United States of America (Press Release) March 9, 2009 —
Offshore PWC/Jet Ski Racers from around the United States have already lined up to convene at The Dana Point Marina on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 8 am to take on the new Dana Point to Avalon challenge for man/woman and machine. The race is an APBA sanctioned event and will include Profession, Amateur and Veteran class racers who will take on the 37 mile, wide open throttle offshore sprint across the channel to Catalina Island on their PWCs. Gerner, founder of PWCOFFSHORE.com said that he is “pleased to see yet another great APBA sanctioned offshore endurance event in Southern California, its exciting to see the offshore PWC racing arena growing and attracting new offshore enthusiasts that are willing to challenge the elements in the open ocean with their watercraft. It takes a special breed of endurance athlete to win this type of race.” Gerner went on to say that “it doesn’t get any better for the offshore PWC racer than holding the throttle wide open in the open ocean, hammering through the rough water with fellow offshore enthusiasts…Â
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A pod of dolphins and melon-headed whales escorted the Hokulea this morning as it ended a 1,000 mile voyage to Palmyra Atoll.
The Polynesian Voyaging Society said Hokulea’s crew reported at 10:45 a.m. that it had the atoll in sight and was awaiting a tow. The crew expected it … Details
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The world’s fastest production sailboat, Le Breton Yachts’ SIG45 (above), is for sale in the Netherlands via global online luxury marketplace JamesList for about $900,000. The SIG45 (SIG stands for “Speed Innovation Grace” is capable of sailing in excess of 25 knots, a speed normally restricted to powerboats. It was “designed to fill the gap between a high performance racing boat and a…Â
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