Chris Vecsey did something on July 24 that few fishermen anywhere, let alone off the Alabama coast, will ever achieve.
He hooked, fought, landed and successfully released an estimated 125- to 130-pound tarpon while fishing from a kayak.
“While she’s not quite the biggest tarpon I’ve caught, I’m more proud of this one than any other,” the 25-year-old Foley resident said of his first such catch from his kayak.
Coming off 13 straight days of work, Vecsey eagerly slid his 12½-foot Ocean Kayak Prowler Big Game boat off the beach near Little Lagoon Pass (West Pass) and paddled alone onto the Gulf’s warm waters around 7 a.m. that Friday… Details
A 24 year old woman made history this week, when she arrived in Mauritius to become the first female ever to row across the Indian Ocean solo. Sarah Outen spent over 124 days at sea in her quest to enter the records books, battling high winds, huge waves, and total isolation from any human contact save electronic forms. However, ‘Sarah the Stubborn’ didn’t make this treacherous journey simply for the glory; she did it for far loftier goals. She did it for those, like her late father, for whom just getting through the day can be a constant battle against nature.
Sarah is an Oxford University graduate, and was rowing to raise awareness and money for Arthritis Care, a charity close to her heart. She dedicated her voyage to her father, who had suffered terribly with rheumatoid arthritis before passing away in June 2006. Sarah said …Â Details & Pictures
Unlike flying across the lake on a jet ski or zooming at high speed in a boat, paddling along in a kayak offers time to not only quietly zip across Lake Tahoe but for many is an activity that once they try it they are hooked.
As an active kayaker Kathryn Dunning, pastor of the Kings Beach United Methodist Church, is always looking for others who share her passion. When she spots a car parked in the church parking lot with a kayak strapped on, it’s not unusual for her to ask who it belongs to during her service so she knows who plans on going kayaking that day…Â Details
Video Canoe – Dragon Boat racing 2009 – Ground Zero Myrtle Beach – Ground Zero’s first annual dragon boat race at the Market Common in Myrtle Beach was a fantastic success! It was a beautiful day of good clean fun, mild competition, great food and fellowship, tea…