Nick Power, 22 year-old student from the East Coast of the U.S. (Virginia Beach), has recently completed a semester overseas in New South Whales, Australia, where he studied environmental action and sustainability.
As part of his program, Power was required to choose a topic for a hefty research project.
“The Surfer’s Guide to Sustainability” is a holistic attempt to summarize where the surf industry is in movement towards sustainable production and design.
Takapuna Beach was today confirmed as the venue for the National Ocean Water Sports Centre (NOWSC) by the Minister of Sport and Recreation the Hon. Murray McCully and North Shore City Mayor, Andrew Williams. Speaking at the nearby Takapuna Boating Club, the Minister confirmed that the $8 million facility would cater for Sailing, Triathlon and Ocean Kayaking. The area is also used for a myriad of other ocean sports including ocean swimming, kite surfing, surfboats and surfing.
The novel concept for the facility known as ‘The Bunker’ is that it will be located in a large excavation in the adjoining carpark digging a hole 36 metres long by 60 metres wide – which will be covered back to the existing land level and topped with a  .. Details
Earlier this month, I wrote about the season opener of the TTXGP, the first electric motorcycle racing series. In that article I mentioned one of the things that makes this series so special — the unique ownership structure, Trust.eGrandPrix.org. The TEO enables teams to own a piece of the TTXGP series. Nobody can buy into the TEO, it’s only open to competitors. Normally, teams spend a lot of money to compete, much of which is paid by  … Details
FREE FALL: World champion freediver Guillaume Nery special dive at Dean’s Blue Hole, the deepest blue hole in the world filmed entirely on breath hold by the french champion Julie Gautier
