Surfer to tackle Ocean to City race on stand-up board
Former lifeguard Jason Conniry, 42, who lives in Clonakilty, West Cork, said his life has revolved around water sports and the ocean for 27 years and it just seemed logical to take on one of the country’s most popular long-distance rowing races on his stand-up paddle board.
Jason, who was a lifeguard in the US in his 20s — spending his winters in Indonesia and South Africa surfing — said: “I competed on stand-up paddle board teams in the US in my 20s and paddled 10 miles every day before I even started work. I feel amazing right now. I’m not going to let what might happen in six months dictate how I live my life now.
