Brazen Hazen is a proud sponsor of our friend Jenny Kalmbach, a Kona resident who was voted Female Standup Paddler of the year in 2011- ’12 by the readers of SUP magazine. Among Jenny's many accomplishments include an epic, long-distance paddling excursion across the Hawaiian Island chain, highlighted by an amazing 82-mile trek between O‘ahu and Kaua‘i that took 16 consecutive hours.
Known as Destination 3 Degrees, Jenny's long-distance journey in 2010 was sponsored by Brazen Hazen. In addition to accomplishing the feat, Jenny's mission was to help raise awareness and funds to benefit
Algalita Marine Research Foundation in its effort to protect the ocean from plastics contamination. The adventure was chronicled in a documentary film, which will be released on DVD in the coming months — soon to be available on Amazon.com and via online downloads at
Destination 3 Degrees.
Jenny continues to raise awareness about the plastics crisis taking place in our oceans, noting that plastic bottles and bags photo-degrade into tiny pieces that end up in the food chain. She also wants people to know about the health concerns associated with drinking water from plastic water bottles. Jenny supports the
Plastic Pollution Coalition, whose mission is to "reduce, reuse and refuse" plastic.
This week (March 9 & 10), Jenny is in Punta Sayulita, Mexico, to compete in an international standup surfing competition: the Punta Sayulita Classic. You can follow Jenny on her
blog and on her
Facebook page.
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