The UK’s queen of speed has now taken the top spot on the official International Speed Windsurfing Class ranking. Zara who only started Speed sailing in 2005 has slowly clawed her way up the ranking list by consistent performances at international events like the European Championships last year in Ireland.
It is a bitter sweet victory though as the upcoming World Championships at the legendary site of Sotovento has been cancelled due to the recession.
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DANA POINT – Doheny State Beach will showcase its rich surfing history at its fourth annual Surf-a-rama from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.Â
“It’s a just a great family day to come down there and enjoy Doheny State Beach,” Surf-a-rama organizer Nyle Schafhauser said.
In previous years, the event has drawn about 1,500 people.
According to the Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association, surfing at Doheny – California’s first state beach, established on property donated by Edward Doheny in 1931 – was at its zenith in the 1950s and ’60s, when its name was used in the songs “Surfer Joe†and the Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ USA.â€Â   … Details
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This is the MotoCzysz E1PC. It is electric. It is almost certainly the most advanced motorcycle on the planet. And it is the future.
We told you moto-genius Michael Czysz — pronounced sizz — was building another contender for the TT Zero electric motorcycle race on the Isle of Man. But we caught up with him early in the build and he wasn’t providing details or pics. Now that the bike’s hit the track, Wes Siler of Hell For Leather has all the details on the MotoCzysz E1PC in a piece posted over at Popular Science.
This bike is bad-ass, no two ways about it. It has  … Details
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XcelWetsuits & UV Performance Gear will welcome over 100 of Australia’s best Paddleboarders to the Gold Coast this weekend for the 2010 Xcel Open Ocean Paddleboard Race.
For the uninitiated, paddleboards are streamlined, specialised craft that are designed for paddling long distances and riding open ocean swells. Coming is a range of sizes, they’re paddled surfboard style in either a prone or kneeling position. Â
This Saturday’s exciting, 8.5 kilometre specialty racing event caters for both men and women across … Details
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