Outrigger Enterprises Group has announced it will provide $500,000 worth of support to further the mission of the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s around-the-world voyage of the Hokulea. The company will provide support through fundraising efforts, cross marketing and global hosting at Outrigger’s hotels and resorts throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
The Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Hokulea, a traditional double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoe, will set sail for Tahiti in May 2014 on the first international leg of its worldwide voyage … More
A California coastal community is experiencing a peculiar sort of great white shark problem. People aboard paddleboards and atop the local fishing pier are said to be harassing the apex predators, and the state is warning them to stop.
“White sharks are a candidate species under the California Endangered Species Act and therefore fully protected,” Traci Larinto and Michelle Horeczko, part of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s White Shark Status Review Team, explained … More
With so many people asking “what is it like” to sail this boat at this speed, we thought it was time to do a more ‘pure’ edit of our fastest, final incredible run. This run shows Vestas Sailrocket 2 absolutely smashing the outright world speed sailing record and easily becoming the sport’s first true 60 +knot boat. She averaged 65.45 knots over the 500 meter course and hit a peak speed of 68.33 knots (78+mph, 126 + kmh). The run was in Walvis Bay, Namibia on November 24, 2012. Beware, this contains … More
During the first stop in of The Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series in Wheatland, MO, Brad Parrack makes a pass for one of the last races of the day when a malfunction makes the boat hop and drive the boat into the water with crazy force. This is a unique crash that Brad was able to walk away from.