Yolo Board, a Florida-based company with a focus on stand-up paddle boards, launched a kayak-sup hybrid, called “Yolo Yak.” Made out of polyethylene, that plastic material found in kayaks, Yolo Yak is more durable than a fiberglass surfboard and fairly light for its size. It measures 11’10” long, 33″ wide, and weighs 60 lbs. It’s targeted market is recreational paddling and various forms of fishing, including crabbing. The nose has a bungee tie down system, where “cargo” can be secured, especially fishing gear.
Now for those who are neither tourists nor diehard fisherman, but only surfers looking for waves, the Yolo can be … Details
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MYRTLE BEACH – Organizers of the 58th annual Sun Fun Festival celebration have released details on the event marking the annual kickoff of summer on the Grand Strand.
According to a news release from the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, the core festival, June 5-6, will take place at Grand Park across from The Market Common on the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. The festival typically draws between 30,000 and 40,000 attendees each year.
The festival will feature live entertainment throughout June 6, celebrity meet-and-greets, H2X Racing’s 2009 Tour of personal watercraft racing and demonstrations on Grand Park Lake, food and arts/crafts vendors, fireworks, as well as the Miss Sun Fun/Miss Sun Fun Teen pageant.
Here are some of the highlights of the events:
58th Anniversary Sun Fun Festival Kickoff Ceremony, June 6… Details
Seven Pacific Islands groups are banding together to preserve and develop their traditions of ocean voyaging by double-hulled canoe.
The joint effort follows an agreement in Auckland last month to form the group Pacific Voyagers, a pan-Pacific network of voyaging societies.
The Pacific Voyagers includes members from American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Tonga and Samoa.
The parties within the network have agreed to construct canoe hulls and operating infrastructure with designs based on traditional concepts… Details