Check out the links below; Damien is a true champion and inspiration! He is paddling from Coolangatta to Bondi Beach to raise awareness for child abuse. Get behind his cause and pass it on!
www.portnews.com.au/story/2805445/ocean-voyage-for-damien-rider/?cs=257
What a legend!! 50km's without supplies!!!! Respect and I hope you are successful in raising awareness for such a great cause!!!
Good luck champion and I hope conditions are far kinder for the rest of the journey!
What a legend!! 50km's without supplies!!!! Respect and I hope you are successful in raising awareness for such a great cause!!!
Good luck champion and I hope conditions are far kinder for the rest of the journey!
Hey all Damien is in Forster tonight going strong a few fins around he's not deterred heading to Seal Rocks tomorrow after a quick repair as he lost his rudder today.
Follow this guy it's something pretty amazing in our backyard not overseas.
I saw this guy paddling in and around the ck mouth with mick debetta Christmas time.
I heard from someone this guy was doing something
What he is doing is huge! Solo it would be a tough day at the office everyday! I heard he has hurt his leg which means he can't knell on his knees to paddle.
Seriously this is one epic adventure very limited support crew with him.
Keep going damo
Damian is a great man on a mission we
had the pleasure of having him stay at the surf club and have a meal with the Scott's Head clubbies
50kms a days makes for a hungry man
his goal of getting the word out about preventing child abuse is certainly working and I sure the long term goal of building a house for these children will come together
at our annual Scott's Head paddle board weekend on June 19th to the 21st 2015 we will be raising some money for Damian cause.
If you see him out in the water go and paddle by his side he will appreciate the support .
Damian is a great man on a mission we
had the pleasure of having him stay at the surf club and have a meal with the Scott's Head clubbies
50kms a days makes for a hungry man
his goal of getting the word out about preventing child abuse is certainly working and I sure the long term goal of building a house for these children will come together
at our annual Scott's Head paddle board weekend on June 19th to the 21st 2015 we will be raising some money for Damian cause.
If you see him out in the water go and paddle by his side he will appreciate the support .
ODSUP your right mate we had the pleasure of his company in Seals I paddled with him this morning to see him off Great Bloke Great cause he will be arriving in Hawks Nest this afternoon.
Great effort.
Newcastle sent out the welcoming committee as well.
AN experienced ocean paddler has spoken about how he was stalked by a large great white shark off Bar Beach on Thursday morning before deciding the best option was to head to shore.The closures sparked sweeps along the coast by lifeguards and the Westpac rescue helicopter, who reported no sightings.
Beaches will re-open when dangerous surf conditions abate.
Damien Rider, who is paddling from the Gold Coast to Sydney to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect, was heading from Stockton to the Central Coast with local surf clubman Johnny Rowlatt when he first noticed the shark near them off Bar Beach.
He said they were about 800 metres off shore - which is a few hundred metres the other side of the shark nets - when it ‘‘popped up’’ and then disappeared again.
‘‘He appeared to go away so we kept paddling, but the next time we saw him he was a little closer,’’ Mr Rider said.The third time, the 3.5-metre long shark appeared in front of them.‘‘He was clearly stalking us and I knew I was the one dropping my arms in the water so he was going to go me first,’’ Mr Rider said.The pair decided to head into Merewether, and were followed in by the shark.
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The beaches were already closed due to rough conditions but the shark alarm was also sounded.‘‘We both got hammered on the way in but we thought it better to get smashed by the swell than bitten by a shark," Rider said.
hi everyone, I just came across this and saw all of your support. Thank you so very much and sorry i didnt come across this sooner. I made the paddle as you might have heard and largely to do with this sort of support along the way so thank you
Damien Rider
hi everyone, I just came across this and saw all of your support. Thank you so very much and sorry i didnt come across this sooner. I made the paddle as you might have heard and largely to do with this sort of support along the way so thank you
Damien Rider
No thank you, that was an amazing effort.
You are a true legend and we need more people like you!