Filmed with a gyro-stabilized camera on an airplane. Offshore Super Series, World Championship. Ft. Walton Beach, FL.
Archive for the ‘Boating’ Category
Lee Stone a British Jet Skier from Chesterfield, England has clinched his fifth World title having been crowned IJSBA Pro Freestyle World Champion for 2010 after competing at the International Jet Sport Boating Association World Finals in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
The 19 year-old was one of 15 RYA National Jet Skiers to represent the UK at the 29th Annual World Finals. 667 entries from 36 states of the USA and a total of 37 Nations attend the games in a bid for 48 World Titles, including 43 closed-course racing classes, three slalom classes as well as Pro Freestyle and Amateur Freestyle provided World Champions at the eight day competition … Details
Namibia – There are few areas of sport where one sees huge differences between the competitors or their equipment. If a swimmer wears a special suit at one competition and wins, other swimmers begin wearing similar suits, and people will say that this “revolutionizes” the sport. So what would these same people say if one day someone showed up at the pool in, for instance, an F-18 jet? Then, what would they say if a couple years later, a swimmer in plain old trunks managed to beat the jet? Sort of “revolutionary,” wouldn’t you say? Â
If you’re new to speed sailing, let’s quickly get you up to, uhm, speed: There are four camps vying for the title. There are the watersled styles – fixed wing dragsters which are made to go one direction and pretty much one direction only. There are the windsurfers who sail on boards with attached masts and sails. There are the massive multihulls, of which a hydrofoil design named l’Hydroptere has (until now) held the official overall speed sailing record, and then there are the kiteboarders, who strap their feet onto a small board, grab hold of a big kite, and as of yesterday, are the fastest sailors on the water … Details
Peter Brady and Pacific Power Cats latest ‘displaning’ power cat in the form of a 15.5m Flybridge Cruiser designed and built by for ACP Fishing Pty Ltd has just successfully completed her maiden voyage from Brisbane to her home port of Darwin where she will operate in the charter market as either a day sports fishing for 18 guest’s or long range fishing adventures around the top end for 8.
Named ‘Bathurst’ after the brig Phillip Parker King used to chart Australia’s northern coast from 1817- 1822 the vessel is constructed from infused epoxy composites and is powered by 2 x Yanmar 6LY3A-STP 440hp diesels for a top speed of 26.5 knots fully loaded.
Peter Brady’s fuel efficient ‘displaning’ hull form provides  … Details