NoZone supports Ascent for Alzheimer’s

This fall, 10 dedicated British Columbians will set out to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of a fund-raising drive in support of the Alzheimer Society of BC.  Each individual has his or her personal motivations for making this journey, but all have a shared vision - to reach the summit in support of all those whose lives have been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.  NoZone is doing its part by outfitting team members with NoZone UV protective shirts to ensure they're safe from the high-altitude African sun.  The 2008 Ascent for Alzheimer’s is a signature event for the Alzheimer Society, raising funds for programs and services that support the more than 64,000 British Columbians who are living with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, and their families.  At 19,340 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest mountain on the continent of Africa.  You can join NoZone in supporting the quest of these 10 individuals by donating to the undertaking in general, or by supporting individual climbers.  For more information or to donate, please visit their website at http://www.alzheimerbc.org/ascent.php

109 Days at Sea

On March 24, 2007 John Williams of Britain and Glenn Edwards of Canada set out to become the first pairs team ever to row across the Indian Ocean from Australia to Africa.  After coming heartbreakingly close -- Glenn had to pull out after 90 days at sea due to illness (he was rescued by a passing freighter) -- but John kept going and finally on July 10 after 109 days at sea landed at Mauritius near Madagascar off the ccoast of Africa – a journey of some 3650 miles (5850 km).  Every day at sea, John and Glenn wore their NOZONE shirts which lived up to their reputation for sun protection and softness. “Your products were fantastic,” Glenn reports, noting that neither man suffered any sunburn despite the relentless sun.  “The shirts also managed the salt well and we did not suffer with any chafing – all the more remarkable as we only rinsed them every 2-3 weeks with fresh water.”  And in the tight quarters of their tiny rowboat, the two sweaty rowers enjoyed each other's company all that much more thanks to the built-in silver-based odor-minimizing antimicrobial featured in NOZONE products.  See their journal at www.climbyoureverest.com

Crew of Rosebud protected by NOZONE

When the owner of Rosebud, a highly successful ocean racing yacht and recent winner of the Newport to Bermuda open water yacht race, the British Virgin Islands Spring Regatta, and most recently the legendary Antigua Race Week, went shopping for sun-protection clothing for his crew, he chose NoZone’s durable Monashee shirts featuring Activtex, a patented moisture management fabric that offers the highest possible UVA and UVB protection rating.

NOZONE challenges the Sahara sun.

The Marathon de Sables (Marathon of Sand) has been called the most grueling footrace on the planet.  Each year in Morocco competitors run a total of 150+ miles over six days, the equivalent of 5 1/2 marathons in successive days in the most brutal conditions imaginable under the 40+ degree direct sun of the Sahara Desert.  Each competitor has to also carry all his own food, clothes and sleeping gear (except for tents and water).  When Victoria BC runner Rob Mackay entered this race, he was outfitted with NoZone shirts.  “They were amazing,” Rob reported after finishing this grueling adventure. “The shirts were cool and comfortable my skin stayed completely protected even being out in the desert sun for more than a week.”

Fairmont Hawaii Chooses NOZONE

The outdoor recreation staff at the Big Island’s Fairmont Orchid resort hotel spend long days in the Hawaiian sun helping guests enjoy a full range of outdoor activities from outrigger canoes to double hulled Hawaiian sailing canoes as well as tennis and golf and a host of other outside adventures you’d expect from a luxury tropical hotel.  This year, the Hotel chose NoZone’s sun protective shirts as its new uniform for its outside employees.  “They’re simply fabulous.  We all love them”, says long-term employee Mele speaking for the entire outdoor recreation staff.  

Swim school switches to NOZONE

 

Swim instructors for the Sharks and Minnows swimming schools in Florida spend hours every day under the sun as they put their young charges through their paces.  School director Andy knows how important it is to protect his instructors with good quality sun-protective swim shirts.  But the fabrics of most products tended to disintegrate in the chlorinated water.  Then Andy discovered NOZONE.  "We rarely got a full season from other suppliers, but NOZONE shirts last for years." 

Under the Mississippi Sun

In May of 2007, Jacob van der Merwe will put his kayak into the Mississippi River at Minneapolis/St.Paul to begin a 3,000 km journey to New Orleans, fulfilling a life-long dream of being as close to the river and its people as possible.  Along the way of his 3 1/2 month expedition he expects to face many challenges, but sunburn won't be one of them -- Jacob is outfitted in NOZONE UV protective shirts.  Amazed by their softness and wicking, moisture management characteristics, Jacob said he could see these shirts being the mainstay of his paddling wardrobe.  Jacob is also packing a NOZONE shirt made from Outdoortec fabric with its tighter weave that will be useful on wetter days, or when the mosquitoes come out.  Outdoortec has proved to be highly resistant to biting insects.  Follow Jacob's journey on
www.crazykayaker.com

Corporate rowing team chooses NOZONE

Smart Moms know that water reflects UV rays, significantly increasing the intensity of the sun.  So the nine members of Victoria BC’s St. Patrick’s School Soul Sisters -- “Show no Mercy” -- corporate rowing team each invested in extra protection and adopted NoZone shirts as their team jerseys.  The Moms report that they also make sure their kids are equally protected from the sun by wearing NoZone kid’s products.

 Media outlets feature NOZONE

Major media outlets continue to feature NOZONE sun-protective clothing products as the best protection from the sun's harmful rays.  Last year under the headline “Sun Protection that Looks Cool,” Canada’s leading fashion magazine Chatelaine featured NoZone products in its Health section.  Chatelaine tested our products with both an outdoor educator and a dermatologist.  The verdict?:  NoZone passed with flying (and fashionable) colors. “I burn easily, but not while wearing this shirt,” said one tester. “Plus it’s cool and comfortable and washes well.”   Our products have been featured on TV shows (The Weather Channel and  CTV's popular consumer affairs show Olsen on Your Side, among others), photographed in Parent magazine and the subject of numerous newspaper features.  For even more news about NOZONE, look for the May, 2007 issues of both Reader's Digest and Fitness magazines.

NOZONE crosses the Atlantic in a… ROWBOAT!!!

The Atlantic Rowing Race is one of the world's toughest nautical. challenges and the ultimate test of mental and physical strength and endurance.  Rowers grind out 2,550 nautical miles of open ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua in the West Indies.  Competitor Neil Wightwick of the second-place finishing Atlantic4 team noted the value of the team’s long-sleeved NoZone shirts.  In 49 days of continuous use, “the fabric remained supple and did not stiffen when soaked with salt water and then dried.  This prevented painful rubs under the armpits” suffered by some other rowers.  Thanks to the antimicrobial infused into NoZone fabrics, “This garment also never got smelly,” Neil reports.  “There was a noticeable difference between these items and other T-Shirts we had on board.”  What’s more, Neil found that “Wearing this top was not hot in the sun as I expected; the top certainly prevented any sunburn but also allowed heat from the body to escape.”
 

 135-mile footrace across Death Valley

After extreme athlete Chryssy Weiss was invited to be just one of 90 participants in the 2006 Badwater Ultramarathon, a brutal 135-mile non-stop footrace across California’s notorious Death Valley, she began searching the globe for the best possible gear to protect her and her  crew from the relentless desert sun.  In the end, Chryssy chose NoZone for her running shirts and protective clothing for her support crew.  The Badwater is billed as one of the world’s toughest, and not surprising.  It starts in Death Valley at the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere at 280’ below sea level, and finishes at the Mt. Whitney Portals at 8360', covering along the way three mountain ranges for a total of 13,000’ of cumulative vertical ascent.  And it takes place each year in July, the hottest possible time of the year.