25 years ago Waikiki Community Center was looking for a fundraising event and through the help of the Waikiki Jaycees, they helped create the Ala Wai Challenge that was held at the new Hawaii Convention Center, then Aloha Motors. Since then the Annual Ala Wai Challenge will hold its 25th Anniversary on Sunday, January 24, 2010, from 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the Ala Wai Neighborhood Park and Clubhouse … Details
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It’s that time again! To build your own log raft and race it 112 miles down the Amazon River, that is. Here’s the scoop on the 2010 Great River Amazon Raft Race
Since 1999 the Amazon Rafting Club, based in Iquitos, Peru has invited rafters, canoeists, rowers, paddlers and adventurers from all over the world to compete in The Great River Amazon Raft Race. The 2010 race is hoping to attract more teams than ever before and you are invited. Although it is tough, lots of rafters have …Â Details
The first week of the Atlantic Rowing Race has drawn to a close, and our brave teams are settling into life as they’ll know it for the next couple of months. After such a long delay (almost a month) before they could start the race, there was a great sense of relief amongst the teams once the date was confirmed.
Needless to say, nerves kicked in and many rowers report feeling tension like never before. I spoke to Tom Barnes of Red Arrow the night before they set off, and he explained that …Â Details & Pictures
Mick Birchall & Lia Ditton prepare Dream Maker before the start of the Atlantic Rowing Race
Not far from the crowded beaches of Phuket, you can still find deserted lagoons and islands – as long as you don’t mind kayaking to them
Lying back in the kayak, I tried to follow my guide’s instructions to make myself as horizontal as possible while he propelled our two-man boat into the mouth of the sea cave and through a narrow tunnel.
“OK, now turn on your torch,” Olay said. “Look … Details