The NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand and American Youth Sailing Force came away tied for the overall lead at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. This 10-team, eight-country fleet race is delivering tight and competitive racing on San Francisco Bay at the halfway point of the regatta. In fact, four different countries have taken the checkered flag in the four fleet races so far – USA, New Zealand, Portugal and Sweden.
The top seven teams are separated by just three points with … More
More than 2,000 paddlers in the Men’s and Women’s Divisions competed in Saturday’s Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Outrigger Canoe Races, the world’s largest outrigger canoe race, hosted by Kai Opua Canoe Club in Kona.
The first women’s crew to cross the 18-mile race from Kailua Bay to Honaunau was Oahu’s Waikiki Beachboys Canoe Club 3, which captured the overall win with a record-breaking time of 2:04:43.
Outrigger Canoe Club 1 took … More
Growing up in the Swiss Alps, Christof Luedi’s fitness routine centered around mountain activities such as cross-country skiing, cycling and running. But when a job with the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts took him to Hawaii in 2000, he adapted his workout to his new home.
From Skiing to Canoeing
An employee offered to take Mr. Luedi out in an outrigger canoe and he discovered “it wasn’t just about the workout,” recalls the 53-year-old regional vice president … More
The first day of match racing by the Red Bull Youth AC on San Francisco bay brought wild colors and even wilder action as teams of international sailors competed in the first two races of the series.
Sail-World photographer Chuck Lantz shot the action from a spectator area next to the St. Francis YC. First of two galleries … More