Events

Tom Jones Paddle 2010

May 12th to Aug 28th
A New World Record for a Plastic Free Ocean

Arduous journey on a tight schedule

Similar to his record-breaking, ultra-endurance run across America (120 consecutive daily marathon-distance runs regardless of terrain or climate), Tom must maintain a grueling schedule every day to cover the distance along the Eastern coastline.

To accomplish this feat, the land mass between Key West and New York City is broken down into daily “legs” of paddling. Because of the continual unpredictability of weather and especially high winds, Tom has the option to paddle each daily leg either North or South depending on what he has to face on the water that day. Every day, starting and ending GPS points are precisely logged so that the distance paddled creates a continuous line that will cover the entire coast from the starting point at the Southernmost Buoy in Key West, Florida, to the world-record finish in Battery Park, New York.

Far bigger than the paddling distance record is Tom’s commitment to raise awareness and funding for the mission of Plastic Free Ocean. Perhaps more than any other cause to which you could contribute, your donation here will help protect both wildlife and human health.

Please join Tom Jones and the Plastic free Ocean team by spreading the word and contributing now.

Your comments and suggestions are also welcome. Email us at info@plasticfreeocean.org.