COA Joins Two Legs of Patagonia's "Worn Wear" East Coast Tour

During consecutive weekends in June, COA joined Patagonia’s “Worn Wear” team for two legs of their tour up the East Coast. On June 8 & 9 thanks to volunteer Lynn Schambach, the COA crew spent three days at Brave New World in Point Pleasant and then followed that up with two days at Glide Surf Co. in Asbury Park the following weekend, thanks to volunteer and past intern Mickey Schluter. The idea behind Worn Wear is to encourage the repair of wetsuits, clothing and outdoor gear as opposed to the unnecessary disposal of damaged goods into landfills. The added benefit of opting to repair instead of replace is the massive reduction in resources and emissions involved in purchasing new outdoor gear or clothing. The Worn Wear team hung out at the respective NJ surf shops and accepted damaged wetsuits and clothing on a first come first serve basis.

The team spent hours repairing the damaged gear and returned each item to its owner as it was finished, free of charge! On top of the repairs, Patagonia also raffled off a brand new Yulex wetsuit at each event and raised over $1,000 for COA. Patagonia continues to lead the way in making sustainability a top priority and they know how to have a little fun while doing it! COA is incredibly grateful for Patagonia’s continued support and tireless efforts!