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Thrilling battles set up for tight action on the penultimate day of the 2011 Techno Windsurfing World Championships. With sunny skies most of the week it was time for a fog day here in San Francisco. As the sailors rigged up for racing the fog itself was racing towards Alcatraz.

The eastern and western courses were again quite different with respect to the wind speed and steadiness. With the western most course completely under the fog bank winds ranged from 10-18mph and were a bit on the shifty side while  …  More

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Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro/Brasil – The ASP World Masters Championships will be contested for the first time in seven years next week at the Supersurf ASP World Masters Championships in Rio de Janiero.

Held at the high-performance lefthander of Arpoador, the Supersurf ASP World Masters Championships will run two divisions: Masters (36 – 49 years of age) and Grand Masters (50 and over).

Luke Egan (AUS), former ASP World No. 2, will be travelling to  …  More

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Until now, Cadel Evans was better known for the things he didn’t achieve than for the ones he did.

That all changed with his victory Sunday in the Tour de France, catapulting Evans from cycling’s nearly man to global star—a position he already holds in his native Australia.

Evans took a call of congratulations from Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard after he secured the title on Saturday in the time trial ahead of Sunday’s largely ceremonial final stage in Paris   …  More

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PWA Fuerteventura Grand Slam 2011’s first day exploded into action with the freestyle fleet ripping, flying, and spinning through the opening rounds of the single elimination.

A gentle start to the 2011 Fuerteventura Grand Slam allowed the spectators to flock to the beach, the sailors to focus their minds on the battle ahead and the atmosphere to intensify as the morning progressed.

By midday the wind was blowing around 15-20 knots and  …  Pictures and more

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