Pacific Voyagers launch joint effort to build on canoe-voyaging traditions
Seven Pacific islands groups are mounting a joint effort to preserve and develop their traditions of ocean voyaging by double-hulled canoe, following an agreement reached in Auckland last month to form Pacific Voyagers, a pan-Pacific network of voyaging societies.
The Pacific Voyagers’ network includes voyaging groups in American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Tonga and Western Samoa. … Details
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Students use novel ideas in concrete boat competition.
“Sink like a rock†means nothing to the UNLV American Society of Civil Engineers concrete canoe team.
The self-proclaimed nerds from ASCE have defied the laws of reason by creating a cement block that won’t sleep with the fishes.
“It’s extremely nerdy, we know, but we love it,†team captain Tiffany Hearn said. Â
The team of civil engineering majors will be competing in the regional concrete canoe competition in Hawaii against 20 universities in April. .. Details
Many of the best paddle surfers in the world, whether sitting down or standing up, will gather in Santa Cruz on March 20-22 to compete at the world famous Steamer Lane point break during the 23rd annual Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival.
In addition to expert kayak surfers from around the world, the 2009 Festival will offer competition for stand-up paddle surfers, and a special College Team Challenge, featuring UC Santa Cruz, Cal State Monterey Bay and other school teams. …Â Details
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Formula One still retains some of its image as a glamour sport, favoured by playboys and daredevils with little regard for training schedules and nutritionists. Juan Manuel Fangio, who dominated the sport in the 1950s, developed a physique that could best be described as portly, while James Hunt, the 1976 world champion, was a notorious party animal and occasional marijuana smoker.
In the modern age, F1’s increasing demands mean drivers have to be extremely fit and focused at all times. Go out on the town the night before a big race and your dulled reactions will show up all too easily the following morning on the electronic telemetry readouts… Details
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