PADDLER SPOTLIGHT

CCDBA

Sep 302 min read

Club Crew World Championships - What an Experience!

by Debi Thoresen, Central Coast SurviveOars Paddler It all started in the summer of 2022 when our coach announced that we had been...

Sandy Mitchell

Apr 82 min read

Robin O'Connor: Fighting Cancer with Dragon Power

Paddler Robin O'Connor paddled on ahead in July 2024 after a long battle with cancer. In April 2024, she wrote this article for the...

Sandy Mitchell

Jan 222 min read

PADDLER SPOTLIGHT: KIT MITSUOKA

KIT MITSUOKA: From Therapy to Inspiration! Twenty years after her breast cancer diagnosis, Kit Mitsuoka is paddling strong, and inspiring...

Sandy Mitchell

Dec 19, 20231 min read

STEERS SPOTLIGHT: GARY "MEZZ" MESSEROTES

I came to the SurviveOars team in 2022 to volunteer as a Steersperson, answering a request I saw on the Nextdoor app. As a retired...

Sandy Mitchell

Oct 18, 20231 min read

PADDLER SPOTLIGHT: Missy Bullaro

October 19, 2023 In July 2008 I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the tender age of 43 and treatment lasted for almost a year. I was...

Sandy Mitchell

Sep 1, 20231 min read

Anne Jansen

When we moved to the Central Coast, I definitely wanted to get on the water. I found CCDBA by googling ‘water sport in Morro Bay.’ I...