When a skiing accident left Greg Mallory paralyzed from the waist down, he turned to kayaking to help him escape his wheelchair. Now he’s an accomplished Class V whitewater paddler who finds strength, challenge and meaning on the river. This is his story.
Red Bull Youth America’s Cup 2013 gave the participating youth sailors in the first selection series a chance to meet and learn from a line-up of multi-awarded sailors, including America’s Cup legend Russell Coutts, Olympic great Ben Ainslie, and Jimmy Spithill, at a special media function.
The stars – Russell Coutts, Jimmy Spithill, Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy and Nathan Outteridge – together have a collected resume beyond excellence: five America’s Cup victories, 14 Olympic medals and countless other titles.
The big black bird with the formerly broken wing is back, and is doubtlessly the harbinger of things to come: Big, fast things! Oracle Team USA ’17’ is once again on the San Francisco Bay, and turning heads while she flies by Winter sailors. Several reports are coming in of the massive America’s Cup boat getting up close and personal with some of our Yacht Pals out on the Bay these last few days, often passing close enough for eager sailing fans to see the white of the crew’s smiles.
Kayaking and canoeing are popular adventure sports in Estonia. This time the participants were challenged in a 4-cross style race on a custom-made downhill snow track. Check out the action clip from Red Bull Snow Kayak 2013, set in Otepaa, Estonia.