In Episode 74 we check back in Ryan Levinson, a hard charging man of the water living with Muscular Dystrophy in the waters of French Polynesia. Ryan recaps the past 6 months living on a sail catamaran in Tahitian waters with wife Nicole. We hear of them making the move to their new catamaran after being passed by that boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean en route from Mexico and the learning curve to life on a new, larger boat. Ryan shares the day to day routine of life in the Tahitian Islands, scuba diving, kite boarding, sailing, and the relationships they've made with other cruisers. Ryan shares perspective on riding waves with the bodyboard in the heavy Tahitian surf as his continued loss of muscle makes it more and more challenging to ride waves. We hear about a perfect paradise island that he and Nicole have found with incredible surf and amazing local people (which Ryan is keeping secret -- I'm going to get it out of him :)).
Thanks for sharing Ryan's ocean life with us. You can find pictures and video of Ryan and Nicole on their Facebook page, Instagram page and epic YouTube Channel, Two Afloat.
Please also check out the adaptive sports organizations that Ryan works with:
https://www.challengedathletes.org
https://stokeforlife.org/
There is always some fun stuff on the This Ocean Life Instagram and Facebook pages as well. We are also on Twitter ranting about anything cool happening in the ocean. Remember -- single use plastic is BAD. About 32% never makes it to the land-fill but ends up in our waterways and environment (according to Earthday.org)
Scott Kennedy -- jack of many trades in the ocean
Zeb Walsh -- prone paddling Bass Straight, winning Molokai 2 Oahu, big wave rescue training
Greg Lewandowski -- boat captain, scuba instructor, freediver, fisherman
James Casey - winning Molokai 2 Oahu, foiling, coaching, surfing
Animal Stories — sharks, rays, and whales
Hayley-Jo Carr -- scuba diving, coral restoration, Bahamas
Kevin Dunn -- sunscreen pioneer, surfer, environmentalist
Suzie Cooney -- ocean athlete trainer, Maliko downwind, Maui life
Cooper Family -- Sailing the South Pacific (Pt 2)
Pat Shaughnessy -- Mavericks competitor, prone paddle athlete
Andy Schell and Mia Karlsson -- 59 North Sailing, offshore sailing adventure company
Tyler Conroy -- foiling, surfing, Mavericks, water rescue
Luke Adolfson -- surfing, travel, Jaws, helping Maui youth
Bobby Twitchell -- Maui life underwater, spearfishing, freediving, sustainability
Johnny Kahakaloha -- water life on Maui, enduring Molokai 2 Oahu
Stoked Grom Stories: Bobo Gallagher -- SUP foiling, surfing, downwinding
Amanda Calabrese -- decade of surf lifesaving, world competitor, empowering women in sport
April O'Gorman -- competitive surf lifesaving, US National Team, iron woman
Ryan Paroz and Ryan Buell -- two generations of competitive surf live saving
Mick Slattery -- SureFire boards, surfing, SUP, water life in Sydney
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