Jake Stachovak is paddling a kayak around the entire eastern United States. The 5,000 mile journey began on Dec. 6 at Portage in south-central Wisconsin, a small Wisconsin River town where John Muir lived as a child.
Stachovak, 34, plans to go down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, go east across the Gulf of Mexico, follow Florida’s shoreline peninsula, then go up the east coat to New York City where he will … Details a>
The BMW ORACLE Racing team has departed San Diego for Valencia, Spain, in preparation for February’s 33rd America’s Cup Match.
The cargo ship Oceanlady left the Port of San Diego early on Tuesday afternoon and turned south. It will pass through the Panama Canal before heading across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Mediterranean Sea. The trip to Valencia will take approximately three weeks, depending on weather.
The cargo on board is unique, with the ship is carrying … Details
In a not unexpected decision, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has declined to uphold the Appeal lodged by Societe Nautique de Geneve in respect of the venue and Rules issues.
The Appellate Court found that the order made by Justice Herman Cahn as to the selection of venue must be in compliance with the Deed of Gift, whereas the Defender, SNG, had literally interpreted his decision to mean anywhere in the world, and accordingly chose a place that it believed to offer good weather and waters for a Match on 8 February and chose Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates … Details