Archive for the ‘Boating’ Category
Stranded in Acapulco. Beset by rigging problems in Cape Town. Knocked down near Cape Horn. Jeanne Socrates endured her fair share of setbacks in her quest to sail around the world alone without any stops and outside assistance. But in the end, she persevered.
It was Monday at 2:26 a.m. Pacific time when Socrates and her 38-foot cutter Nereida ghosted across the finish line just outside the harbor of Victoria, British Columbia, to the blaring of air horns and hardy spectators applauding and waving glow sticks on the breakwater. After nearly 260 days and more than 25,000 miles she had … More
A few days ago the FMX competition at the 21st Free4Style Event was held in perfect weather conditions with stunning freestyle action! Since Friday the small town of Estavayer-le-Lac at Lake Neuchatel hosted the world`s best Freestyle-Motocross riders, wakeboarders and jet-skiers in the world, to entertain 20.000 spectators for three days straight! Local hero Mat Rebeaud (SUI) took 1st place in the FMX competition followed by Josh Sheehan (AUS) in 2nd and X-Fighters Champ Levi Sherwood (NZL) in 3rd!
During the night session on Sunday Josh Sheehan (AUS) showed a DOUBLE BACKFLIP on his FMX bike!!!
With the Golden Gate Bridge looming to his right, Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker hit the starting line and immediately got his 72-foot catamaran speeding across the tops of the waves on hydrofoils.
The America’s Cup challenger trials were underway on San Francisco Bay and the Kiwis were clearly in control.
Of course, it helped that there was … More