In 1947, the world is gripped with excitement as the young Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl embarks on an astonishing expedition – a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean on the Kon-Tiki raft. From his days living in the Marquesas with his wife Liv, Thor suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by ancient South Americans from thousands of miles to the east. Despite his inability to swim and fear of water, Thor decides to prove his theory by sailing the legendary voyage himself. After replicating the design of an ancient raft in balsa wood, Thor and five fellow adventurers set sail from Peru. Their only modern equipment is a radio, and they take a parrot along for company. A natural leader, Thor uses the stars and the ocean’s current to navigate the raft. After three dangerous months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, sharks, and all the dangers the Ocean can muster, the exhausted crew sight Polynesia and make a triumphant landing. Having sacrificed everything for his mission, even his marriage, the success of the Kon-Tiki expedition proves bittersweet for Thor.
The America’s Cup world has long been fraught with espionage, snooping, and straight-up spying, coupled of course with some good old-fashioned stick chasing. Rod Davis, Emirates Team New Zealand’s coach and a long-time AC spin master, recently came clean about some of the cloak-and-dagger work that he’s been involved with over the years, all in the name of capturing the Auld Mug.
‘Muddy the water enough and it’s hard to pick fact from fiction, as people are inclined to  … Pictures and more
Kayak Napa Valley is organizing its first river cleanup event for this year on Earth Day, April 20.
It is the first of four river cleanup events run by Kayak NV and its partners: City of Napa, County of Napa, Napa Recycling and Waste Services, the Foundation for Napa Recreation and Compadres Rio Grill.
Registered participants will spend two hours paddling along the banks of the Napa River, collecting and separating recyclables from trash debris. River otters and an abundance of bird species add to the breathtaking vistas  … More