In the early 19th century, Napoleon built the imposing Fort Boyard off the French coast to help protect his country from attack. 200 years later Frenchmen Hassan Mouti and Cyrille Oumedjkane met their British rival Gary Hunt for a trial of strength only a few weeks before the start of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2010 in La Rochelle on May 15
Six races on day one of the 2010 IKA course racing world championship was not only a test for the stamina of the riders, but also for the technical skills, as Corpus Christi showed its windy side today.
With wind speeds at constand 30mph the entire fleet was challenged, conditions where extreme due to the heavy, rolling chop, and with the big new course racing boards the downwind legs proved to separate the great from the good.
Adam Koch (USA, Ozone) ruled today but neither Damien Leroy (USA, Cabrinha), Bruno Sorka (FRA, Cabrinha) or defending world champion Sean Farley (MEX, North) were too far off … Details
To start the new year out, Jeff Weatherall and Ronnie Renner decided to get together and do some cross training in between riding seasons. First we visit Ronnie at the Pala Raceway MX track, where he shows the guys how to spin laps. Next up, the crew heads down to the Carlsbad lagoon to try their hand at wakeboarding and wakeskating!