CONSIDERING that none of us newbies had any idea what we were doing, the voyage south from St. Lucia was going well. At 10:30 a.m., amid gray but not ominous skies, the S.V. Illusion — the 75-foot, two-masted schooner on which I and two others were novice sailors — had weighed anchor off the coast of Vieux Fort, a sleepy city at the island’s southern tip, and steered into deeper waters. The sea was … Details
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Whistler’s mountain ops crews are out in full force, opening up more lifts and terrain this week thanks to a massive storm system that has blanketed the mountains with over 80 inches of snow in the past week.
With 12 days left in November, Whistler is already only 21 inches away from breaking the record for snowfall for the month. Whistler averages …Â Details
There is no doubt that surfing has been a focal part of the Hawaiian mores shaped by the Polynesian people. The clan chief was the greatest “wave rider†using the finest surfboard from the paramount Koa tree. Now, surfboards are made of polystyrene or polyurethane foam and fiberglass.
These present surfboards are the best buddy a surfer can ever have when confronting oversize waves on the finest surfing hotspots in the World.
These days, new world surfers will not settle for anything not as much than wonderful array of waves…Â DetailsÂ
Travel Surfing – Travel with your surfboard for free to Panama
A successful meeting between ISA President, Fernando Aguerre and Panamanian Minister of Tourism, Mr. Salomón Shamah was held during the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica. Shamah showed a great deal of interest in letting the surfing community know that Panama is a “Surfing friendly†country. The campaign has already begun with an initiative by Panama´s main airline, COPA Airlines, by not charging extra fees for surfboards on most of their flights.
The promotion “Bring your Surfboard for Free to Panama,†runs between September 15 – November 15, 2009. It will resume on March 1, 2010 and run through May 30, 2010… Details