For the fourth year in a row, Asbury resident Ryan Matthews, 32, came in first in the SEA Paddle NYC race around Manhattan on Sunday. The course length is 25 miles, and each paddler is asked to raise at least $1000 through sponsors. The event benefits the Surfers Environmental Alliance and several autism-related charities. The […]

Asbury Park resident Ryan Matthews [above and right] has won the SEA Paddle NYC race around Manhattan for the second year in a row. Mathews, 30, finished the 25 mile course in 4 hours and 35 minutes, which was the fastest overall. Competitors can compete standing up or in the prone position. Matthews — an […]

It’s been a good couple of weeks for Asbury Park’s Ryan Matthews. On Friday, Matthews, 29, was the top finisher in the Sea Paddle NYC 26-mile event around Manhattan — the first time he’d ever done the course. The weekend before, Matthews successfully defended his national title in the board rescue event at the United […]