Dehydration‚ fatigue‚ sharks and hyperthermia will come into play‚ but those won’t faze Josh Enslin.
Instead‚ the Port Elizabeth surfer sees his Guinness World Record attempt as being “just between me and the ocean and my longest surf session ever”.
November has been pencilled in for Enslin’s endeavour to better American’s Ben Shaw mark of 29 hours 27 minutes for the longest surfing marathon. That was set just under a year ago.
“I am stoked to give the World Record an attempt‚” said Enslin.
“It would be rad to have the world record title on our South African shore line.”
While Enslin admitted that he is “super-excited‚ anxious and nervous all in one”‚ he said that “the oceans’ elements play the factor here”.
“It will be all about keeping a good balance but that’s hard when Mother Nature is in control.”
Few record attempts come without a charity aspect‚ and Enslin’s will be no deifferent.
“The other aspect to the event will be a massive donation drive alongside the record attempt‚” said Enslin.
“We will be gathering and donating old surf equipment and old wetsuits and blankets and canned food that Cyoh Surf Club will donate to underprivileged surfers around our surf community‚ and we will be donating blankets and canned food to the street children of Port Elizabeth.”
Source: RDM News Wire.
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