OluKai’s Ho’olaule’a, a celebration of the ocean and the cultures that surround it, returns on May 14th and 15th to the Lae ‘Ula O Kai Canoe Club at Kanaha Beach Park, Maui. The third annual Ho’olaule’a pays tribute to the ocean lifestyle through competition, tradition, family and giving back to the community.
Elite watermen, waterwomen and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to paddle race the famous Maliko “downwinder” on Maui’s North shore, an eight-mile stretch from Maliko Gulch to the Lae ‘Ula O Kai Canoe Club at Kanaha Beach Park … Details
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The Australian Challenge for the 34th America’s Cup was officially accepted by the defending Golden Gate Yacht Club on 11 January 2011.
For the first time in over a decade, Australia has a team in the competition for the world’s oldest sporting trophy.
Australia has a storied history with the America’s Cup. Apart from our famous 1983 victory, Australia has challenged for the Cup on seven previous occasions and sought to challenge on another three. Australia has also been one of the leading nations providing sailors and technical staff to America’s Cup teams worldwide. A look at recent crew lists   … More
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Most teenage girls dream of becoming a diva, a ballet dancer or a fashion designer, but 15 year old Jade Berridge wants to become a powerboat racing champion so that she can own lots of pairs of shoes.
Jade’s dream is not as strange as it may first sound, as she’ll be racing with her father in this year’s Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship and dad has promised to buy her a pair of shoes every time they win a race …Â Details
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Riding a stock-standard Sea-Doo GTX Ltd iS personal watercraft (PWC or jet-ski) New Zealander Jeremy Burfoot has established a new world record for the distance covered in a 24-hour period.
Burfoot, from Torbay in Auckland, covered a distance of 2,287 km (1,421 miles) during his record-breaking achievement on Lake Karapiro, a man-made lake on the Waikato River southeast of the town of Cambridge.
This compares to the 2009 record of  … Details
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