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Watch: What Will Schmidt's Ocean Paddleboard Ride Looked Like

The Laguna Niguel resident rowed himself from Catalina to Dana Point on April 6.

You already know about Will Schmidt's amazing solo stand-up paddleboard ride he did earlier this month, a 45-mile marathon stroke from Catalina Island all the way to Dana Point Harbor.

Well, now you can see what the journey looked like from his P.O.V.

See the forboding swells that extending his trip an extra five miles and several hours.

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See the burst of finishing energy he lets loose as he glides into the harbor.

And see how lonely it looks when you're standing on top of a hunk of fiberglass with no life vest and god knows what swimming beneath you ...

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