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Archive for the ‘Board Sports’ Category
Risking life and limb at more than 130kmh over water may not be everyone’s idea of fun but for the racers in the North Island Water Ski Racing Championships on Wellington Harbour at the weekend there was nothing quite like it.
More than 20 took to the water, donning helmets, padded wetsuits and arm supports in preparation for the national champs in Taupo in a fortnight.
Wellington’s Adelaide Cox, 15, won the junior girls’ section and women’s open…Â Details
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A British team is on course to break one of the last great speed records. Piloting a yacht that looks like a futuristic windsurf on steroids, the team hopes to achieve the world sailing speed record in the next few weeks, with an average speed higher than 50.57 knots (the existing record).
That is the equivalent of nearly 60mph …Â Details
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is gearing up for its annual regatta on Lake Pontchartrain, and one college student is making a splash by introducing a new sport to the event.
Kiteboarding is a sport that many have never even heard of, but for University of New Orleans senior Chris Stuckey, it’s his passion.
And he’s getting the word out about his plans to kiteboard across the lake, from Mandeville to Metairie…. Details
To donate to Stuckey’s efforts, you can visit his Web site.