Don Paul Adams has jumped out of many boats during his career as a lifeguard. Very few of those times have been quite as harried as the leap he made into the Atlantic Ocean surf on July 26.

“Luckily, I kept my footing,” said Adams after he and Paul Blankemeyer rowed Harvey Cedars to victory at the Ship Bottom Beach Patrol Donlon Memorial Invitational Tournament, edging Brigantine to capture the title. “Everybody’s so solid across the board in this field.