The setting cannot be more dramatic. Thousands of limestone peaks rise magically from crystalline emerald waters, dotted by islets and deep, mysterious caves.
However to access all of them, conventional boat tours are not the best way, say both experienced and greenhorn kayakers after doing their thing in the famous Ha Long Bay, located in the Gulf of Tonkin, and in the running for adjudication as a natural world wonder…Â Details
Most people have had dreams of flying. Graham Hawkes had dreams of flying — underwater.
Hawkes has been in the business of building underwater craft for more than a decade. In the early days, his company, Hawkes Ocean Technologies, built vehicles for researchers and moviemakers.
But in the past few years, the ultrarich have increasingly looked for cool playthings for their ocean adventures.
What better toy to have on the end of your 200-foot yacht than a submarine capable of diving to 1,500 feet below the sea’s surface? …Â Â Details
As the Volvo Open 70 fleet drag raced towards the scoring gate at 36 degrees S, it was all to play for, up to the very end. With the eventual winner of the first points of leg five being Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA), yet it was Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson/SWE) who received all the interest after their crossing.
Grael and his International crew picked up four points at 00:21 GMT last night as they crossed the gate and were closely followed by their stable-mate Ericsson 3….Â
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Sailor Peter Bretschger is doing things differently this year for the Newport-to-Ensenada sailboat race.
Instead of having family drive down to meet him, they’ll join him on the boat ride down. And rather than take a cab back to the border after the awards ceremony, he’ll be staying on his boat for the voyage back.
The owner of the 40-foot sailboat Adios is staying on the water to stay clear of the increasingly dangerous streets of Mexico,…. Details
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