GALVESTON — Kevin Stevens needs a bigger boat.
In a scene eerily reminiscent of “Jaws,†Stevens and his 9-year-old son, Hunter, found themselves being dragged across the Gulf by a shark Saturday morning.
The Clear Lake pair was about three-quarters of a mile offshore near 13 Mile Road. They had been fishing all morning and were about to pack it in.
“We were catching little sharks and it was super hot,†Hunter said. “We were about to go in and we heard this big z-o-o-om from the fishing pole.â€Â  … More
Saturday was the Anacapa Challenge outrigger canoe race across the Channel. Oxnard Outrigger hosted the race with teams of twelve paddlers in each crew. Each crew had six men and six women, with an escort boat. Every half hour they would change by being dropped in front of the canoe, then, as quickly as possible the men jump out and the women climb in. This goes on, back and forth until the end of the race, about 4 hours plus.
Our escort boat was  …  More
Guy Cribb challenges the Extreme 40s to a race during the Extreme Sailing Series in the UK August 2011- and it was windy! See who wins
Editor’s note: Over the years, Mike Sweeney has embarked on many strenuous adventures, in order to raise awareness and money for The Arc of Amador and Calaveras. The arduous journey outlined below is Sweeney’s latest, and he will be telling our readers about the joys and pains along the way.Â
At the recent Journey of Hope picnic for the inspiring PUSH America cyclists, Ledger Dispatch sports editor Jerry Budrick and I shared a pleasant lunch.
As we watched camaraderie unfold among the people we serve and the cyclists, talk turned to summer plans. I told him that I was planning another hike to raise much-needed funds for our nonprofit, The Arc of Amador and Calaveras  … More