Sixteen-year-old Effie Corriveau looked chilly but ecstatic when she stepped out of the Rideau River near Osgoode on Wednesday afternoon after her first water-skiing attempt ever. Family, friends and volunteers stood on the bobbing dock, clapping and shouting praises, while Effie swam to shore with instructor Chris Holden and gave everyone two thumbs way up.
Effie, who has cerebral palsy, was one of   … More
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London: Dame Agatha Christie, who is best known for her detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, might be a handful of Britons along with her first husband Archie, who learned how to surf standing up.
According to a recent research by Pete Robinson, founder of the Museum of British Surfing, Devon, revealed that Christie and Archie surfing safari began post World War I when the latter got the job of organising a world tour to promote the British Empire Exhibition in 1924Â Â …Â More
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Wowzers! You’ve got to check out this Pumptrack in Mendrisio, Swizterland!
Scott 11 honcho and track builder Claudio Caluori just beamed over photos of his latest pumptrack in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
This isn’t a pumptrack this is a work of art! How many lines?!
Here’s what Claudio told us:  Pictures and more
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It’s an extraordinary time for outrigger canoe paddling. As a source of many Native Hawaiian traditions and a history that takes it back to Polynesian wayfinders who voyaged to Hawaii, outrigger paddling is well-recognized and respected for its cultural roots.
Canoes in Hawaii have a long history of use in canoe racing, fishing, surfing and war. Today, centuries following the arrival of voyaging canoes to the shores of the Hawaiian Islands, outrigger canoe racing has evolved into  … More
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