by Ravishankar Paranjape | Mar 27, 2023 | Beach Clean Up, Ocean Awareness, Surf Development
Meet Sathish Kumar, a renowned Stand Up Paddle Athlete and Founder of SUP MARINAA Club. He created history by becoming the first Indian to represent the country in ICF SUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS held in Hungary in 2021. Sathish has also represented India in numerous international SUP competitions and has been appreciated by Hon’ble Vice-President of India. He is a staunch conservator of a plastic-free ocean and conducts plastic awareness paddling every year to create awareness about the dumping of plastic waste in waterbodies. This year, he has set his sights on a new world record by Stand Up Paddling solo between Dhanushkodi, India to Thalaimannar, Sri Lanka and returning to India, to create plastic awareness between the two countries in the historical pathway of Palk Strait. This solo paddling event will be dedicated to “ONE OCEAN SUMMIT” and India’s commitment to eliminating single-use plastic.
‘Surfing Swami’ always dreamt of doing this and today it’s such a happy moment to see that this has come true!
by Ravishankar Paranjape | Dec 13, 2021 | Athlete Development, Sponsorhip, Surf Development
Surfing Swami Foundation takes this opportunity to thank Karnataka State Minerals Limited for sponsoring 10 full sets of surfing boards and accessories worth 5lakhs through the CSR initiative. The surfing boards were distributed to 10 girls and boys by Shri Venkata Ramana Akkaraju, Chairman of NMPT (New Mangalore Port Trust), along with Directors of Surfing Swami Foundation, Dhananjay Shetty, Gaurav Hegde, Shamanth Kumar, Kiran Kumar, and Rammohan Paranjape Vice president for Surfing Federation of India.
The foundation conducts free training and provides various types of equipment and scholarships for over 25 children in Surfing, Beach Lifeguarding, Surf Instructor, and Stand up paddling from less privileged sections of the society.
The objective of this program is to empower skill development and scout new talents along the coast of Karnataka. The foundation has been carrying such programs for over a decade and has produced International and national level surfing and stand-up paddling champions.
