The American Power Boat Association (APBA) announced this week that it has added a new APBA PWC Television feature to the ABPA web site. The new online TV network will broadcast past APBA personal watercraft racing events 24 hours a day.
The APBA will air entire shows from past PWC events…Â Details
[ad#cor1]
A wildfire that has consumed 10,000 acres since March 10 continued to burn today in the thick wilderness north of the popular recreation ares near Juniper Springs but firefighters have hemmed in the blaze.
For a third consecutive day, the fire stayed within its containment lines, said Carrie Christman, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the 383,000-acre national forest in Lake, Marion and Putnam counties.
The recreation areas near the charred fire zone remain closed, including the canoe and kayak runs…Â Details
Hurtling downwind in thick fog in the Southern Ocean and a close encounter with unexpected icebergs in the middle of the night provided more than enough excitement for one week — and a sharp reminder of how vulnerable we are down south, even at 50 degrees.
We passed two monster bergs to windward and one to leeward and, although it was dark, we estimated…Â Details
[ad#cor1]
I have followed the America’s Cup for 50 years, and over this span I have witnessed it from every angle: as young spectator, crewmember, organizer, committee member, commentator, and now bewildered observer. I have studied its history, interviewed all the prominent players, and tried hard to make sense of the developments as they have occurred of late. While Cup races always look glorious in retrospect, there has been intrigue and controversy in all 32 matches dating back to the competition’s inception in 1851. But the deplorable series of events that have transpired since the conclusion of the 32nd regatta in Valencia, Spain, have taken the Cup to a new low…. Details