Archive for the ‘Boating’ Category
Twisha K Prasad stunned her rivals, surprised her father and had the spectators spellbound en route to her golden debut in the Senior National Canoeing and Kayaking championship at Bangalore.
The young and promising Twisha will cherish this one gold throughout her career, not just because of the hard work she had put into it, but for the fact that it came on her first race in a strong field featuring the country’s top women competitors.
The Karnataka teen showed …  More
Could you survive a close-up encounter with the tax man?
In the aftermath of another great white kayak strike in the Bean Hollow / Pigeon Point region of Central California, we’re flipping the reset switch on this how-to survive story. It originally ran in summer, 2010. -eds.
Preparation is the same regardless of the emergency. It starts with the ability to get back on the kayak while under duress – a skill Dan Prather demonstrated in spades when a suspected great white catapulted him from his kayak in 2007. Not only does this require practice; thoughtful rigging is necessary. Avoid  … More
Outrigger canoeing is a big sport in Hawaii that brings, according to Jeremy Grosvenor, whose waterborne repertory is extremely varied, “all different ages, sizes, and shapes together to ride waves — it’s more of a community sport than surfing, where you have egos come into play.â€Â
The widely traveled Bridgehamptoner, who owns  … More