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Windsurfer Dennis Klaaijsen has sailed 613.8 kilometers (331.4 nautical miles) non-stop for 24 hours to establish a new world record.

Windsurfing is setting new goals and breaking them. Dennis Klaaijsen, from the Netherlands didn’t have much time to sleep when decided to sail for 24 consecutive hours   …  More

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Iain Campbell has been crowned “King of the Wedge”, at the 2013 Wedge Classic, held in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.

Up to 100 riders from all South African provinces competed in eight bodyboarding divisions, at the popular Wedge Beach.

Iain Campbell, from Kwa-Zulu Natal, took out  …  More

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Kai Lenny’s $1,500 Kite Board vs ORACLE TEAM USA’s $15 million catamaran…”It’s like bringing a knife to a gun fight,” said ORACLE TEAM USA grinder Matt Mitchell. Those were the comments of Jimmy Spithill, the skipper of ORACLE TEAM USA and the defenders of the America’s Cup.

The question was whether kite board champion Kai Lenny can outrace the new 72-foot catamaran of ORACLE TEAM USA.

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