Arkansas’ intramural activities department prides itself on offering a variety of activities to the student body. From flag football to yoga, the HPER calendar is literally a five-star buffet of student sports.
Outdoor sports are no exception. The newest craze to hit the campus is the kayak polo, a water sport that combines the skill of kayaking with water polo.
“We try to keep the activities as fresh as possible and …Â More info
 you’re interested in pedal power instead of petroleum power, Hobie has a new kayak that should tickle the fancy for anglers and water-lovers.Â
Longtime readers may recall a column last year about the Hobie Mirage series kayak, which has a thru-hull pedaling system with penguin-shaped fins under the kayak. In deep water you can speed along or go slowly, and in shallow water you can lock the fins flush with the hull to glide (or portage, if nessary).
Hobie’s engineers have been working for the past couple of years to improve …Â More info
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Tradition is ingrained in the marine world and there’s a sense of fragility and mistrust which most boaties harbour for amphibious watercraft – so the successful completion of a 3015 km (1873 mile) circumnavigation of the rugged New Zealand North Island by a Sealegs 7.1 meter amphibious craft today might go some way to allaying those fears. The 7.1 amphibious RIB averaged 46 km/h (28.6 mph) over 65 hours of driving time.
The two-man team, headed by Sealegs Corporation CEO David McKee Wright, set off from Takapuna towards Cape Reinga last Monday (February 16) and completed the journey at 1.25pm today in approximately 65 hours of driving time, at an average speed of 46km/h. The Sealegs RIB was powered by an Evinrude E-Tec 150hp outboard…Â More info