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)
Tony Rapacioli -- surf photography, Noosa longboarding
Patrick Webster -- underwater photography, conservation through story telling
Molokai 2 Oahu Stories: Part 2 - Gerry Lopez, Josh Riccio, Alice Henley, Jenn Lee, Mike Dilloughery
Hunter Pflueger -- Molokai 2 Oahu paddle stories
Troy Nebeker Part 2 -- 24 hours of paddling for cancer
Gerry Lopez -- Molokai 2 Oahu paddle stories
Mellisa Altenburger - living afloat in Bahamas, free diving, scuba, ocean protection
Steve Shlens Part 2: Molokai to Oahu paddle stories
David Ochoa Part 2 -- spearfishing guide, Indo, Madagascar, Mexico, filming underwater
Dan Haifley -- ocean activism, preventing oil drilling, preserving the wild
Stoked Grom Stories: Perlyn Brothers - surfing, fishing, diving, running a company
Josh Smith - marine biology, kelp forest changes, scuba diving
Ginaia Kelly - ocean protection, volunteering, surfing
Ryan Croteau - guiding surf trips, Guatemala, surfing Scandinavia
24 Hour Paddle Relay for Cancer -- Team Santa Cruz stories
Sachi Cunningham -- big wave surfing photography, film making, gender equity on tour
Alo Slebir - charging Mavericks at age 17, board paddling, spearfishing
Dan Semrad - Oregon freediving, spearfishing, training others
Molokai 2 Oahu Stories: Part 1 -- Lincoln Dews, Mick Di Betta, Morgan Hoesterey, Nick Franco, Leanne Horton, and Jeff Denholm
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