StandUP Paddle Planet

Southern California surfer Jodi Nelson had an admirable goal in mind when she decided to standup-paddle nearly 40 miles from Santa Catalina Island to Dana Point.

It's a long way from Avalon to Dana Point -- 39.8 miles to be exact. Jodie Nelson knows this fact all too well. Yesterday, putting in at the famed Catalina harbor at 6:15 a.m., Nelson set out with paddle in hand, her goal: to successfully standup paddle across the channel and raise awareness and money for breast cancer. After watching her mom, her aunt and several good friends struggle with ...