What a start to the season. Bags of controversy, protests, some freakishly aggressive driving, not to mention a dry-pit full of P1 babes, the best pilots in the business and a visit from Malta’s Prime Minister.
If the glorious weather was tranquil, the Sliema location serene and Maltese hospitality generous, the rip-roaring first round of Powerboat’s 2009 P1 World Championship action could only be described as brutal and barnstorming.
Reigning SuperSport champions Aaron Ciantar and Angelo Tedeschi are once again going to take some beating, especially after claiming victory in relatively quiet conditions, not usually associated as the Chaudron-manufactured Ukrainian Seagull’s forte.
If the SuperSport class whetted the appetite for a scintillating season, then the race for Evolution gold also looks like it’s going to go right down to the wire…Â Details
Imagine kayaking by starlight or the wash of a silvery moon as the skylines of San Francisco and her sister cities glitter around you. If you can’t imagine that, don’t worry. Just sign up and do it. The outing is one of the guided kayak trips offered by Sea Trek in Sausalito, and even beginners are welcome to come along. Such an excursion was one of my first and most memorable paddles on San Francisco Bay.
Among the tours offered by California Canoe & Kayak in Oakland is a paddle up the gentle waters of the Oakland Estuary toward the marshes of San Leandro Bay, where you are treated to views of basking harbor seals, wading herons and snowy egrets, a host of shorebirds and occasional flights of sandpipers.
If San Francisco’s dynamic waterfront is what you want to experience…Â Details & Pictures
Beginning this Friday, May 15, nearly 600 Southland students representing 33 high school teams will showcase seven months of work during three days of solar-powered boat qualifying and racing at Lake Skinner in southwest Riverside County’s Temecula Valley.
The seventh annual Solar Cup competition, sponsored by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and its member agencies, features student teams who build and equip boats that are powered by direct and stored solar energy. After Friday’s inspections and qualifying, the competition culminates this Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17 with solar-powered endurance and sprint races. Sunlight is the only power source that can be used for propulsion… Details
May 2nd – 3rd – Keels & Wheels Concours d’ Elegance hosted by the Southwest Chapter ACBS / LYC Concours Corp located at the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas. 14th annual Keels & Wheels is th…
