Royal 70 supporting Cuba’s surfers and skaters
To the soundtrack of San Francisco’s The Cuban Cowboys and Cuban bands partnered with Solidarity Rock, Royal 70, a non-profit organisation and Cuban collective that works with Cuba’s surfers, skaters and kids, is launching an assault on Cuba’s coastline in August 2011.
With a small army, which includes a one-year-old future surf champ, local surfers, skaters and global friends, Royal 70 is cycling Cuba’s coastline to help create awareness for Recycle Reuse Revolution. This Royal 70 project aims to educate globally how your unwanted, unloved and unused surf, skate and musical equipment can bring smiles to the island’s kids.
Starting from La Habana and ending in Baracoa, they will be stopping at villages and towns along their route where they will spend time offering local kids the enjoyment of surfing, skateboarding and, where possible, they will be conducting beach clean-ups.
By documenting this unique and inspiring journey on both film and in stills, they hope to educate and illustrate how important it is to provide these sporting and musical outlets to the island’s kids, and how your unwanted items can bring them massive smiles and pleasure.
Royal 70 was formed on Sydney’s Northern Beaches in late 2009 by local surfer Blair Cording and his partner Krishna Mathrubutham. Partnering with Cuban organisations Havanasurf and Cuban Surfriders Association, Royal 70 has not only worked to establish Cuba’s first and only non-profit surf school, but also works to create awareness and funding for the island’s surfers, skaters and kids. Royal 70 is aiming to create better opportunities for Cuba’s kids with extreme sports and music.
They also work with Canadian non-profit organisation Solidarity Rock, Miami skate park management company Sugar’s Drop Shop and US non-profit organisation CubaSkate.
To find out more and follow their progress visit royal70.net – the journey starts now…
