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TFH1’s vision is to build a community of watermen comprised of service members, veterans, first responders, their families and friends. Our mission is to strengthen and provide the community with the resources to create camaraderie and to experience the healing powers of the ocean through outdoor recreational activities.
Lines of Effort
Making a Difference
Surfing
(Surf Squad)
1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month
Rain, Snow or Shine we will be there
Come hang and talk story
We provide boards, instruction or someone to talk too
Surfboard Shaping
(Surf Sqaud)
Teaching a Therapeutic Skill
We provide the material and coordinate with local shapers to work shoulder to shoulder in designing and shaping the board with our selected members.
They can then use our donor funded shaping bay whenever they want.
Hawaiian Outrigger Paddling
(Paddle Platoon)
An Amazing Team Sport
We won the two races we entered after being introduced to outriggers in Nov 2021.
We now hold 3 practices a week to train for our 2022 race season.
This activity is amazing as a team building and confidence booster for our members.
Articles and Podcasts
March 15, 2022
On this episode of Return to Base, we welcome Ricky and Leo of Task Force Hydro 1, a 501C3 non-profit organization focused on veterans and first responders.
Here’s the elephant in the room, Ricky is not only a Special Forces veteran, he’s also my big brother! He and the co-founder of TF Hydro 1 are doing great things on the northern coast of Florida, and as they like to say, are “bringing the stoke”.
May 26, 2022
SAVING LIVES ONE WAVE AT A TIME
An article that describes the mission, vision and lines of effort of TFH1.
May 31, 2022
Ricky speaks of the what and the why TFH1 was founded.
The Head Shed (Board Members)
Coming together from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, our skilled team of professionals is the backbone of Task Force Hydro1. Their ideas help shape the direction and mission of our organization as it continues to develop. Read on to learn more about some of our incredible team members.
Director (Co-founder)
Richard "Ricky" Van Rickley
Ricky co-founded TFH1 in 2021. Ricky spent 27 years in the Army, 20 years of that was spent as a US Army Special Forces Green Beret. Ricky comes from a family of service members, his son Ryan is an Airborne Jump Master and his brother Cliff is a retired Green Beret too. Ricky Short Boards, SUP Surfs, and Paddles Outriggers to treat his issues from multiple combat deployments. Ricky works full time as a Project Manager for a construction management company. Ricky resides in St Augustine, FL with his wife and cute granddaughter.
The term “blue mind” describes the mildly meditative state we fall into when near, in, on or under water. It’s the antidote to what we refer to as “red mind,” which is the anxious, over-connected and over-stimulated state that defines the new normal of modern life. Research has proven that spending time near the water is essential to achieving an elevated and sustained happiness.
Research has shown that being near, in, on or under water can provide a long list of benefits for our mind and body, including lowering stress and anxiety, increasing an overall sense of well-being and happiness,...
Wallace J Nichols, Marine biologist and blue mind researcher
Help Us Out or Get Involved or do Both
Volunteer Your Time
Get Credit for School or Just Volunteer
This is one of the simplest ways to help out our cause. We believe the best way for our initiatives to be successful is for the community to actively get involved. This is an easy and efficient way of contributing to the great work we do at Task Force Hydro1.
Need credit for school? Come volunteer, we need help with setup, surf lessons, and greeters.
Our Sponsors, Supporters and Believers
“God sees the broken as the best and
He sees the best in the broken and
He calls the wounded to be the world changers.”
Ann Voskamp
Liquid Therapy is a lifestyle clothing brand inspired by the natural healing powers of water. Liquid Therapy was started as the name of Josh's boat years ago. Fast forward it has become a family brand with his wife Cara and three boys. It's a reminder to take a break from the chaos and center our souls. We love being around the water and can usually be found surfing, boogie boarding, paddleboarding, fishing on the boat, searching for shells and sharks teeth or swimming. We believe in the therapeutic powers a water lifestyle brings.
White Surfboards
A local St Augustine Shaper and Navy Veteran. Ken has is the 2016 and 2021 Surf Expo Shape Off Champion. Ken is trained by legends like Rich Pavel, Dick Brewer, John Holly, Chris Christenson, Steve Stack, and others.
Ocean & Earth Environmental
Ocean & Earth is a consulting firm that specializes in building environmental stewardship capacity through integrated partnerships, collaborations, and sound science. Our staff has expertise in large scale project development, grant writing, and efficient program management focusing on fisheries, water quality, ocean chemistry, restoration of public lands, and Tribal subsistence and traditional resources.
water quality monitoring programs and restoration projects in Florida to building large networks of Tribal governments in Alaska working together to assess their vulnerability of climate change impacts.
After 20 years as AUDG, we changed our name to RISE: A Real Estate Company. This name change represents a reaffirmation of our purpose: to positively impact others. Just as important, it’s a renewal of our commitment to partners and residents alike to hold ourselves to a higher standard. What didn’t change is who we are, the way we do business, and who we do business with. We remain steadfast and sincere in our dedication to the values that lifted us to where we are today.
At Stratum Corporation, our mission is to provide superior construction from conception to completion. Our Construction Management group achieves excellence for our client-partners project programs, while delivering within strict parameters. Experienced in commercial and custom residential construction, our Construction Division transforms client vision while providing the highest caliber builds.
Stratum Corporation is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. We proudly support veterans, first responders and our courageous heroes serving abroad.
With 20+ years of experience in delivering superior roofing services to both residential and commercial customers in Merritt Island and Jacksonville FL, we always make sure that our clients are provided with constant communication and assistance from start to finish—namely, from pre-roofing construction planning with our designated roofing contractor to conceptual estimating and scheduling of roofing services.
Be nice. Work hard. Make the magic.
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"A grassroots organization meant to brighten the future of surfing in the Sunshine State"
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