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Today at the PWA Sylt World Cup, there was a brief period of flukey cross-offshore wind as cooler air and wet weather hit Sylt, this didn’t deter the crowds from flooding into the event area however. In the tricky racing conditions, the opening round of the third slalom elimination was completed, before the wind dropped at 13:15, from here the sailors spent the remainder of the day on hold but in the end it was to no avail. As the evening approached the forecasted wind arrived to provide superb conditions for the night session, with a stunning sunset beforehand to act as the perfect curtain raiser on the competition.
After three attempts the first heat was eventually completed as  … More
Back when fabled pro skateboarder Tony Hawk was a kid, making a living in skateboarding seemed like a far-fetched option for the future. But times have changed, thanks, in part, to the trailblazing 44-year-old himself, who, after going pro as a teenager, has become one of the most famous skateboarders in the world and helped turned skateboarding not just into a sport, but an entire industry.
“When I started, it was almost impossible to make a career out of it and now it’s a legitimate career,” Hawk tells omg! from Yahoo!. “There are all kinds of different ways to go about making a career in it now, either competitively or artistically  … More
At the Kiteboard Racing World Championship in Cagliari, competition got off to a good start. The light Scirocco breeze picked -up in the afternoon at Poetto beach, allowing three races in each of the four fleets. The competitors were divided into three male fleets and one female.
All the favorites were right on top, like World Champion Johnny Heineken on red fleet and his sister Erika Heineken on the ladies. Great start also for the new European champion Slalom  … More