Ericsson 3, skippered by Magnus Olsson (SWE) finished first into Rio de Janeiro on leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race, crossing the line at 10:37:57 GMT 26/03/09, after 41 days at sea.
At 12,300 nm it is the longest leg in the 36-year history of the event and the first time that 60-year old Olsson, the oldest competitor in this year’s race, has taken part as skipper, having competed five times previously as a crew member. His young navigator, Norway’s Aksel Magdahl (30), is half the age of Olsson and is competing in this competition for the first time.
Olsson and his crew stepped ashore in the Marina da Gloria to a euphoric and emotional welcome after …Â Details
 Yamaha WaveRunners retain their value better than any other personal watercraft brand, according to a comparison of Kelley Blue Book values of the top 12 most popular models from each of the last five model years.
“The ability for a product to hold its value over time is a critical element for consumers in deciding which brand to choose,†said Forrest Sherman, publications manager at Kelley Blue Book. “In Kelley Blue Book’s analysis of the top 12 most popular models… Details
The Kailua High School Canoe Club will have a fundraising imu on Friday, April 24. Students, faculty and alumni will again work hard, this time to help raise funds for the high school canoe club. The public is again invited to purchase space in the traditional underground oven to cook their food. The imu will be on Friday, April 24. The charge is $15 per tray of food that we cook for you. Food has to be brought in on a …Â Details
It’s sink or swim for the “Dow Jones,” a concrete canoe built by UCSD’s Society of Civil and Structural Engineers. A team of engineering students loaded the 300-pound concrete canoe into a crate by hand on March 19.
The crate was loaded into a truck headed to the port at Long Beach, from where it will be shipped to Hawaii.
UCSD engineering students will compete against 17 universities from the Pacific Southwest at the annual American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCI) collegiate conference at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on April 2 to 4. The canoe will be judged on its design and its comparative speed to other canoes.
The secret to making this 25-foot concrete canoe float is …Â Details