SUVA, FIJI — Though it has been more than 15 years since Korovou Vakaloloma built a traditional Fijian canoe, he does not need to refer to any blueprints.
“It’s all right here, eh,†he said with a laugh, pointing at his head and continuing to sand the boat’s mahogany hull.
Mr. Vakaloloma, 61, who is from the island of Ogea … More
A daring seaman proves he has a licence to keel.
Looking every part the classic James Bond, a British skipper dressed suavely in black tie mounts the keel of a speeding sail boat in waters near the Isle of Wight.
The mystery man in this case is one Alex Thomson, 37 who performed the ‘dangerous and stupid’ feat aboard his Hugo Boss yacht in the Solent – a straight that separates the isle from mainland England  … Pictures and more
Held every year since 2000 the Bora Bora Liquid Festival (better known to the locals as the IronMana) has taken over the crystal clear waters of Bora Bora, Polynesia’s most beautiful island atoll. The week long festival is an all-out celebration of multiple ocean-based disciplines including a 6km swim, a 55km surfski division, a waterman triathlon, SUP and Va’a sprint races, and of coarse the festival’s traditional endurance race. On the final day of the festival the best of the best watermen compete in either a 40 km SUP and Lay Down Paddle Race, a 50 km Surf Ski Race, or the 60 km Solo Outrigger Canoe Race.
 The 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team – Sailing six members have been selected based on performances at US Sailing’s 2012 Rolex Miami OCR, held Jan. 23-28, 2012, in Miami, Fla., and the IFDS Worlds held two weeks earlier in Port Charlotte, Fla.
As the top-scoring eligible American athletes in their respective Paralympic sailing classes, Jen French and  … More