that in my next blog! I am back in Kona and after taking a week off from paddling, I got back into it. I have a busy summer ahead with races and traveling so I didn’t have much time to rest and relax. I was back in the gym the day I returned, which felt GREAT at the time but left me aching for the next few days. After taking time of from paddling, it felt good to get back into it. It’s different training for sprint races after having done so much endurance paddling in the past few months but I’m enjoying not having to worry about going on 20+ mile paddles.
Next week is the Battle of the Paddle Hawaii. I’m excited to see everyone in the community and check out the race course. It’s going to be another great event and if you live nearby you should really come check it out! After that, I’m planning on competing in a couple of local races this summer, including the Molokai to Oahu race and then traveling to Europe for a couple of races there.
Looking back on what we did in April, it still hasn’t fully sunk in. It was an absolutely amazing experience and I am so excited to have been a part of it. We worked hard for so many months to make it happen and the best part was seeing it through and successfully completing what we set out to do. It would not have been possible without the help of sponsors, friends, family and so many others who supported us throughout the adventure. I will never be able to express how grateful I am to every person who played a part in making our trip a success but I want to say THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Putting together a trip like this is not an overnight process and it took months of e-mails, phone calls, skype meetings, brainstorming etc to make it happen, but most of all it was largely due to the people who believed in us and our crazy idea and said yes. I have come away from this realizing that it does not matter how many times you hear the word “no”, you keep trying and if you believe in what you’re doing, someone will say yes.
Thank you to everyone who believed in us and said YES
Paul and Cassandra
Brazen Hazen Kona Coffee
Gordon and the team at Horny Toad Clothing Co. and MFA.
Curtis at Dakine
Hilton Hotels
Karen and Jeff at WetFeet
Michi at Naish
Joe Bark
Thank you to these great companies:
Pelican, Kaenon, Sweet Waterwear, Tiem, Watermans, 2xu, Vertra, Surf Stronger, ACR Electronics
Pure Paddles, QuickBlade, Del Mar, Infinit, OnIt, H20 Audio, Rite in the Rain
Our Wonderful Captains:
Mike, Nue & Earl – Big Island to Maui
Layne – Maui to Lanai, Maui to Molokai
Mickey & Kawika – Molokai sea cliffs
Jeff & Matt – Molokai to Oahu
Scott, Matt and all of the crew from Maggie Joe Charters – Oahu to Kauai
Steve G. – Na Pali Coast
Peter, Scott and Linda from Bubbles Below – Kauai to Niihau and Lehua Rock
Thank you to the Koppes and Garfinkle families for generously loaning us your boats!
Thank You To:
Pat Caldwell, Wayne Schaut, Jack Gillen, Reid Inouye, Jerry Bess, Barrett Tester, Odie Sumi, Pete Stirling, Chris Wyman, Katie Beers, Mary Edmonds, The Trout Family, Danny Haserot, John Immel, Jared Vargas, Nichole Madosik, Jeff Dietrichson, Stacy Spilman and Sanja Du Plessis.
To my family for showing me the beauty of following your dreams – Fortuna Favet Fortibus.
To Our Support Crew:
Ryan – worlds best boyfriend (biased? no way), board caddy, EMS, cook
Gregg – photographer, board caddy, joker, fisherman
Anders – board caddy, Swedish meatball maker, chauffeur
And a Final Thanks To:
Morgan – For dreaming up this crazy adventure
Jen – For the creative writing, proof reading, support
Chris – For filming and editing throughout and working hard before, during and after and most of all, for putting up with 4 girls.
Shannon – For the beautiful photographs
And of course thank you to all of our fans who followed us, whose comments motivated us throughout the journey and those who donated to our cause, Algalita Marine Reseach Foundation.
Thank you for being a part of our adventure!
Jenny K.
Stray Magazine features Destination 3˚
“Stray” is an online magazine and gathering place for adventurous people who aspire to extraordinary lives. That’s their official line. We like it because Chris Emery is one of the few we’ve seen who’s really trying to redefine web writing and presentation. Plus, he’s running one of our stories.
Check out “Standing Up Against a Tide of Plastic” here.
What have we done…
Sitting here on Kauai, enjoying this weird combination of rain and “vog,” has given me, Jen, a chance to think about what we’ve done. We still have more to do, but Morgan Hoesterey and Jenny Kalmbach paddled 72 miles the other day. Non-stop. Solo.
They paddled through a sunset and a sunrise and the pitch black of a full moon covered by clouds. They had monster swells rise out of the darkness. Their only light was from the escort boat, but they had to paddle in the choking exhaust to really “enjoy” the glow. From the boat all we could see were their glow sticks: Morgan was green, Jenny red, and Jeff yellow. They would disappear into the darkness between swells.
Through the dark we could hear the clatter of paddle on board, splash, and a worried “Are you ok?” The blessed “Yeah, I’m fine” let us breathe again until they disappeared again.
They paddled by feel. Leaving in the afternoon and paddling through the night, they never saw Kauai until an hour or so before they arrived, when the sun came up.
They are my heros. What they went through out there is a story I’m humbled to tell. But so honored to as well. The stories have only just begun. Chris Aguilar, Shannon Switzer, and Gregg Hoesterey spent 72 miles on a boat going 4-5 knots through swell that had us zigging more than we were zagging looking through viewfinders to capture the scene.
Anders Jonsson, Morgan’s husband, never abandoned his watch, purposefully making himself uncomfortable so that he wouldn’t fall asleep. And he never did. Ryan Lopossa orchestrated Jenny’s support on a boat whose fly bridge, from the relative stability of ours, appeared to touch the water as it rolled side to side in the swells. They are my heros too.
Thanks to all of you for your support, and stay with us as the Destination 3° story unfolds!
Treehugger.com: Women Stand Up Paddle Hawaiian Islands for Oceanic Research
Treehugger.com is THE site for green news on the Web and we are so excited they’ve taken a shine to us. It’s not every day you get the “green CNN” talking about you (in a good way)!
Destination 3° on somuchmorehawaii.com
A Stand-up Paddle Adventure Across Hawaii
Welcome to our world. Here at Destination 3° challenges do not go uncontested and dreams are never not mostly reality. At least in our heads. When we sent our channel crossing idea out into the world, we thought it was a little different from the start, but we believed in it.
Crossing each of the Hawaiian channels on stand-up paddleboards is no small feat: Morgan Hoesterey and Jenny Kalmbach, our paddlers, will log more than 200 nautical miles across three degrees of latitude and some of the world’s most notorious and challenging open ocean waters. Laird and Dave have done it. But they’re Laird and Dave, and that’s the beauty of challenges: they’re personal.
Part of our challenge is to see Hawaii in a way that not many people get to see the islands – from the water. Each channel has a name, a personality, and a story to tell. We’ve crossed four of the eight major channels already, and after each, our adventures and perspective change a little more. From both above and below the waterline, each of the stories of the islands and the people we meet along the way are unique.
We launched from the Big Island on April 7; the Alenuihaha channel flowed between us and Maui. Dangerous, treacherous, deadly (a personal “favorite”…gulp), and impossible are usually the words that gather to describe this crossing. Roughly translated, Alenuihaha means “of very large, trough-like waves.”
We made it. After nine hours and more than 40 miles of paddling, Maui was the reward. We used Maui as a base for about a week and were able to paddle to Molokini, Lanai’i, and finally Molokai.
By linking the islands by the waters that separate them, we also see the whales, turtles, fish, and sharks that live here. We see them in their world. We see the reefs. But more importantly, we see how we influence their world.
We are paddling for plastic, or better, to keep plastic out of oceans, away from marine life, and out of the human food chain. The Algalita Marine Research Foundation is a fantastic, grassroots organization based in Long Beach, California, working to change the way we understand our impact on the ocean environment. We’ve been working closely with them to connect their messages with people who can make a difference.
In many ways, making an impact is the easy part, because everyone can make a difference at the most basic level by rethinking how they will use disposable plastic products. Strong currents carry plastics from around the world to Hawaii’s beaches and inhabited or not, no beach we’ve seen yet has been left untouched by plastic.
We’ll be on Molokai until about the 21st when we paddle the Kaiwi channel from Molokai to Oahu. The Kauai channel lies ahead as well, all 80-some miles of it. We’ll paddle that one under the full moon on April 28 and probably all through the next day.
So, welcome to our adventure. We are so excited that you are here! Stay a while, and bring your friends. Follow us online at Destination3.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.
About Jennifer Holcomb
Jennifer Holcomb writes about the ocean and its people. She’s spending the next month or so on a boat exploring Hawaii with Destination 3°.
New Outside Online Post!
Just got our next post up on Outside Online’s site with Jenny and Morgan talking about gear…
http://outside-blog.away.com/blog/2010/04/standup-paddleboarding-hawaii-gear-essentials.html
Thanks GearCaster.com
Gear Caster.com has been kind enough to give us and our cause some notice – check it out!!!
Destination 3 Degrees on Away.com!
We are honored to be working with Away.com to produce a series of distaches from our trip – here is the introductory one….
In April, a unique adventure is launching from the Big Island of Hawaii with Kauai as its endpoint. Taking to the storied waters that connect the islands, stand-up paddlers Morgan Hoesterey and Jenny Kalmbach are headed for a destination that stretches across three degrees of latitude—over 200 nautical miles—and, as recent reports tell us, a whole lot of plastic debris.
Hoesterey and Kalmbach will paddle from one island to the next, exploring above and below the waterline to help illuminate the impact of plastics contamination on some of the world’s most celebrated shorelines and the creatures these coasts shelter.
Bound only by the elements, the women will have unprecedented access to parts of the islands most people never get to see. They’ll cross channels more than 80 miles long and 10,000 feet deep, sometimes under the light of the moon, and always with the cooperation of the winds. For their efforts we’ll all be rewarded with some of the most breathtaking natural beauty our oceans have to offer.
But it’s not all about the paddle. Surfing, diving, and hiking their way around the islands, hoping to recapture the spirit of discovery in this global community, the women will use their project, Destination 3 Degrees, to raise awareness and funds for the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. Algalita is a leading research organization working to identify and understand the impact of plastics contamination in not only our oceans, but on marine life and the human food chain as well.
As Capt. Charles Moore of Algalita explains, “The oceans are downhill from everywhere,” and sadly the majority of the plastic washing up on Hawaii’s beaches comes from everywhere but there on the strong currents that circle the planet.
The ocean is the inspiration and the goal of this journey, and all along the way, Hoesterey and Kalmbach will be posting photos, stories, and videos so everyone can experience the adventure in real time.
Destination 3 Degrees is sponsored in part by Horny Toad, an outdoor lifestyle apparel company that believes in “doing the right thing” and taking fun seriously.
Jennifer Holcomb is an adventure writer and paddler who will be accompanying the Destination 3 Degrees team on their standup paddle adventure across Hawaii’s legendary channels. The team will be making the journey to benefit Algalita Marine Research Foundation, helping to protect the oceans from plastics contamination.
Outside Online: Training Tips
Morgan and Jenny’s second post is up on Outside’s blog! To find out how they get ready to do what they do, check it out: Outside Online.
Outside Online!
Outside is one of the few magazines we read every single month. It’s been a not-so-secret dream of ours to be a part of their magazine, and just as we were starting the very first channel, that dream re-appeared as our reality!
Morgan and Jenny will be contributing a series of posts about their adventure (the highs and lows and everything in between) throughout April and the beginning of May. The first post appeared on April 8, and watch for the next one around April 12.
Check it out at Outside Online. We’re looking forward to hearing from you on their site, so if you like, comment!
National Geographic Adventure and Travel+Leisure gave us some love!
Over the past few weeks, Jenny and I have had the chance to do some phone and e-mail interviews with various writers. Articles have come out in the online sites for both National Geographic adventure and Travel+Leisure. Check out the links below to read the articles.
