The Ocean of Hope is the largest annual fundraising campaign for The Sarcoma Alliance. 2011 marks the 12 year anniversary of both the Ocean of Hope (O2H) and the Sarcoma Alliance; and it has been a fantastic journey! In that time, O2H has raised over $500,000 in support of sarcoma cancer patients and their families.

The Ocean of Hope started as a single event, intertwined with the historic Catalina Classic paddleboard marathon every August between Catalina Island and Manhattan Beach. Ten years later, O2H is comprised of not only paddleboard racers but outrigger, and stand up paddlers racing in open ocean events throughout the year.

Team O2H is made of a dedicated group of athletes who commit themselves to support the Sarcoma Alliance and the thousands of sarcoma patients and their families that rely on it. The goal is to raise awareness and funds for The Sarcoma Alliance so that it can continue provide guidance, education, and support to the sarcoma cancer community.

Please support this outstanding organization; and find out more or donate via the link below.

You can join our OCEAN OF HOPE group at FACEBOOK.com >>>. or join Sarcoma Alliance group at FACEBOOK.com >>>

Honor a loved one! Raise $3000 for a “honor sticker” sponsorship and your loved one’s name will accompany an O2H athlete on their journey from Catalina to Manhattan beach:
32 miles across the Pacific.

THE OCEAN OF HOPE TEAM IS AT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

January 2012
Ocean of Hope Team Gala Event
Team members from Ocean of Hope host an event every year with great food, wine, beer and entertainment. The event raised over $4000 in 2010. check back for the November 2011 event!

February 27, 2011
The Cold Hands Paddle
What started as a friendly competition between lifeguards in the cold waters of Cabrillo Beach has turned into a yearly event that brings paddleboards, SUPs, outrigger canoes, kayaks and surfskis together to compete in a 4 mile course around the breakwall at Cabrillo Beach. The event is free to all participants. Race organizers raise money for the Sarcoma Alliance through donations. Ocean of Hope team members have a table at registration where you can buy raffle tickets, team gear, and to support the cause. For more information go to:
http://lacitylifeguards.pyroinnovations.com/coldhandspaddle.html

For this year’s flyer click here.

June 19, 2011
Rock to Rock Paddleboard Race
The Rock 2 Rock is a challenging and fun 22 mile course starting from the Isthmus on Catalina Island and (new this year!) finishing at Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro. The race, started many years ago by Joe Bark, famed paddleboard shaper, and now continuing under the leadership of George Loren, is also a qualifier for the Catalina Classic Paddleboard race. You can race solo or in a team, traditional or stand-up. Awesome goody bags, pre and post race meals, a great finish line venue and the much anticipated Ocean of Hope paddleboard raffle: all good reasons to come race! More information at www.rock2rockrace.com $5 from  every competitor's race fee will be donated to The Sarcoma Alliance.

June25, 2011
Jay Race
The Jay Race is in Santa Cruz on June 25th at the New Brighton State Beach.

July 9, 2011
Hennessey's US Paddleboard Championships
On Saturday, July 9, 2011, Hennessey's Taverns of California hosts the Hennessey's Paddleboard Festival. They have a 9-mile race course that begins and ends at Avenue I in Redondo Beach, with the Body Glove yacht leading the way. This promises to be a fun-filled event with top competitors hailing from across the United States. This is an open-ocean, near-shore race. In the race tradition of Hennessey's Taverns and the Southern California Paddleboard Club, a full-blown luau will follow the race behind HT Grill on Catalina and Avenue I in Redondo Beach. Many team members from Ocean of Hope compete in the race, then head up to Avenue I to host team tent with gear.
http://www.hennesseyspaddleboarding.com/events/us_championships.aspx

July 31, 2011
Molika'i 2 Oahu Paddleboard Race
Considered by many to be the World Championship of Paddleboard Racing, the Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard has become the single most iconic event in the paddling community. Both stand up paddling and paddleboarding champions from around the world will be gathering in the Hawaiian Islands this July to test their athletic ability against the 32-mile crossing of the Ka'iwi Channel.
At its deepest point the channel is over 2300 feet deep and creates a funnel effect that shoots billions of gallons of seawater between the islands each hour. Combine this with trade winds and the channel creates seas that can range anywhere from 8 feet to 15 feet on a average day and upwards of 20 feet on an extreme day. In 2010, five team members from Ocean of Hope will be crossing the channel. http://www.molokai2oahu.com/  Also, check out our newest team member Scott Gamble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMVVxCgSMqI

August 28, 2011
The Catalina Classis Paddleboard Race
The Catalina Classic race created the Ocean of Hope with one paddler racing in honor of Suzanne Leider. Since 1999, scores of paddlers have paddled 32 miles from the Isthmus of Catalina to Manhattan Beach in honor of someone with sarcoma. And they have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Sarcoma Alliance. Support a paddleboarder by clicking on the link below. For more information about the race:
http://catalinaclassicpaddleboardrace.org/index.html

September 10, 2011
U.S. Outrigger Championships
First held in 1959, the Catalina race is the ultimate outrigger canoe race in California. Teams from all over the state, plus Canada, Hawaii, Guam and Japan, come to compete in the two day event. Women, junior and coed teams race from Newport Beach to Avalon on Saturday, and men and master coed race back on Sunday. Ocean of Hope team members from Lanakila Outrigger Canoe Club raise money through their own fundraising pages each year. Click on the link below to meet the team and to donate.
http://www.socaloutrigger.org/champs/
http://www.lanakilaocc.com/Sponsors.html

September 17, 2011
The Hennessey's International Paddleboard, Hermosa Beach
This year on Saturday Sept. 17th and Ocean of Hope has been invited to be a part of the Sponsor Expo. The Sarcoma Alliance will set up with our signature yellow tent.  The event set up is early in the morning 6:00am on the south side of the Hermosa Beach Pier and then moving around 10am from the beach to Pier Plaza in front of Hennessey's.

Battle of the Paddle, October, Dana Point, CA
Stand-up Paddleboarder

Thanks so much for your continued support!