Wild start in XCAT World Series 5th November 2010. Onboard with Rock Racing – No. 66 Driver: Richard George (GB) and Throttleman: Mark ‘Gringo’ Walker (GIBRALTAR)
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An in depth look at what it took to break the outright world speed sailing record! Rob Douglas is currently the fastest sailor in the world. The training, his world record run and more………
Super Boats International’s 30th staging of the legendary Key West offshore world championships has resulted in multiple title winners Billy Mauff (driver) and Jay Muller (throttles) claiming outright victory in ‘WHM Motorsports.’
Running in the Superboat 750 Class, ‘WHM Motorsports’ averaged 107.38mph (172km/hr) to win from ‘Talkin’ Trash’ (Jimmy Winters Jnr and Vince Rifice) home in second place just ahead of ‘Warpaint’, Rob Vesper and Daniel Crank at the controls  … Details & Pictures
LAHAINA – There will be a new kid on the block – a 62-foot, double-hulled canoe that, like a baby in gestation, will make its debut in about nine months.
Tha Lahaina-based group Hui O Wa’a Kaulua is putting the finishing touches on the Mo’okiha O Pi’ilani, recognized as Maui’s first and only transoceanic voyaging canoe. The vessel got a last coat of paint Tuesday at its 525 Front St. dry dock and is set to receive its final trimmings: decks, upright rails and rigging, according to Capt. Tim Gilliom, of the famed voyaging canoe Hokule’a
“If there’s one word for these canoes, it’s  … Details