Skateboarder Tony Hawk was at the top of his sport in the 1990s. Today, he is an entrepreneur. He is retired from competition and involved in industries from video games to skateboards and apparel. VOA highlight Hawk’s efforts in this week’s Making a Difference as he works with young skateboarders in America’s cities.
Tony Hawk has won more than 70 professional skateboarding championships and built a fan base of millions of young admirers.
Through the Tony Hawk Foundation, he has …Â Details
It’s a perfectly clear day at Crissy Field and the San Francisco bay glows a Mediterranean teal. Suddenly, dozens of huge kites — more like mini-parachutes — lift up in the sky. Just as many wetsuit-clad athletes run down the beach, surfboards in hand. Harnesses attach athlete to kite, and some smaller folks sprint with the kite to prevent lift-off. Once in the surf, everyone jumps on their boards and across the waves they sail.
It’s kiteboarding, a once edgy and dangerous sport that’s gaining traction and credibility, largely due to the efforts of San Francisco locals. Tuesday kicked off the first ever Kiteboard Course Racing World Championship, a five-day competition drawing enthusiasts from all over the world .. Details & Pictures
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A spectacular event came to an end today with the price giving held directly at the beach in front of the Pro Center Chris Schill. Finian Maynard (BVI) and Valerie Ghibaudo (FRA, Loft Sails) are the world champions 2009.
After 7 rounds of speedsailing action, giving two discards for the fleet from all over the world, Karpathos proved another time to be the perfect venue for high wind windsurfing.
The event opened with an early skippersmeeting to get used of the day with the best forecast of the whole week, and the race committee sent the fleet out to the first race at 9:00. Finian Maynard proved from the first moment that he is back and got his first bullet of the event.
The second round, again consisting of …Â Details
The event is currently on hold as a 8-10 feet swell marches towards the coast and the action is set to be awesome with the Top 16 taking on the in-form qualifiers.
There will be some absorbing battles to be fought as the front-runner’s attempt to secure some valuable Grand Slam points on offer…Â Details