THE STOKE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SPREADING THE ALOHA SPIRIT THROUGH ADAPTIVE WATERSPORTS
The main goal for the Stoke for Life Foundation is to bring awareness to the rehabilitative benefits of adaptive water sports through clinics, education and adaptive sport fishing. Our goals are to introduce these benefits in an effort to advance adaptive water sports and to raise awareness for access to our beach communities and the ocean for those with disabilities. Stoke for life will host paddle clinics for adaptive paddle boarding and adaptive surfing; these will be free open clinics to further education of adaptive water sports, beach access for the disabled, and the advancements in adaptive water sports equipment. Among other information will be hands-on teaching for volunteers to learn how to handle people with all levels of disabilities and ailments safely in and out of the water.
An interview done on July 8th, 2025 about my life, challenges, achomplishments and our exciting addition to the Stoke for Life Foundation, Reel Stoke Adaptive Sport Fishing Program. Thank you to Friedman Adventures for the great interview!
9th ANNUAL U.S. OPEN ADAPTIVE SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stoke for Life Foundation and the U.S. Open ASC Competition Committee are Honored to Announce:
September 10th – 13th 2026 the 9th Annual U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Championships powered by the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, was held on the north side of the Oceanside Pier. This event has quickly become the top premiere adaptive surfing event in the world giving away nearly $150,000 dollars in prize money the past four years.
In 2026 The U.S. Open ASC hosted 80 disabled athletes from 16 nations worldwide. The ninth annual event that has helped the growth of the sport worldwide and has set a new standard for professional competitive adaptive surfing. Athletes with disabilities ranging from paraplegia, quadriplegia, amputation, blindness, competed for the U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing crown.
2026 is the fifth year of the Association of Adaptive Surfing Professionals true adaptive surfing world championship tour, which kicked off in March at the Bright Sky Australia Pro Adaptive Surfing Championships hosting 90 athletes from 17 countries and awarding over $30,000 dollarsto adaptive surfers from around the world. Then in May the AASP World tour went to Hawaii for the North Shore Prosthetics Hawaii Adaptive Surfing Championships hosting 85 adaptive surfers from 15 countries and awarding $30,000 dollars in prize money. The final leg of the AASP World Tour ended here in Oceanside on September 10th- 13th and crowned U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Champions and also crowned 14 overall points world champion in all divisions.
2026 SURF CAMP SCHEDULE
Stoke for Life Foundation will be hosting a free adaptive surf camp for people with all levels of disability all ages. Stoke for Life with the help of many volunteers will provide adaptive equipment, coaching, and assistance to all participants.
SURF CAMP DATES AND TIMES
Saturday 10AM – 2PM – April 18th
Saturday 10AM – 2PM – June 20th
Saturday 10AM – 2PM – July 18th
Saturday 10AM – 2PM – August 22nd
Saturday 10AM – 2PM – September 9th
Saturday 10AM – 2PM – October 24th
Saturday 10AM – 2PM – November 21st
All camps will be held at Oceanside Harbor – North Jetty.
If you would like to participate or volunteer please email us at: stokeforlifefoundation@gmail.com
REEL STOKE Adaptive Sport Fishing Program
The purpose of the Stoke for Life Adaptive Sport Fishing Program is to expose novice or seasoned adaptive anglers and people with disabilities to Southern California sport fishing up close and personal. Stoke for Life has acquired a 17ft center console “Invader” fishing boat powered by a 2020 Evinrude Etec K115hp engine, and a 16ft center console “Neptune Sea Bird” powered by a 90hp Mercury engine. These will be the heartbeat for the Adaptive Sport Fishing Program. This is a small grass roots adaptive sport fishing program that is fueled by decades of local fishing knowledge with a pure love for sport fishing and ocean therapy.