FLYING down the Murray River on a ski at 160kmh is second nature for Hamilton’s Mason Vaughan.
The 17-year-old apprentice builder is facing one of the ski racing calendar’s most gruelling events this weekend, the Southern 80.
This year’s race comes after a rigorous six-months on the water and in the gym for Vaughan where he has been building the leg strength needed to handle 125 turns between Torrumbarry and Echuca.
Today he and ski partner Rhys Duggan, of Ballarat, will race behind a Melbourne-owned boat called Spinal Tap in the single motor, open cockpit (SMOC) class, alongside 20 other boats…Â More info
People are bundled up to the hilt with layer after layer of warm clothes, and still some teeth are chattering. It’s certainly not the kind of weather when you want to be wet.
But a group of young people in Seffner can’t wait to hit the water.
They are international students at Mc Cormicks Cable, Wake and Ski School.
David Kazek says the worst weather here in Florida is nothing in comparison to what it’s like back home.
“Now in Poland, it’s about minus one or something,” said Kazek, right before a boat revved up and pulled him off the dock into the water…Â More info
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LAS VEGAS – The National Park Service has reported visitation to Lake Mead National Recreation Area only decreased by about a quarter percent from 7,898,592 visitors in 2007 to 7,877,581 in 2008. The park saw an upturn in visitation this fall after a decrease over the summer months.
“Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a year-round destination. We have a wealth of inexpensive outdoor activities just a stone’s throw from Las Vegas and Laughlin,†said William Dickinson superintendent of Lake Mead National Recreation Area… More info
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