It’s hard to be happy these days if you’re a fan of Oracle Team USA. The squad is now down eight races to one to Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) in a best-of-nine contest that should have ended today. Ultimately, an unexpected puff that was two tenths of a knot over the wind limit hit the RC’s anemometer literally seconds before the starting gun was due to fire, saving Oracle from a miserable start and a likely thumping from their Kiwi rivals.
True, Oracle could theoretically bounce back, but having to win eight straight races while facing an equally matched competitor who is … More
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It what has become a uniquely San Francisco sailing competition, the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race pits kite boarders, windsurfers, skiffs & cameramans against each other & mother nature in an epic seven mile downwind sprint from the Golden Gate bridge to the Bay bridge. It’s a celebration of high performance sailing that never stops innovating.
This year’s running was no exception with foiling kite boarder, Johnny Heineken taking the line honors in front of 69 other sailing craft and shaving almost two minutes off last year’s record run … More
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Superstar paddler Claire O’Hara from Leeds has become the most successful female freestyle kayaker in the sport’s history.
The former Leeds Metropolitan University student won two gold medals at the 2013 World Freestyle Kayaking Championships in the United States at the weekend.
And the Great Britain star successfully defended both her two World Champion titles at the championships in North Carolina … More
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SAN DIEGO – The 49th annual San Diego Bayfair unlimited hydroplane races are scheduled to get underway Friday on Mission Bay.
Friday is reserved for the teams to prepare and to make training and qualifying runs. The event is set to culminate Sunday in an expected duel between Steve David and Jimmy Shane for the national points championship of this racing season. David is looking for his seventh title in eight years.
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