{"id":204212,"date":"2022-04-27T02:15:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T19:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=204212"},"modified":"2022-04-27T03:07:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:07:48","slug":"paddle-event-raises-funds-for-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2022\/04\/paddle-event-raises-funds-for-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddle event raises funds for turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KOTA KINABALU, 27 April 2022: What began as a challenge\nresulted in five friends embarking on stand-up paddling for two days to promote\nwater sports activities and marine wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Paddle For Turtle event, the group paddleboarded from\nthe Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort to the Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort, covering\n35 km of coastline waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sabah-50436609-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204234 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the paddlers, Mitch Cini, said that they started the\nawareness campaign to get people interested in sustainable water sports and to raise\nfunds for the Marine Research Foundation&#8217;s turtle conservation project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The water sports activity in Sabah is transitioning at\nthe moment. The state has its traditional water sports activities that include\npopular scuba diving and eye-catching parasailing and jet skiing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Now we are moving towards a more sustainable activity\nthat does not significantly impact the environment,&#8221; said the founder of\nWaterfly Borneo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such sustainable activities are paddle boarding and\ne-foiling to replace jet skiing, kitesurfing, and windsurfing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitch, an Australian residing in Sabah, stated that these\nactivities had seen a surge in popularity in the last three years, not only for\ntourism purposes but also for recreational purposes, with people doing it for\nfitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their latest project, the group left Shangri-La Rasa Ria\non Saturday. They made their way to Pulau Sepanggar and Pulau Gaya, where they\nspent time teaching the islanders how to paddleboard and raising marine\nprotection awareness. They arrived at Shangri-La Tanjung Aru at 1300 on Sunday.\nThe Sabah Tourism Board is one of participating partners in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Sabah Tourism chief executive officer Noredah\nOthman said the state is strong in marine protection efforts, which benefits\ntourism by allowing tourists to participate in conservation programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is essential for us to promote products or activities that enhance the experience of tourists visiting Sabah,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;Sabah has the most beautiful ocean, beaches, and islands. Our goal is to promote the state water sports activities to visitors while encouraging them to conserve the marine environment&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details on Sabah\u2019s tourist attractions visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabahtourism.com\/?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/www.sabahtourism.com\/?locale=en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Your Stories: Sabah Tourism Board)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KOTA KINABALU, 27 April 2022: What began as a challenge resulted in five friends embarking on stand-up paddling for two days to promote water sports activities and marine wildlife conservation. 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