Acting as captain and alternate, the team of international world-class paddlers set a world record in the process. Founder of the Santa Cruz Paddleboard Union which hosts the annual Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race, d'Viola is a photojournalist, veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and former crew member aboard the retired America's Cup yacht Stars and Stripes, USA-11.
As captain and alternate, the team of international world-class paddlers set a new world record. Founder of the Santa Cruz Paddleboard Union that hosts the annual Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race, d'Viola is a photojournalist, former Marine Corps veteran, and previously served as crew on the retired America's Cup yacht Stars and Stripes, USA-11.