After just two weeks at sea, and as the fleet starts to spread out across the waves, we’re starting to see the first signs of the effects that the relentless might of the ocean is having on the rowers and boats in this year’s Atlantic Rowing Race. Â
Though most crews are now over any seasickness problems, reports are starting to filter through about broken equipment, power problems and general wear and tear on the rowers themselves. Race leader Charlie Pitcher (Insure & Go) has been operating a punishing schedule with just 4 hours sleep a day in order to maintain his position and commented on a couple of silly mistakes caused by sheer exhaustion  … Details & Pictures
Explore is launched in preparation for the Atlantic Rowing race. See it move from trailer to sea by crane while Annie and Mel sit suspended high above the harbour.Â
Havasu’s Deb Robison and Larry Smith scored their first win of the season at the 10.5-mile Open Ocean Paddling race at Santa Barbara, Calif. Saturday.
The Santa Barbara event was run under warm sunny conditions with a high surf advisory of 10 foot-plus waves. Robison and Smith, paddling a two-person outrigger canoe, battled the entire five-mile upwind portion of the course with the eventual second place finishing team of Carla and Matt Stephens, of Oceanside, Calif … Details
Surf kayays riding waves at Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island BC. Shot in January of 2010. Â
Rafael Ortiz is now the only Mexican, with international recognition, practicing extreme kayak and freestyle around the world.On this portrait, Rafa tells about the feelings of being an extreme kayakist, his trips, fears and goals while being an university